Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Lee192233]

@sean donato here's our hardwood to vinyl tile in our mudroom. No transition strip and is a smooth transition.

 

[JustJeff]

Good luck with the wife! I have hardwood in my kitchen and no regrets . You can sell tile flooring in the bathrooms by putting heating under it. I have electric floor heat in 2 bathrooms and we love it.

 

[JustJeff]

We have a bit of snow. This particular snowbank is on top of a 5 ft ditch. It's been snowing every day... For a long time!

 

[MechanicMatt]

So, having a minor conundrum with my wife. She hit me with the amount of money I sank into building the shop over the last 2-3 years. I agreed. we decided since the shop is mostly done and functional I should get back to redoing the rest of the house. As part of that, the carpet is shot, and we both have hated it since we bought the place. As of our discussion this weekend, she decided she wants the same flooring in the entire house. Which I'm opposed to, since we just finished my sons room and sank over $1200.00 into the floor of his room. She basically said, she wants no transition steps in the house at all, and wants hardwood floors. I tried to point out, hardwood is great, but not in the bathrooms or kitchen. So there will be a few transition strips/ slight changes in floor height. For whatever reason this made her kick into super stubborn mode, and she said "fine, we won't do anything. If I can't have what I want, in my house then it can stay the way it is."
Im at a bit of a loss at this point as what to suggest. I don't see a way around Having a few transitions in the floors. Heck I'd even be ok leveling up where linoleum should go, vs the hard woods
Any ideas how to get this through to my wife?

You know, she is a woman…

If you unlock the secret to making them think logically, PLEASE share it with me!!!!

 

[MechanicMatt]

Looks like I’m going with a pole barn instead of a metal building . I had made a decision on the metal building that fit my needs . Price was more than the original quote but I was ok with it . Get the paperwork and the numbers didnt jive up with the quote . Called them and got the well the price of steel is a variable we can’t control. Ya right a 10% increase in two days and no heads up even though I was talking with the sales person over those two days.
Got two quotes for a 30x50x12 pole barn . One from Pioneer and one from Morton . The Morton is more but I may go with them because of their post system. I like not having the wood in the ground .
The price is about 5k more than the metal buildings I was looking at but I can have the building put up and then do the concrete work which I like because I can do it at my pace . And they gave me quote good for 30 days . Salesman (contractor) came out and looked at the site and worked out a price . And I don’t need a 30% down payment just 15% . View attachment 1243126

Mark, my brother in law had a big shop built. I can ask him by who. I’m sure it was a local guy

 

[SS396driver]

Mark, my brother in law had a big shop built. I can ask him by who. I’m sure it was a local guy

Sounds good. The guy that installs the Morton buildings is from Cobleskille . Pioneer is from PA . Both companies do the trusses and laminated poles in house .

 

[MechanicMatt]

Alrighty, now that I’m all caught up

My house has tile and hardwood. My wife has a sweeper/vacuum thing that she uses. (And chases the dogs for fun). It works just fine

Pics of the transitions

 

[MechanicMatt]

Daughter turns 2-0 this March1

Momma has a birthday present all packaged up…

Can’t believe my baby girl is turning 20!!!!

 

[MechanicMatt]

Some pics from inside

I’ll text him now

He had the inside finished and painted

 

[MustangMike]

Just remember, there are ONLY 2 ways to argue with a woman!



Neither of them work!

 

[Ryan A]

Burns just fine, not sure about the valuable aspect, it's just another firewood imo.

This was her reasoning and she put in in the marketplace post lol.

 

[sean donato]

@sean donato here's our hardwood to vinyl tile in our mudroom. View attachment 1243213No transition strip and is a smooth transition.

Love it! I'm showing this to my wife.

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Good luck with the wife! I have hardwood in my kitchen and no regrets . You can sell tile flooring in the bathrooms by putting heating under it. I have electric floor heat in 2 bathrooms and we love it.

Eventually, I wanted to do radiant floor heat in the whole house. So this could be a good upscale too.

You know, she is a woman…

If you unlock the secret to making them think logically, PLEASE share it me

that she is, and a super picky one at that.
I dont think it's possible to figure them out.

Alrighty, now that I’m all caught up

My house has tile and hardwood. My wife has a sweeper/vacuum thing that she uses. (And chases the dogs for fun). It works just fine

Pics of the transitions View attachment 1243239

Showing these to the wife too.

You guys are life savers.

 

[sean donato]

This was her reasoning and she put in in the marketplace post lol.View attachment 1243247View attachment 1243248

I always get a good chuckle when I see stuff like that for sale. Stuff like that is why every Karen and Harry think their yards trees are worth a small fortune.

 

[Lee192233]

This was her reasoning and she put in in the marketplace post lol.View attachment 1243247View attachment 1243248

Sheesh, I guess I'm sitting on a million dollars worth of birch!

 

[Ryan A]

I always get a good chuckle when I see stuff like that for sale. Stuff like that is why every Karen and Harry think their yards trees are worth a small fortune.

She is a doctor in one the most affluent neighborhoods here on the outskirts of Philadelphia called the “Main line” referring to the railroad line from the suburbs to the city. They have ZERO clue.

 

[sean donato]

She is a doctor in one the most affluent neighborhoods here on the outskirts of Philadelphia called the “Main line” referring to the railroad line from the suburbs to the city. They have ZERO clue.

yep, figure lol.

 

[Haywire]

 

[Stihl_Fanatic]

My current house is a mix of tile, hardwood, and laminate. Tile in the bathrooms an I grout seal it every year. I have hardwood in my kitchen, living room, etc. I use Street Shoe floor sealer on the hardwood twice a year. I do two coats each time. I have mostly laminate on the 2nd floor and basement. The laminate has held up well over the years considering the circumstances. Although, my favorites are the hardwood and tile.

 

[benz66]

She had mentioned previously about tile in the master bathroom, so I'm not certain where her "no transition strip" thing came from. Ill suggest it to her, i was so flabbergasted by what she said the other day, i was literally speechless.

I dont mind building up the floor to the same height, it's the between different type of flooring crack that she doesn't want. Which is why I think she said she wanted the same floor through the house vs what we've previously discussed.

I basically live in the shop so as it is.

I fully understand the pet/ kid problem, she's a vet tech, so there's zero shortage of animals in the house. They certainly take a toll on the floor. The kids are rough too, but I'd imagine the dogs nails do the brunt of the damage.
what I've priced out so far, hard wood isn't the most expensive option. When compared to high end engineered wood, laminate or even high end vinyl they are all pretty close in price, or slightly more expensive till you factor in underlayment.

I really don't want hardwood in the kitchen, although that would honestly make the most sense, since the kitchen, dining room and living room are one "great" room. Even just trying to convince her of a different color may be ok. It's a hard no, for wood in the bathrooms. Just too much water for me to want to deal with that possible mess.

Hmmm. Cypress over all just might work. Tough stuff that just laughs at water. Not native to NY though. There are folks around here that saw and sell it. Check out hattiesburg.craigslist or Jackson. or Gulfport. 3 coats of marine polyurethane ought to help keep the stains out. Never seen it, never tried it. I thought about teak, but that is really expensive.

 

[jeagan]

It is way past time to give the **** up and do it exactly how she wants it...