Has anyone tried LIFECORE Flooring?
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SJ McCarthy
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Comments (6)Janiner: Congrats on the new floormate and I agree w Lazygarden's observations. I don't know which one I have, it just says Spin and Scrub on the front. We have had it for about 2 years and I love it, given what it is for and how well it does the difficult task of cleaning tile. We have 1550 square feet of tile (the whole house, including the bedrooms), no pets or kids, and I hate housecleaning, so do as little as possible. But the tile is light, so I still have to do it every 6 weeks or so. The worst is always the kitchen, especially under our restaurant-style thick rubber mat in front of the cooking area. It has lots of holes for things to drop through and can be quite a mess. When we bought the floormate, the sales staff were clear in stating that it was for flooring, but not specifically for grout and that the brushes would only reach the grout if is was very high -close to the height of the tile itself. Our grout is darkish, so it is not much of an issue. Here is a tip for you on a way to pre-clean any really dirty stubborn spots: Go to Sears and pick up a Scumbuster by Black and Decker. This little battery operated hand-held device has rotating scrubbers (and several attachments) that will clean any tile or grout, no matter how bad it is. I love it. For floors, it is still hands and knees (or sit on a low stool or chair, which is what I do). I also use it in the shower, though there is not much to do there, since we don't use bar soap. Back to the floormate, my normal process is to use the stick vac to clean up crumbs and heavier dirt, then the swiffer for dust and to get under things, and then the Scumbuster (only if needed, which is not too often) and lastly the Floormate. While I know the floormate will do dry vac work, I have not found it to be very good at that unless you have a wide open area and not much dirt to get up. I still love this useful device, but am dreaming of the day when we can hire a housecleaning service. We can afford it, but hubby "does not want strangers in the house...." Lynne...See MoreHas anyone tried these vynil floors?
Comments (12)I scratched them alright! lol I used a sharp tool, (lets just call it a nail), Anyway the vinyl scratched easier than the laminate. I rubbed a drop of 3 in 1 oil and from a distances couldn't see the scratches on the vinyl. I could see the scratch of the laminate, but I think it was because it is high gloss. So they both seem fine to me. (need glasses) lol. Then I did the unthinkable! I put nail polish remover on the tiles and waited 20 minutes. The nail polish remover puddles became cloudy, and I thought for sure it was because it was eating the finish, but When I wiped it off...No damage to either tiles! Shocking. That stuff has ruined wood finishes before so I knew it was a good test. and the vinyl and the laminate passed. Then I put lit cigarettes laying on them for 30 seconds. Not a burn mark on either one. Amazing. (no I never would put a cigarette out on a floor) lol.Just a test. Finally I took a hammer to them. Relax, they're samples. lol. Whacked the heck out of them! Laminate got damaged, but just dimples, I thought it would crack. Vinyl looks great! No dimples. Now, because it's raining, I'm putting them outside til morning. :) Laura...See MoreRoman Shower - Has anyone tried this?
Comments (24)Notice that the FAQ on the site does not include information on the volume of water needed to fill the tub! Well, I did the math. Their smallest recommended size is about 65" long, 34" wide and filled about 16" deep for a bath. Note that this is not an impressive shower size. (The one in the ad is probably 60 inches wide.) That is 153 gallons of water. This 2 person air massage tub at 23" deep uses only 2 gallons more. There is a lot of cubic area lost to corners in a square tub. The one below uses 2 gallons less than the smallest recommended size and depth of your "Roman Shower" and it has a depth of 19.5" inches. Note that the woman in the Roman Shower video seems to have only 8" - 10" of water when she leaves the tub. Disabled, elderly, or otherwise less mobile people would have a heck of a time getting out of the "tub" with the Roman Shower, too. There is no heater for it, either. By the time it was deep enough for a bath, the water would have cooled a lot, warming up all the tile and substrate in the Roman Shower with its excess surface area with square corners. It may be a step above the home made sunken roman baths of the 1960s and 1970s, but it is nothing like a comfortable modern bathtub....See MoreHas anyone here tried the vinyl floor tile with acrylic grout?
Comments (0)I am about to redo my kitchen and the vinyl tile today sounds superior to porcelain. I have used polyurethane grout on my other tiles floors and love it. But it seems you have to use acrylic grout for vinyl tile. I am concerned about the maintenance of the acrylic. Any advice?...See MoreThe_Lane_Duo
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2 years agoAfter a year and a half of searching for flooring, bringing home probably 40 to 50 samples, while living through major home renovation, and trying to find something in my budget, I finally took the leap and am having Lifecore h2ome light source installed in a week. It is a light beige/brown with grey tones which is what I wanted. Can't go back now but I am still second guessing my decision. But then I also changed my mind on baseboards 3 times so..... I will post pictures when completed. I really wanted Raintree but the available colors didn't work for me. This product looks basically identical, (very thin) wood veneer the same depth and a sample of each clicked together perfectly. Just very strange that there is hardly any information about this product. Fingers crossed...
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2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoHI Susannah, I just had the flooring installed less than a week ago. I still haven't even moved back in most of my furniture and i have no table or floor lamps plugged back in so please excuse the sparse decor and some pictures are kind of dark as a couple of the pictures were taken at evening. I am a bit frustrated because most of these pictures show the flooring darker than it really is. It isn't orangey at all. I think the picture that shows the front blue door looking into the house probably has the most accurate coloring of the floor. but it does vary with the lighting and the time of day. The colors are light beige, fawn, light brown and greys all blended together, which ends up looking really neutral, similar to the Studio McGee floors or scandinavian flooring. It does have more variance than I wanted but I don't even notice that after only a week and I have very little furniture in the house so it probably will be even less apparent. The H2ome Lightsource is not wire brushed so it is much smoother than alot of the floors that I looked at (and I looked at ALOT of floors) which, again, is what I wanted. Didn't want to worry about splinters or dirt getting trapped in the raised grain. It is a pretty clear floor, not a lot of knots so not rustic, almost a select grade floor, which, once again, is what I was looking for.
I had my son, daughter, spouses, 2 toddlers, a 4 year old and a 7 year over this past weekend and it was chaos and toys everywhere. Floors still look perfect. But realistically it has only been a week. I will update in a couple months. My friend just installed the Raintree First Flurry which is BEAUTIFUL. Just a bit too brown for what I wanted for my home but I would have been happy with it if I had picked it. The H2ome lightsource is pretty much exactly the color I wanted, however. Comparing the samples of the H2Home and Raintree that I brought home, they were pretty much identical in structure and the samples even clicked together perfectly. So I would not be surprised if the manufacturer isn't the same.Hopes this helps. Picking the flooring was without a doubt the most difficult decision I had to make during my renovation. I need window treatments, a real dining table instead of a folding plastic utility table I have used for the last year, more furniture , rugs, etc. and I haven't even touched the outside of the house so that will be another expensive adventure but I am happy with my flooring choice.
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2 years agoWe had the Lifecore Bliss Oak in Light House color installed in our new build. We just moved in about 2 weeks ago, so I can’t speak to longevity. But so far, so good. We have a big dog, and so far I haven’t noticed any scratching. It does show the dusty footprints though.
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We had Lifecore H2ome floors installed 1 year ago and saw splintering, delamination, and chips out of the floor within the first 6 months. We have a 55lb labradoodle and 3 small children but the areas of concern have been in low traffic areas. We are still in the process of filing now a SECOND claim with the manufacturer without success for resolution. I would advise to stay away from this product and find a company that will actually uphold the warranty they claim they have!
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