Hello nanner, I thought I'd post a bit about what's been going on around here the last few years. I wish I could say the stone house is done, but it isn't. (I feel very silly about the fact it's not done. We had every good intention of finishing it and we have laid more stonework every year, but other stuff keeps getting in the way, namely, life!) We got involved with finishing and remodeling the quarry garden and a whole bunch of other stuff, like moving the little 'barn' again (for the 4th and final time--at least, that's what we told our son, who wasn't amused!) Last fall, our furnace gave out, so we installed geothermal which meant we had to tear up the entire west side of our yard (about a half acre) and saw down trees, dig up hundreds of hostas and perennials and relocate as many as possible. The bright side of this was the opportunity to change the entire landscape of the front of the house, AND to get more rocks! Our 'digger guy' "C" is still around, too, and he was instrumental in the geothermal excavation and in loading another 130 tons from the local quarry for us. We had "C" make a berm close to the house and that's where we started the new rock garden. We're not sure if it fits in the landscaping or not, and we jokingly refer to it as 'the elephant burial mound' which is kind of self-explanatory. :-) The first pic shows one of the four trenches: Below is a picture of Carl & I after two of the six loads of rocks were delivered. By December 2009, this was as far as we got on the Elephant Burial Mound: I have to take more updated pictures of this garden, especially after the dwarf conifers and flowers are planted. I started a blog about the garden with lots of pictures and all the other goofy stuff that goes on around here which goes into much more detail, if you're interested, the address is: http://krensgarden-karen.blogspot.com/

I just finished installing Coretec Plus 7" LVP in Waterfront Oak. The manufacturer's website recommends a neutral ph cleaner and suggests Bona Professional Stone, Tile & Laminate. Not finding it at any of the big box stores around me, I researched "What is a neutral ph cleaner?" and came up with dishwashing soap. Not dishwasher, it must be hand wash liquid dish soap. I used blue Dawn, and diluted it 3/4 of a Tablespoon to 32 oz. of water in a spray bottle. Misted it lightly over a 3-4 foot section and went over it with my Rubbermaid dry terrycloth mop. Worked awesome, and no streaking or residue. If I can find the Bona cleaner, I will get some to compare, but this soap mixture worked pretty darn well. For regular cleaning, I dust mop it with a microfiber mop head, and then dustbuster up whatever isn't picked up by the mop.

CoreTec lines have evolved to include attached underlayment (because it is DEATHLY difficult to get underpadding underneath vinyl). CoreTec is a proven brand. Adura Max is another name in the vinyl industry. When it comes to floating vinyl (click together) you need to know there are MAXIMUM runs (how far it can go before it needs a transition strip in the middle of your floor). How do you find these out? You find and READ the installation instructions. There will be a small section (could be 12 pages to go through) on maximum runs or transition strips in doorways or at pinch points. It will refer to 'continuous flooring'. You might find that ONE of them has a maximum run of 30 linear feet (regardless of 'direction') whereas the other might allow 45ft. Be prepared for BOTH of them requiring t-mouldings in every doorway in the house! I mean every single one.

What is the issue with the floor you have? All the baseboards need to be removed no matter what flooring you choose so raising them a bit is not a big deal usually. The pink undertones you see in space are usually from either lighting or reflections from something and wall color is the last choice you make so if you find the flooring choice is hampered by the wall color then you need to just choose the floor you like outside in natural light . Then you make sure all your lighting inside is LED 4000K to mimic that light once the floors are chosen then the wall color.Your pics do not make it possible to read the names so maybe add some hand printed paper with the names . IMO narrow the search to 3 max It looks like you have 8 now. Then come back and we need pics of the space too. What is the flooring in the first pic?