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  1. TimN88

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    #1 TimN88, Jun 22, 2004
    Ive got some questions on flooring that im hoping could be answered. Recently, an organization i am affiliated with was alloted a sum of money to renovate its space. One improvement we want to do is new floors. We especially like wood floors, but we are not sure how they will hold up with the high traffic the floor gets. I would imagine that the commercial stuff (made by armstrong) could handle this. We are also looking into pergo laminated flooring. Our other option is VCT vinyl flooring, but we feel that would look too bland. Does anyone have experience with wood floors that get high traffic (ie. in a bar, resturant, etc)?
     
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    #2 DrStranglove, Jun 22, 2004
    The wood floor in all of my bars lasted 5 years at least before we even had to refinnish it. It was/is red oak and looked wonderful!!! Unless you are driving on it, wood will do you fine. and pergo looks just as fake as it sounds.


    What do you plan to do on the floor?
     
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    #3 Schatten, Jun 22, 2004
    no commercial experience on this, but with Pergo in a home, I've done a bit of work there. It will be nothing shorter than a PITA if there are any chips in the corners. The chips will occur years later if the floor itself isn't dead level. And no floor is dead level. Due to things that can be dropped on pergo, it holds up very very well, but other things have to be considered: chair/table legs must be cushioned. So.. I would mark that off for a choice in a high traffic area. Otherwise, it's a good choice for a home, IMO.

    also note: home depot and the like only carry two grades of pergo. if you go to an actual flooring store, they carry all five. yes five. the home depot/etc. type stores do not carry the upper three grades.
     
  4. TimN88

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    #4 TimN88, Jun 22, 2004
    I was just told that pergo is off the list because of its inability to handle water. There will be plenty of stuff spilled on this floor and if any water gets under the laminate it will bubbl.
    What is a fair price per square foot to pay for the floor itself and for installation? If it helps, the room is a bit over 1000 SF.
     
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    #5 Enzo, Jun 22, 2004
    Our last house we put in a product called All-loc ,fake wood that snaps together no gluing or screws so it is easy to replace a piece if needed. Our new house has real oak floors and marks happen if you look at it the wrong way. The All-Loc never even scratched at all. The real wood I dropped my pager on it and put a huge dent in it the 2nd day we lived in the house. Nothing can compare to the look of real wood but nothing stands up like the fake (atleast some fake products)
     
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    #6 Erich, Jun 22, 2004
    Consider cork flooring. It is soft looks great and they say it works well in commercial spaces.

    Other thought is stained concrete floors. If you have ever seen the floors in the MGM grand in Vegas you will know that they can do some amazing things.

    Erich
     
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    #7 TimN88, Jun 22, 2004
    I am looking into stained concrete, as thereis carpet underneath the carpet we will be tearing up. Some of those floors look sharp and i $60 gallon covers 400 sf, so 4 gallons would cover the 1450sf area. I will look into all-loc next.
     
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    #8 TimN88, Jun 22, 2004
    Now im looking at wood grain VCT tile. How real does that look? I cant image it looks that good because the tiles are small and i would imagine the pattern notably repeats itself. The concern with all-loc and other laminate flooring is that water might seep between the panels and ruin them.
     
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    #10 TimN88, Jun 22, 2004
    I like the cork. Im sure i can find someone in the albany area that installs it. I cant imagine its terribly expensive. However, i prefer the look of hardwood to cork.
     

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