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 Posted: June 24 2007 at 12:03pm |
You're exactly right. I believe everyone was just trying to give their opinion on what would be the best solution. Tile is probably the best solution, but not necessarily the most asthetic look you want.
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Posted: June 24 2007 at 12:12pm |
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We got lucky in our living room. The people that lived here before had a wood burning stove and had an area of the carpet cut out and had laminate on it. We replaced that with tile. So we just have a corner of our room with tile. It doesn't look bad. If we sell our house, that space can be used for a fireplace or another wood burning stove.
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Posted: June 24 2007 at 3:33pm |
Taylor, You asked an opinion and your getting them. Unless you build your home around your tank then you have to make risk assessment choices. I had a tank on a oak hardwood floor and when the sump cracked it ruined the floor. Currently I have a 125 and a 120 on carpet. Not a great idea in my opinion but it was what I had. My 75 is built in to book cases. That is a disaster waiting to happen if its not thought out beforehand. I have shower liner under and around it. If it overflows (and it did) it is caught in the pan and goes out the back into a furnace room with a floor drain. If I hadn't thought through the design I would have had ruined books and cabinets.
My new 330g system will be spread from a carpet area to the book case and into th above mentioned utility room. We are in the process of designing the carpet area to have a pan of sorts under the tank in case of leaks. That will go back to the utility room a floor down and behind the tanks.
Again its all about risk assessment. Its my opinion that its a very bad idea to put a system that weighs that much on a floating floor. I have 15 years experience on the goods and bads of these flooring options. 8 years ago they were all glued together and were a much better floor than today. The home centers made it easy to use and that ruined it "in my opinion".
YOU need to make that assessment for YOU. We are offering our opinions and why thats so. If you have specific question contact me or Eagle Eyes and hopefully we can answer any technical questions that you may have.
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Posted: June 24 2007 at 5:50pm |
oh i wasn't being ungratefull for your comments or anything. I appreciate them! Just seeing what would be best. I like the idea of putting the tile in the spot my aquarium is. Thanks for your input
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Posted: June 24 2007 at 5:50pm |
Linoleum isn't a bad choice, but not even close to being as nice. I would prefer tile or a bare concrete floor over anything else. Although I have carpet under the tank, all of my sump and other equipment are downstairs, and so the little bit of water spillage from sticking my hand in the tank and bringing it out is not worth worrying about. Just my two cents.
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Posted: June 25 2007 at 6:55pm |
I think that you need to think about 3 factors; tank weight, and what it will do to flooring; "small" water protection (spills of less than a gallon - like a leaking plastic bag or 'missing' with some topoff water, for example); and flood protection (cracked sump, broken overflow, etc)...
Starting with the last, I think we all must admit that there is really no flooring that is "floodproof" - there are just degrees of effectiveness. In that regard I dont think there would be much difference between difficulties encountered with a "flooded" carpet vs. a laminate floor. Both are going to be a real pain in the event of a large leak, spill, or 'flood'.
For smaller issues, I like to lay down some clear plastic runner material under the stand. That will hold maybe a gallon or 2 of water long enough for it to be mopped up without it ever reaching the 'good' floor coverings...
For the tank weight issue I would put a piece of plywood down to make the weight distribution as spread out as possible. With the laminate, I would glue all the pieces that will be under the tank together - even if it is "snap together" laminate - to make it act like 1 big piece "floating" with the rest of the flooring. And buy an extra box and store it away; someday you may remove that tank and in case the floor below looks funny you could just replace it...
While I agree that laminate flooring under a 90g is probably not the smartest move, I don't feel that carpet is neccesarily any better of an option in terms of floodproofing... and bottom line is you gotta do what makes the "better half" happy... if you want to be "happy" 
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Posted: June 25 2007 at 10:41pm |
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and bottom line is you gotta do what makes the "better half" happy... if you want to be "happy"
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Never a truer statement......I was not saying that I would not use hardwood.....I was just expressing the concern if there is a major flood.......but if there is a major flood you should call your insurance and hopefully they will replace everything for you.........I actually would put it on hardwood......but real wood..... You should figure out what corner you are going to put it in and allow about 12 inches to over lap on all sides......there are some cheap clearance woods you could buy and just install 10 square feet........the finish is really easy as well......just a hand sander and some poyurethane wipe on from home depot.....if you do it yourself it would only cost you less than a $100.00.....obviously if I could find you a wood on clearance for .99 per foot......lay out and mark the pieces and bring them ove and I will cut them for you.....If your interested give me a call (801) 631-2013
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Posted: June 25 2007 at 11:10pm |
EagleEyez5 wrote:
carlso63 wrote:
and bottom line is you gotta do what makes the "better half" happy... if you want to be "happy"
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Never a truer statement......I was not saying that I would not use hardwood.....I was just expressing the concern if there is a major flood.......but if there is a major flood you should call your insurance and hopefully they will replace everything for you.........I actually would put it on hardwood......but real wood..... You should figure out what corner you are going to put it in and allow about 12 inches to over lap on all sides......there are some cheap clearance woods you could buy and just install 10 square feet........the finish is really easy as well......just a hand sander and some poyurethane wipe on from home depot.....if you do it yourself it would only cost you less than a $100.00.....obviously if I could find you a wood on clearance for .99 per foot......lay out and mark the pieces and bring them ove and I will cut them for you.....If your interested give me a call (801) 631-2013 |
The only reason I would use the same grade under the tank as the rest of f the room is what happens if you move the tank for any reason (to a different room, get a bigger / smaller tank instead, etc) - now part of your floor doesn't match the rest... Worse yet, what if it works OK for 5 - 10 years, then you decide to sell the house? Now you will probably want to run out and redo the entire room as the original flooring is no longer available and you don't want to try to sell with 2 different types of flooring, even if it all looks "OK" in terms of wear... that is why I would buy enough extra to redo where the tank sits - just in case.
And the reality is that in any case a major flood is going to raise issues that no flooring can handle. In my case we had a clean freshwater flood in our finished basement level, where my tank was located. Even though the water level was not more than a few millimeters over the carpet surface, the entire rooms carpet was soaked. We were able to pretty much remove all the standing (fresh) water but could not pull the carpet up unless we tore down the 125g tank, which would have been a major hassle...
Bottom line was 2 years later we sold the house; the original carpeting looked fine except where the tank was; water that seeped into the stand then bled into the carpet and ruined it exactly and only under the stand... we didn't find out until we took the tank out of the house and the only recourse was to have a pro come in on short notice and replace the entire carpet / padding as the closing was 48 hrs away... a $900 lesson learned.
Hopefully you won't ever experience anything like that but the truth is I would just get the flooring that you like and don't worry... either you may have a minor spill or 2 and nothing will affect the flooring, or (heaven forbid) something drastic will happen and quite frankly whatever flooring you have will probably be ruined anyway...
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Posted: June 25 2007 at 11:36pm |
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I think, If you have a major concern about substrates, Sheer factors, Water proofing, Water drainage, Cost effectiveness, Apearance, Visit one of the local TILE STORES, where they have all the numbers,prep,and cost of said material,asap....(they now have tile wich resembels pergo, and any flavor of hard wood.) I still lean in the direction of stone, marble, tile, with a proper substrate! Heck, put a drain under it add a shower pan build a curb, I ll swear the thing will hold 50 + gallons of water! will do some damage to your stand, WONT GET YER CARPET WET!!!!
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Posted: June 25 2007 at 11:43pm |
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B T W How do you water proof ay hard wood flooring?? Snap together or lamnet? Pergo? Is there some kind of new crazy,sick,holy crap sealer now a days??
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Posted: June 25 2007 at 11:48pm |
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Im sorry for the rant, Ilove what i do> Good luck with your project, call if you need help!! Jeff
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Posted: June 26 2007 at 8:06am |
If you do tile I HIGHLY RECOMMEND JEFF (frednwilma1999) He has done a lot of tile work for me and it was a great experience and GORGEOUS work. Call me if you would like to see it.
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Posted: June 26 2007 at 8:29am |
frednwilma1999 wrote:
I'm sorry for the rant, Ilove what i do> Good luck with your project, call if you need help!! Jeff |
I'm looking at the time and I think you might be having one with the fish.
You can not water proof hardwood or sudo hard wood.
The original question was if laminate flooring will be OK. Anything/everything will be OK is you can live with the risk factor. Gluing "pergo floor" together in one spot is the same as putting a 1000lb reef on it. It will separate somewhere close to the "pinned" area. This might not happen immediately (though I have seen it happen overnight) but it eventually will. If a little/or a lot of separation is OK then go for it. Its good looking and easy to clean.
We all have our own opinions and as long as you and your spouse is happy then do it. You can drive yourself crazy trying to decide what is the "best" choice or course to follow. WEIGH the risk factors on all of your choices and go for it.
Remember....ITS ALL ABOUT THE REEF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted: June 26 2007 at 4:46pm |
frednwilma1999 wrote:
B T W How do you water proof ay hard wood flooring?? Snap together or lamnet? Pergo? Is there some kind of new crazy,sick,holy crap sealer now a days?? |
Like I said earlier:
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Dion is right on the money.....I sell hardwood floors and pre made floors......the problem is that you may have a some what water resistant layer on the floor, but as soon as the water passes....for example in a flood......it gets though the cracks and down to the subfloor.....once it reaches the subfloor the game is over.....I don't know any company that takes the time to seal or even treat the bottom of the hardwood before they install it.....all of your water protection is on the surface....you know the polyurethane finish you walk on...there is no protection on the sides of the wood or on the back....
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I was only giving you an cheap solution that will look great...if you layout/design the room the right way, with a combination of hardwood and carpet, there will be no problem when you resale.......I have seen alot of houses that use this combo to design and accent one section of the room......obviously if there is no major flood before then.....you may have to scuff, lightly sand, and refinish the floor....but that is a $15 to $20 fix when you move.....
Boy do I love a good discussion......
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Posted: June 26 2007 at 7:26pm |
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I'm sorry for the rant, Ilove what i do> Good luck with your project, call if you need help!! Jeff |
I'm looking at the time and I think you might be having one with the fish.
We all have our own opinions and as long as you and your spouse is happy then do it. You can drive yourself crazy trying to decide what is the "best" choice or course to follow. WEIGH the risk factors on all of your choices and go for it.
Remember....ITS ALL ABOUT THE REEF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Sorry about the rant. I wish I would've been having one with the fishes. Long day. Enough said.......
P.S. Contempo/American Olean will have all the info you need about tile and waterproofing. IMO I wouldn't go any other way!
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Posted: June 26 2007 at 7:27pm |
Mike Savage wrote:
If you do tile I HIGHLY RECOMMEND JEFF (frednwilma1999) He has done a lot of tile work for me and it was a great experience and GORGEOUS work. Call me if you would like to see it.
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Posted: June 26 2007 at 7:30pm |
Sounds like an Ainsworth moment
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