Paging RJ and other flooring experts.

[Rain Man]

A few quick flooring questions if you don't mind.

1. How much does it cost to put down about 1,000 square feet of hardwood in an office-type environment? Assume it's the most popular type of wood and ... what else? It's all in one irregularly shaped room. (We're talking rough, rough estimates here - I won't sue you if you're wrong.)

2. In an office-type environment, is one better off to use hardwood or to go with Pergo or some similar material? And if the answer is Pergo, how much would Pergo cost in Question 1? (The office environment is very low-traffic for the most part, and pretty much all people walking.)

3. How much is it to use a slightly above average carpet instead of wood/Pergo?

4. If I wanted to buy a big rug with a company logo on it (like 12'x12', and a comfy indoor rug and not a welcome mat), where's my best deal on that? (And do you want to give me a bid?)

[Donger]

Originally Posted by Dave Lane

Yes

Okay.

[Dave Lane]

For glass blocks.

[ChiTown]

Originally Posted by Dave Lane

For glass blocks.

for wha? I no get

[Dave Lane]

Originally Posted by Donger

Okay.

I figured a Donger question deserved a Donger response.

[Dave Lane]

Here's without the glass blocks but you probably get the idea its very cool and I figured if I was building on to the house what not try something different. it turned out way cool.

[ChiTown]

Originally Posted by Dave Lane

Here's without the glass blocks but you probably get the idea its very cool and I figured if I was building on to the house what not try something different. it turned out way cool.

It's certainly unique. What room is that in your house, if I may ask?

[Dave Lane]

Here's the wall next to the room and separates my office from the man cave.

[Donger]

Originally Posted by ChiTown

It's certainly unique. What room is that in your house, if I may ask?

The disco.

[Dave Lane]

Originally Posted by ChiTown

It's certainly unique. What room is that in your house, if I may ask?

The man cave of course

[ChiTown]

Originally Posted by Dave Lane

The man cave of course

That's what I assumed, but I didn't see a bar, TV or any sort of bean bag, so I thought I'd ask.

[Dave Lane]

Here's how it looks with furniture

[mikeyis4dcats.]

nice lumber stamps......a belt sander would do wonders.

[Dave Lane]

Ehhh I thought about doing it and then they kinda grew on me. Its a retro industrial look so why the hell not.

[Ceej]

Pardon my ramble. I'm in Vegas and replying via my phone. The main concern is durability. Laminate is by far the most durable product we carry. Those range from .69-$2.99/sf. Obviously the cheaper laminates you get what you pay for. If you'd prefer a wood product we recommend something distressed or the strand bamboos. Our strand bamboos start at $3.99/sf. We also have 4 which are SOLID 3/8" or 9/16" floating bamboos. However, I'm going to assume this is a relatively wide open, square office area. It's recommended to put in some sort of transition piece between 25-30 constant running feet. Also too we offer a product called Elastilon. Essentially it turns any solid floor in to a floating wood floor. The adantages of that is 40-50% more efficient install, you can walk on it right after it's installed and it allows wood to breathe more so than glue does. Anyway, I'm not plugging my company at all just giving you opptions. Basic floating installation starts at 1.99/sf, glue or nail down is 2.69/sf. Hope this helps.

[Dave Lane]

Oh and my floor was $.57 a foot after I looked it up plus install of course. Solid 3/4" wood.