Flooring with an office roller chair
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Karen
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Our house is a pay as you go house we built ourselves so much of the inside is just now getting attended to. I want to put flooring down in or kitchen for little money. I cannot afford hardwood. Mr. Grizzly (mate of 45 years) uses a roller office chair at the table because it's easier for him. We have a vinyl carpet down, but the chair has warped it, even with an under chair pad. What type of flooring would you suggest? I prefer not to use the under the chair pad because it just collects dirt around the edges (we have dirt-we farm). His chair space is well used as it is also his newspaper reading chair. Any ideas would be welcome. Thank you.
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i have the same delema, hope someone has an idea out there. right now the office/large boot room only has subfloor down. we're trying to find something thats reasonable and practical for this space. there's always alot of dirt in this area. so carpet is out. carpet is out because we farm too.
Lo
on Mar 30, 2014
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yup tile wouldnt work for me either, we are not light people and the tiles would crack.I've already been down that road.lol. so far its just the subfloor and it seems to be holding with no grooves so far.
Lo
on Mar 30, 2014
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The wheels on the chair will cause damage to any floor so you have only a short list of practical budget friendly ideas.You could (and I have done this in a farm house we built) use 1x6 pine boards with a groove on one side for tongue and groove flooring and stain and poly a dark walnut. think old tavern floors where cigarette butts and chairs leave dents and stains in the floor. Pine is soft and easily distressed but you could really go with the farmhouse rustic look. Another option would be to buy plywood in tongue and groove with one side that is stainable and lay that as your floor (do not lay the plywood the same way as the subfloor). If your subfloor is in great shape, then I could see you using the 1/4" ready to stain luan sheets for about $15 a sheet and glue them down-with this option you could actually have Lowe's or Home depot cut them in strips or squares to do a design. This could give you the look of a "hardwood" floor on a budget. Good luck!
The Garden Frog with C Renee
on Mar 30, 2014
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I agree, visit your local Habitat Resale Store for flooring. Maybe the students from your local high school's wood shop might want an after school project for extra credit and some pizza! Good luck.
Diana Deiley
on Mar 12, 2016
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