[Jewelry making - Article 00041] - Re: [Orchid] Studio Flooring Options

[Olwyn]

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There has to be a floor.

    Yes,Vinyl should go over the underlayment or the vinyl doesn't wear
    well. I don't think your contractor is trying to jack up his bill.
    Having done that sort of work myself I would refuse to put down vinyl
    without underlayment bcz I'd be uncomfortable doing a job in a way
    that would ultimately hurt my reputation, if not my conscience. It'd
    just be a bad job and it would show and you'd resent it and you'd
    tell people who did it etcetc. 

    But look at it this way - It is only a small studio and how much
    floor is actually exposed once you allow for cabinets etc? Maybe it
    isn't such a big job? And how much traffic will it get? Kids? Dogs?
    Cocktail parties? Disco dancing? 

    My metalwork studio is just plywood floor - unpainted. At some point
    (when I get around to it)  I'll paint the floor with a uniform color
    as I have (sometimes) done in other studios before  because it is a
    good way to make a clean appearance & makes it easier to see dropped
    objects.  Since I don't look at the floor all that much (I bet you
    don't either) the exact shade of color is not generally a critical
    matter. Painting a small floor is a good job to do when you just need
    a break. Paint stores and other such places often have huge
    quantities and selections of mis-tinted paints (their screw-ups)
    which can be had for very little money.  When the floor gets too
    messed up just wash it and paint again. People don't expect a
    workshop to have a floor like a ballroom - though I have seen some
    like that - daunting! 

    My wife's painting studio has a nice wooden floor which we wish to
    preserve in original condition so I covered it with masonite - also
    known as "hardboard" here in Canada.  Double-faced tape under the
    seams keeps it stuck to the floor and keeps paint and such from
    getting through the seams to damage the floor underneath and is
    removeable eventually should we wish to restore that particular room
    to its original "heritage" status. The main thing  - masonite is very
    smooth - smoother than plywood- and lots cheaper than vinyl - also
    easily paintable. Relatively resistant to water and other such
    disturbances IF you use the "oil-tempered" variety and if you paint
    it and  (finally) if you don't leave wet things or puddles on the
    floor for extended periods.  You can wash it, mop it etc. 

    I suppose you could also look for roll-ends or rejects or oddlots of
    vinyl and just tack it down around the dges and resign yrself to
    replacing it sometime - 

Marty in Victoria

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