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Message: [QUOTE="ctchamps, post: 3237474, member: 37"] Today it starts. Redoing kitchen, bathroom and foyer floors. My wife and I plus our two cats are sequestered in our finished basement for this stage of the project. Most likely will be confined here for two days. The previous owner installed decent cabinets. The granite countertops in the kitchen we love. But certain floors are another matter. We love the oak hardwood that’s in most of our rooms. The parquet in the office is nice but my wife hates the idea that three different floor types are visible at the entrance. The office will get oak wood that matches the oak elsewhere. That room was the easiest to plan because the parquet provides a decent subfloor and it’s below the level of the adjacent room’s tile by the exact thickness of the hardwood we want installed. The tiles on the kitchen, bathroom and foyer floors are the biggest problem. Let me say that if you need a visual for ugly those tiles are it. Well my wife and I think they are. The one thing I drew the line on was drilling out the tile. I did not want to do a project that might destroy our cabinets and countertops nor did I want a situation where the subfloor could be damaged and need replacement. So it was research and discussion with a private contractor. This guy was working on our neighbors unit and we knew immediately we wanted him for our project. The problem is we can’t put down a material that elevates the floor significantly. We settled on luxury vinyl tile. It’s free of known chemical hazards (if there are unknown ones I don’t want to know about it). It has good wear and water resistance properties, is 6 mm thick and can be glued over the existing tile. We found a pattern and color we love but because it needs to be glued down the contractor suggested we have floor guys do the work. We were referred to the guys who are upstairs now preparing the tiles. It requires sanding, leveling compound to get grout lines to level of tile, and adhesive. The tricky part will be tile placement to minimize waste and eliminate odd looking tiles. When they’re done then the private contractor will install the hardwood in the office and baseboards in several rooms. Thank goodness we got a commitment from Springs. [/QUOTE]

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