Down and Dirty

Let’s talk flooring. After 3-4 years of looking, talking and pondering we have chosen (yes and even put down a deposit on) flooring for the down stairs. We bought from S&G Carpets in Rocklin. They are a joy to work with, low pressure and willing to negotiate pricing. In the end we got a better ‘per-square-foot’ price than any of the discount places. Since we are having them do the whole job, the installation is guaranteed for as long as well own the home (the flooring has a life-time warranty on the finish).

S&G uses a line that was developed for them called “Lantern” (can’t find a website describing it). The finish is hand-scraped and the color is weathered-pecan. We will be doing the entire downstairs excluding the bathroom, entry-way and laundry room (to avoid the most likely areas for a serious water spill). They are delivering the base-boards on Wednesday. We considered the vinyl stuff but could not find a dealer that had any laid that we could walk on (another reason that we like S&G, they have large sections of flooring down).

They will be starting on the Tuesday after Easter and will be done by Saturday. E is picking up paint at Sherwin-Williams today (6142 Macadamia for the walls, 6137 Burlap trim) for the dining area and kitchen.

Maybe I will take a picture of the flooring sample and post it later.