Stee6043
Well-Known Member
Well I've officially made this a boat project.
After the first day of installing my flooring I realized I probably didn't order enough boxes. I did some quick math and figured I was going to run 2 boxes short based on all the wild cutting that was happening (more waste than I planned for). No problem for any normal DIY'er, head on over to Lowes and get what you need.
Nope, not this guy. Guess what brand of flooring Lowes has recently discontinued? You guessed it...SmartCore Pro! I purchased this stuff in OCTOBER! Ughhhhhh....I couldn't help but laugh when I told my wife. Absolutely my luck. Almost equally frustrating is how much work it is to haul this crap from my truck to the boat, and now back to my truck. It's heavy!
So after two Saturdays shopping with the admiral we found another flooring we liked. It's a tad darker, more grain, but it was our favorite of the 83 new samples we looked at. Ohh and good news guys - it was about $2 per square foot more expensive than the other stuff. Good lord
Got a good chunk done today. I decided to stop when I messed up a long curved cut around the aft edge of the couch. I like the way it looks but I think I'm going to have to paint the wood around the mirrors and the pocket door. The existing wood trim in those spots is a bit too red...it's mildly offensive next to this stuff.
After the first day of installing my flooring I realized I probably didn't order enough boxes. I did some quick math and figured I was going to run 2 boxes short based on all the wild cutting that was happening (more waste than I planned for). No problem for any normal DIY'er, head on over to Lowes and get what you need.
Nope, not this guy. Guess what brand of flooring Lowes has recently discontinued? You guessed it...SmartCore Pro! I purchased this stuff in OCTOBER! Ughhhhhh....I couldn't help but laugh when I told my wife. Absolutely my luck. Almost equally frustrating is how much work it is to haul this crap from my truck to the boat, and now back to my truck. It's heavy!
So after two Saturdays shopping with the admiral we found another flooring we liked. It's a tad darker, more grain, but it was our favorite of the 83 new samples we looked at. Ohh and good news guys - it was about $2 per square foot more expensive than the other stuff. Good lord
Got a good chunk done today. I decided to stop when I messed up a long curved cut around the aft edge of the couch. I like the way it looks but I think I'm going to have to paint the wood around the mirrors and the pocket door. The existing wood trim in those spots is a bit too red...it's mildly offensive next to this stuff.