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Postby mac5155 » Sat Mar 06, 2021 4:31 pm

As someone else mentioned, maybe a flower pot filled with sand and a pole in it, plant flowers in the top layer of the sand with some dirt.

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Postby Morkle » Sat Mar 06, 2021 4:39 pm

As someone else mentioned, maybe a flower pot filled with sand and a pole in it, plant flowers in the top layer of the sand with some dirt.
As of right now this is the winner. Just seeing other options.

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Postby NTP66 » Sat Mar 06, 2021 4:42 pm

Be careful with the 3M command strips and aluminum. They absolutely will leave marks on it after a few years.

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Postby dodint » Sat Mar 06, 2021 10:30 pm

Cover it with a command strip.

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Postby Willie Kool » Sat Mar 06, 2021 10:41 pm

Just seeing other options.
How high do you want them? Maybe something like this?


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Postby Morkle » Sun Mar 07, 2021 10:09 am

nothing is loading for me, @Willie Kool but probably 7 feet high or so, since I am over 6 feet tall.

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Postby Willie Kool » Sun Mar 07, 2021 12:32 pm

nothing is loading for me, @Willie Kool but probably 7 feet high or so, since I am over 6 feet tall.
It was a $25 Amazon free standing metal coat rack
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but it's only 5 1/2 feet tall.

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Postby RonnieFranchise » Sun Mar 07, 2021 5:48 pm

We’re thinking about remodeling both bathrooms in our 70 year old ranch.. I did a full remodel on the upstairs and a floor in the downstairs and they both look like an amateur did it because- well an amateur did it. Hopefully they can just fix the crappy drywall job and not have to take down to the studs. Toilet and tub are good, needs either tile or tub surround, a new ceiling and floor and ventilation, which nobody has ever bothered to put in resulting in anything metal lasting about 6 months.

Downstairs is easier, mainly needs flooring and new shower stall.

Both fairly small, maybe 50 sq feet each.

Has anyone hired out a job like this and what did it run you?

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Postby mac5155 » Sun Mar 07, 2021 8:45 pm

Bathrooms are usually expensive as hell...

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Postby mac5155 » Mon Mar 08, 2021 8:32 pm

What's are some inexpensive and relatively DIY-able basement floor coverings for around 800sf?

LVP?
Epoxy?
Anyone ever have Nature Stone?

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Postby Dickie Dunn » Mon Mar 08, 2021 8:45 pm

From what neighbors have relayed to us, nature stone is most definitely not inexpensive.
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Postby mac5155 » Mon Mar 08, 2021 8:46 pm

Yeah I kinda figured it's like 5 bucks a SF. I feel like Epoxy, while the least expensive, won't look that great.

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Postby Sam's Drunk Dog » Mon Mar 08, 2021 10:28 pm

I was recently quoted for about $5k to have Lumber liquidators install 400 sq ft in my basement.

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Postby mac5155 » Mon Mar 08, 2021 11:13 pm

That's nuts, what's the cost per SF of the flooring?

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Postby NTP66 » Tue Mar 09, 2021 7:32 am

What's are some inexpensive and relatively DIY-able basement floor coverings for around 800sf?

LVP?
Epoxy?
Anyone ever have Nature Stone?
Epoxy paint is definitely a DIY project (ventilate the **** out of the area, though), but what are you going to be using the space for? I'd only consider that if you're keeping it unfinished and just want something that you can wipe up spills easily on, etc.

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Postby Sam's Drunk Dog » Tue Mar 09, 2021 8:24 am

That's nuts, what's the cost per SF of the flooring?
About $3 for just the flooring. Installation costs are almost half the cost.

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Postby meow » Tue Mar 09, 2021 8:49 am

That’s the “I don’t want to send a guy out to floor a closet” price

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Postby CBear3 » Tue Mar 09, 2021 9:03 am

I’m hesitant with drywall because it can turn into a time sink for me. I value my time very high, so things like drywall often get me to write a check. I can do it, but I’m just so damn slow and have to come back to it three or four times.
The other thing I've seen is that good drywall guys won't just come in to just mud and tape, because they don't want to fix your problems.

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Postby eddy » Tue Mar 09, 2021 9:07 am

What's are some inexpensive and relatively DIY-able basement floor coverings for around 800sf?

LVP?
Epoxy?
Anyone ever have Nature Stone?
Probably doesn't lean towards the inexpensive end, but we put down karndean loose lay flooring last year on our basement floor and we are thrilled with how nice it is a year later. Made in Pittsburgh as well.

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Postby robbiestoupe » Tue Mar 09, 2021 9:25 am

I’m hesitant with drywall because it can turn into a time sink for me. I value my time very high, so things like drywall often get me to write a check. I can do it, but I’m just so damn slow and have to come back to it three or four times.
The other thing I've seen is that good drywall guys won't just come in to just mud and tape, because they don't want to fix your problems.
This is where I got lucky. Have a friend who does this as part of his living, so $100 and a dinner and I was set. He did it all in under an hour's worth of work (it was just finishing a header I had to lower)

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Postby mac5155 » Tue Mar 09, 2021 2:22 pm

What's are some inexpensive and relatively DIY-able basement floor coverings for around 800sf?

LVP?
Epoxy?
Anyone ever have Nature Stone?
Epoxy paint is definitely a DIY project (ventilate the **** out of the area, though), but what are you going to be using the space for? I'd only consider that if you're keeping it unfinished and just want something that you can wipe up spills easily on, etc.
Game room/kids play area/bar.

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Postby mac5155 » Tue Mar 09, 2021 2:22 pm

What's are some inexpensive and relatively DIY-able basement floor coverings for around 800sf?

LVP?
Epoxy?
Anyone ever have Nature Stone?
Probably doesn't lean towards the inexpensive end, but we put down karndean loose lay flooring last year on our basement floor and we are thrilled with how nice it is a year later. Made in Pittsburgh as well.
Checking them out now, thanks!

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Postby Nuge » Tue Mar 09, 2021 2:54 pm

I put down Lifeproof vinyl planks from Home Depot in my basement. About a year after I did, my sump pump crapped out and I got like an inch of water down there. I took the whole thing up, dried everything out, and put it back down. It was a pain to do, but nothing was ruined.

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Postby NTP66 » Tue Mar 09, 2021 3:23 pm

I have those foam squares in our basement right now for the area where my daughter's gymnastics bar and trampoline are. I'd cover the entire damn floor with them if my wife asked me to. Nice and comfy to walk on.

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Postby mac5155 » Tue Mar 09, 2021 7:29 pm

I have those foam squares in our basement right now for the area where my daughter's gymnastics bar and trampoline are. I'd cover the entire damn floor with them if my wife asked me to. Nice and comfy to walk on.
My wife wants a workout area so I may do that in one corner. She's been doing a lot of "off the bike" workouts on her Echelon App

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