neutral, How about exercise mat flooring? Lowe's carries it in 4'x10' rolls for just over $100 per roll, so it's a little more expensive than you were hoping. But it comes in solid black, is laid loose or with double faced tape, and fits your other requirements. You may be able to find it cheaper somewhere else - I just noticed it at Lowe's recently when looking for a different product. Here is a link that might be useful: Amorim Rubber 4' x 10' Mat Flooring

Thanks everyone for taking the time to reply to me. That night after I posted I started putting the planks in against the very narrow floor between the wooden floor of the dining room and the peninsula. My DH and I attached 1/8 strips along the noncabinet walls and behold it clicked. Literally! After dancing up and down with delight after the first two rows were put in DH went to bed. I stayed up and was able to finish 2/3 of it by knelling on the finished end after I angled it in place and then tapping it in. We ended up having to order more boards and will finish after they acclimate to the room. I left a few of our "old boards" to mix in with the new. We ran short because we'd cut boards for the first round and they don't fit into the new layout. The floor that is in is sooooo soft on the feet. I love the feel of it. We are dog-sitting this weekend and will find out how the floor holds up to LouLou a very active young dog.Thanks again!!

They need to be installed when the plumbing is put in and before your deck is poured. Otherwise you're going to be ripping up a lot of work that's already done. If you know how to do it yourself, put them in as the pool is built not after! Is the $400 per jet just for labor? Another thing you have to think about is if they don't work right, you'll be responsible for any repairs cuz I'm sure the PB won't warranty any work other than his own.

I used to work for a cork flooring company for 6.5 years. Here is what I would tell you if you had called my shop and asked your questions. 1. Cork is DYNAMIC...it LOVES to change. And after that...it changes. And then...you guessed it it changes. 2. Cork will bounce back when hit hard. It can be PATCHED (the little chunk seen above in the photos from daisychain01). All you need is a spare bit of material, Elmer's Wood glue, and Exact-O knife and 30 minutes of patience. 3. Resealing is HIGHLY dependent on the MANUFACTURER'S requirements. Do NOT think you can reseal APC cork (polyacrylic finish = cheapest of the cheap) with anything but what the manufacturer recommends. 4. Cork floating floors (click-together planks/tiles) are welcome in a kitchen. You need to seal the floor AFTER install = a good 5 years worth of wear and tear. 5. Cork FADES! But the good news is it gets to a 'terminal' colour (Marilyn Monroe/Gwen Stefani Blonde) and then stays there. 6. I you are ANXIOUS about cork...don't use cork. Yes...if you were my customer and I heard your questions (and assuming I heard MORE anxiety while we talked...for 2 HOURS!!!!!), I would make a recommendation to look at other flooring. Only 1% of the word's floors are covered in cork (that includes the US Library of Congress, Gaudi's Cathedral in Barcelona and several football Stadiums in Portugal and Spain). Which means only 1% of the population can HANDLE (mentally...not physically) the changes cork goes through. I love the stuff. Given half the chance I would have every square foot (including my counter tops!!!) covered in the stuff. I would use a beautiful 8mm cork glue down tile in the bathrooms, a 1/4" glue down tile on the counters and then floating floors everywhere else! But I DO NOT CARE about how cork reacts. I am pretty low on the maintenance scale. Of my fellow "Type B" personalities I'm almost a "C" (minus)! That means I couldn't care one whit if my house looked like a palace or "lived in". Doesn't matter to me. And that is the type of personality that gets along the BEST with cork. And that's why only 1% of the population can "deal" with this product. I love cork! But I HATE IT when people bash it because it doesn't hold up to THEIR expectations of 'perfection'. Cork will NEVER be perfect. Even on 'Day 1'.