Flooring question... Inside the house...

[scott_vt]

Just put down some cheap vinyl floor tile. I have seen those for as little as $.69 a square foot. A bucket of glue, an applicator for the glue and some scissors is about all you need. They even make it in sticky back, but I dont trust that stuff to stay put. Get the regular tile glue and go at it. Hardest part if finding a centerline and keeping it all straight but it is much easier than ceramic tile since there is no gap to align.

Good Mornin MossflowerWoods,
I like Garys' idea the best after looking at all the options...

To relevel the existing the floor drops your ceiling height down and really increases your cash outlay, the linoleum idea is probablly the easiest and cheapest route IMO !

 

[Qapla]

...the linoleum idea is probably the easiest and cheapest route IMO !

It is probably the cheapest, but, unless you are experienced at laying sheet goods, it can be challenging. You have to be careful not to let it tear while putting it in and at any of the areas where it will need to be cut.

You need to plan the vinyl installation before you bring the roll in/home so you get it in straight and undamaged.

I would probably go the sheet vinyl route if money was my main concern, but I installed it for 20 years so it is probably easier for me to do then for many.

 

[flusher]

16" center the joists are (measured) 1.5" x 9" (I've never heard of 2x9's?).

Honestly I think the level issues are sloppy workmanship, not sag.

Also the cieling is already only 7'4" and I can't stant the idea they will get lower...

David

A common 2x10 actually measures 1.5" x 9.25". Sounds like those are 2x10s

 

[flusher]

Guys,

This house I live in is nothing to write home about. it is an old modular that was the dealer's demo unit. The original owners dug the basement, and move this here on the cheap. it sat out in pieces for a while and they put it up on the basement. The roof leaks, the electricity (at least the switches) are intermittant, the sheetrock has bumps and cracks, the floors are not level, etc.

Be well,
David

Modular? As in double wide manufactured house?

 

[brin]

You have posted you were hesitant to go on the roof yourself with the pitch like it is ...so ask around for an unemployed roofer, go on Craig's List and look for one....they are out there and tell him you want a cheap fix...he can get up there and temporarily patch those leaks...then do the same thing to find a cheap out of work electrician to save your life..fix the electrical before it gets you...then look at the big box stores for some 3/4"plywood to replace the particle board on the floor ...you can rip the particle board out in a few hours and nail down some plywood..then find some cheap tile , vinyl remnants or indoor / outdoor carpet remnants to fit in there..It can be made liveable on the cheap ..using cheap ..out of work labor that is plentiful right now....ask around..Good Luck...this too shall pass ...try and keep that in mind..

 

[MossflowerWoods]

Modular? As in double wide manufactured house?

No wheels, not ever. Not Mobile, just modular.

PreFab though, yes. They build it in pieces in a factory and truck out to your location for final. But it is a stick built home. The MOST weird part is the centerline of the house lenghtwise is double walled (the door frames are THICK.)

David

 

[MossflowerWoods]

homedepot has linoeum the type that look like wood that are self seal to each other and not to the floor so you dont need to buy extra glue it work great in my bath room

Kerry,

My wife found one in stock and on sale that she LIKES!

Looks like I am doing the kitchen & family room (and part of a hallway this week while I am on Vacation, all for well under $600!

I am thinking about putting a thin foam type layer under it also, and possibly a layer of roofing felt moisture barrier like i did under the laminate hardwood in the Living/Dining room.

THANK YOU SIR!!!!!

Be well,
David

 

[Fixemall]

Pick yourself up a good set of gel knee pads when you get the flooring, all of a sudden they come in handy for brake jobs, trim carpentry and other garage tasks.

 

[MossflowerWoods]

Pick yourself up a good set of gel knee pads when you get the flooring, all of a sudden they come in handy for brake jobs, trim carpentry and other garage tasks.

I have some goo ones. I got them after a heel/foot surgery when I could not stand for a few days.

I used them VERY WELL doing the laminate flooring this spring before we started moving into this place.

I need to go get them out of my tool bucket in the attic...

Thanks for the reminder!

David

 

[blueriver]

2x10's 16" o.c are good support ... I re read your orginal post and no mention of sag ... I quess I got that out of somewhere???

Anyway, with that being said ... underlayment on the floor and the snap together tile for under $600 ... well your going to have a great vacation!!!

Keep us up on the progress ... If I was anywhere close I'd come and help out.

 

[MossflowerWoods]

2x10's 16" o.c are good support ... I re read your orginal post and no mention of sag ... I quess I got that out of somewhere???

Anyway, with that being said ... underlayment on the floor and the snap together tile for under $600 ... well your going to have a great vacation!!!

Keep us up on the progress ... If I was anywhere close I'd come and help out.

One of my best buddies is a US Navy DR from OK, he would be glad you were visiting!

You are welcome anytime sir, but if it were me, I'd show up right about happy hour

I know the house is not sagging due to the incredible amount of iron holding it up, so it must just be sloppy workmanship. But nothing is square, nor level. When I was laying the laminate I kept having to adjust the spacers and eventually some of them were so tightly wedged I simply could NOT get them out. Also, by the time I got to the opening into the family room (right in the center of the house) the boards looked like a Evil Knievel Ramp (slight exaggeration).

I will keep this updated and actually post pictures etc...
Probably here in this thread.

David

 

[woodlandfarms]

David

You and I are a lot alike. My house is a 1996 double wide held together with mold. We bought, just like you, for the land but with the sideways economy there is no chance if us getting a construction loan. So we made a deal to make the house 10 year live able. We put on a new roof ourselves. Not hard but it took two solid weeks. I am surprised you said his steep you roof is. That is not common for a Manu home due to highway restrictions. We then redid rotted floors and walls in a patchwork method, spending only the bare minimum. Just FYI, we cut up the buckled sections of subfloor, cutting along the joists and put in lathes of plywood. We bought the overlapping linoleum from hd and it works great. I just remodeled both of our bathrooms off of craigslist and scratch and dent sales for a total of 1500 spend. Next is carpet. Remnant shopping us what we are going to do.

 

[MossflowerWoods]

David

You and I are a lot alike. My house is a 1996 double wide held together with mold. We bought, just like you, for the land but with the sideways economy there is no chance if us getting a construction loan. So we made a deal to make the house 10 year live able. We put on a new roof ourselves. Not hard but it took two solid weeks. I am surprised you said his steep you roof is. That is not common for a Manu home due to highway restrictions. We then redid rotted floors and walls in a patchwork method, spending only the bare minimum. Just FYI, we cut up the buckled sections of subfloor, cutting along the joists and put in lathes of plywood. We bought the overlapping linoleum from hd and it works great. I just remodeled both of our bathrooms off of craigslist and scratch and dent sales for a total of 1500 spend. Next is carpet. Remnant shopping us what we are going to do.

Carl,

I applaud you for all of your hard work and creativity!

We came out here for 2 weeks last March when my wife took "spring break" from homeschooling our girls. We had some leftover furniture and dishes from one of our houses we had rented out, so it was kinda like camping. Everyone fell in love with the land, at the end of 2 weeks with no TV, no internet, no big house, no creature conforts, NOBODY wanted to go bak to the "Big House" in town.

After that we only slept at the "Big House"on a couple saturday nights so we could go to Church, and I slept there a couple times due to job interviews etc. By April we were "officially" in process of moving.

My house has a 40 degree roof because it is PreFab Modular, not a dbl wide, (not a mobile home at all). It is a stick built home, it was just built in a factory for like mail order. Much like Extreme MakeOver homes are.

There is a real 2'nd floor that we will finish into a large "dorm" bedroom for the 3 girls and a family room.

I am skeert of doing the roof myself, but I know how to do it, and I know how to use a safety cable and an old ladder to be safe on the roof, so I bet I will end up doing it myself, just like you...

We have remnants of pad and carpet on the floor in the basement, and we wil be looking for remnants for thne 2 bedrooms on the main floor also.

Yes sir, we are in VERY similar positions.

I meant to bulldoze this place, but it would not appraise out at the value of the construction loan back in July/Aug 2010, so the bank would approve me, but not the property/house. So I had to buy, but I could not remodel.

Here I am today.

Making the best of it.

I am GLAD to get another report that the HD Lino planks will work well.That is huge relief...

Be well sir!

David