Let's Have a Q & A Shall We?

Happy Monday everyone!!  It was glorious weather here which allowed us to release the boys to play outside while we worked hard to get our house ready to put on the market.  We are shooting for the end of this week.  We shall see.

I was so excited a few weeks ago when I got my first question!!!  I really would love it if more of you asked questions.  That way I would know what you want to know more about, what I'm not making clear, any advice I might be able to give you about your own projects, etc.  I did change my blog comment acceptance to allow anyone to comment so please feel free to ask away there or you can also ask on Facebook.  So don't be shy!

The question I got was from Sarah A. in regards to the flooring choice we are putting in our basement.  If you recall, we are putting in a floating vinyl tile floor.  Sarah wasn't sure what that was exactly, so I'm going to do my best to answer that question.

In short, a floating vinyl floor is one that does not adhere to the floor itself.  The flooring I got adheres to itself.  The advantage to this is that it is easy to replace a piece if one gets damaged.  If water happens to get into the basement a few can be taken out and the floor "lifted" to allow for air flow underneath.  It is a good product to use in basements because it holds up to moisture well and basements can be a bit moist at times.  It does need a flat smooth surface so that is something to keep in mind.  It comes in a variety of colors and can look like tile or wood.

As with ANY product you will use in your home there are always pros and cons.  The only con I heard about this flooring type is that it could give me problems if it expands and contracts, thus either buckling or separating.  Two flooring guys gave me two different opinions.  One was concerned of this happening and the other has put it in a lot of basements and hasn't had a problem.  Because this product is recommended for basements I went with the second guy and he is installing it today so I will have a follow up post at the end of the week showing you how it turned out.  Very excited!!!!

Other things happening this week are the demo and repour of the front walkway and steps as well as the back patio, I also meet with a guy today to pick out fascia, soffit, and gutter colors, the demo is done in the kids bathroom so the new tile should be going in there, and the fireplace is being rebuilt and should be done by the end of the week.  All very exciting!!  It's crunch time so we will be moving quickly.  Glad you are all here for the ride.  I hope you are enjoying it as much as I am.  Thanks for reading and see ya tomorrow!