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Unread 01/03/2017, 06:07 PM   #76
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Got a little demo done.





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Unread 01/03/2017, 07:36 PM   #77
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I can't believe you did all that work in such a short time since this thread started.... good job smack! Way to hustle!


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Unread 01/03/2017, 08:06 PM   #78
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That's not bad considering the limited time I've had.


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Unread 01/04/2017, 09:54 AM   #79
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you need shag carpet in the sump room?


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Unread 01/04/2017, 12:35 PM   #80
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you need shag carpet in the sump room?
Funny you mentioned that. I've been thinking that pergo style flooring may not be best for this. I'm debating on like a ceramic tile instead. Possibly others will chime in


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Unread 01/04/2017, 12:41 PM   #81
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I like your wall take down!

I'd go ceramic tile.


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Unread 01/04/2017, 01:29 PM   #82
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Groutable Peel-And-Stick Vinyl Tile

Good stuff we used for the bathroom

https://www.lowes.com/pd/STAINMASTER...Tile/999957691

This color is perfect to accent with your polar bear skin area rug. Class up the joint.


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Unread 01/04/2017, 02:08 PM   #83
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Groutable Peel-And-Stick Vinyl Tile

Good stuff we used for the bathroom

https://www.lowes.com/pd/STAINMASTER...Tile/999957691

This color is perfect to accent with your polar bear skin area rug. Class up the joint.
Easy and the price is right


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Unread 01/04/2017, 07:31 PM   #84
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If here's any flex at all in the floor then tiles will pop off. Guaranteed. In my experience linoleum cannot stand up to repeated wetting with saltwater. It will eventually crack and peel off.

If you're not too fussy, and especially if this is to be a fish room, I suggest putting down a good-one-side sheet of plywood and painting it with that enamel paint used for basement floors. This is the most likely surface to stand up the longest for the cheapest.

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Unread 01/04/2017, 10:40 PM   #85
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If here's any flex at all in the floor then tiles will pop off. Guaranteed. In my experience linoleum cannot stand up to repeated wetting with saltwater. It will eventually crack and peel off.

If you're not too fussy, and especially if this is to be a fish room, I suggest putting down a good-one-side sheet of plywood and painting it with that enamel paint used for basement floors. This is the most likely surface to stand up the longest for the cheapest.

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Yeah what he said! Mdo is great stuff and covered in epoxy will last for a really long time and flex and move with the floor without cracking. 2 side Mdo is going to be the best let me know if you need a wholesale price on it.


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Unread 01/04/2017, 10:58 PM   #86
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Yeah what he said! Mdo is great stuff and covered in epoxy will last for a really long time and flex and move with the floor without cracking. 2 side Mdo is going to be the best let me know if you need a wholesale price on it.
I've got no idea what Mdo is. I checked online at the big orange box store and they have MDF. Is that what your referring to?


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Unread 01/05/2017, 06:32 AM   #87
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I've got no idea what Mdo is. I checked online at the big orange box store and they have MDF. Is that what your referring to?
Mdo is medium density overlay it's not pressed board like mdf. It's exterior rated plywood with a resin overlay so it takes paint really well. Just seal the plywood edges before you lay it down. It's what they use for a lot of outside signs and what not. It comes in all the standard thicknesses.


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Unread 01/05/2017, 12:16 PM   #88
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I know a guy with a gun to spray rhino lining too


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Is there saltwater in this tank yet???


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Unread 01/05/2017, 05:53 PM   #90
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I know a guy with a gun to spray rhino lining too

Now there is something to brag about. My trailer tank fish room is covered in pickup truck bed liner spray. Ain't chit gonna happen to that even if you dropped a brick in there.


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Now there is something to brag about. My trailer tank fish room is covered in pickup truck bed liner spray. Ain't chit gonna happen to that even if you dropped a brick in there.


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Now there is something to brag about. My trailer tank fish room is covered in pickup truck bed liner spray. Ain't chit gonna happen to that even if you dropped a brick in there.
That's exactly what I was thinking


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Unread 01/05/2017, 10:35 PM   #93
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Now we are cooking with peanut oil. My trailer covered in bed liner what an idea. Who needs enemies with friends like you guys


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What is this trailer Trash tank going to revolve on?


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Of course, it will have to have a disco ball.

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And the only bricks allowed around my place with you guys involved are the ones for rebuilding the fire pit. You know the one that got burnt down a few years ago lol


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Of course, it will have to have a disco ball.

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Hold on now. Don't be giving these guys any ideas


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I like the disco ball idea


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Unread 01/06/2017, 06:16 AM   #100
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And the only bricks allowed around my place with you guys involved are the ones for rebuilding the fire pit. You know the one that got burnt down a few years ago lol
Did you say bricks? I can make mdo look like bricks and you can have a yellow brick road in the house








BTW I love the disco ball idea. This isn't going to mess up the indoor driving range is it?


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