steve graber on thu 9 feb 06
concrete - it's cheap, and usually a good tile floor starts with concrete, so you might as well stop there.
also, reading the values of wedging on a concrete floor means you'll have a second value as well.
SMOOTH concrete will hold less dust. hose it down once in a while. keep that water mess in mind with a drain or handy doorway.
see ya
steve
Heloisa Nunes wrote:
Hello,
I am remodeling my studio and I would really appreciate if people could give
me advice as far as floor finishes go. I would like something simple to
clean within a reasonable price range. I tought about slate/tiles or
concrete. Anybody has inputs?
Thank you so much,
Heloisa Nunes,
Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Heloisa Nunes on thu 9 feb 06
Hello,
I am remodeling my studio and I would really appreciate if people could give
me advice as far as floor finishes go. I would like something simple to
clean within a reasonable price range. I tought about slate/tiles or
concrete. Anybody has inputs?
Thank you so much,
Heloisa Nunes,
Sao Paulo, Brazil
W J Seidl on fri 10 feb 06
Helosia:
Concrete would be easiest to clean. No cracks or texture to collect =
dirt,
easy to clean with water and a mop, a hose, or a vacuum.
Concrete can be painted or stained easily, and will blend in with your =
other
design elements. Painting design elements into concrete can also make =
the
studio seem more "yours".
If you already have the concrete poured, that is the most economical way =
to
go. Don't spend the money buying and installing tile. Concrete is very
serviceable, and will last longer than you :>)
Best Regards,
Wayne Seidl
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clean within a reasonable price range. I tought about slate/tiles or
concrete. Anybody has inputs?
Thank you so much,
Heloisa Nunes,
Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Craig Clark on fri 10 feb 06
Heloisa, go for the concrete floor. It is the most functional. It can
have a slighlty coarse surface for traction and still be cleaned (wet
vacumed) easily. The tile/slate will be very slippery when wet.
Hope this helps
Craig Dunn CLark
619 East 11 1/2 St.
Houston, Texas 77008
(713)861-2083
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>
> I am remodeling my studio and I would really appreciate if people
> could give
> me advice as far as floor finishes go. I would like something simple to
> clean within a reasonable price range. I tought about slate/tiles or
> concrete. Anybody has inputs?
> Thank you so much,
> Heloisa Nunes,
> Sao Paulo, Brazil
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brendaeverill on fri 10 feb 06
-Epoxy paint coverings work well. not that easy to do yourself, but
can be done. I don't like bare concrete after having it for years.
it holds onto the spilled glaze and clay and is hard to clean. I
have vinyl tiles now that you can put down yourself very easily.
just peel the paper off the back and stick them down. They work
great for me.
Don't use slate, you will never get it clean.
Brenda in Arizona
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> clean within a reasonable price range. I tought about slate/tiles
or
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> Sao Paulo, Brazil
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John Jensen on fri 10 feb 06
I tiled my concrete floor a few years ago. I've been very happy with it.
Much easier to clean than the concrete and when it is clean it looks very
nice. In my case, I got a good deal on the tiles so the main expense was
the labor and the thinset adhesive.
John Jensen, Mudbug Pottery
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Charan Sachar on mon 13 feb 06
Last year I finished my concrete studio floor with Behr's epoxy paint.
There is a lot of prep work involved but it was worth the trouble. It has
been a year now and it still looks great.
Most of all it is a breeze to clean. I clean the entire floor in three
sections. For every section I first wet mop it. Then use a squeeze broom
(like the one to clean shower stalls only bigger) to collect the water in
one area. This really leaves a sparkling clean floor. Then I just collect
the water with a sponge broom. It takes me 1/2 hour to clean but I love
the way it looks so I don't mind doing it.
You can see pictures of the process on my website in the Studio Tour
section. Let me know if you have any questions.
Charan
www.creativewithclay.com
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