{"id":347,"date":"2022-12-18T16:05:14","date_gmt":"2022-12-18T21:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/handymen.outsourcedmath.com\/?p=347"},"modified":"2023-03-06T22:06:58","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T03:06:58","slug":"floored-by-their-choices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/handymen.outsourcedmath.com\/index.php\/miker\/floored-by-their-choices\/","title":{"rendered":"Floored By Their Choices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As a customer, never settle for easy choices you don’t love; you have to live with your choices, not the contractor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As the first bathroom rebuild ever-in-life for this client, the flooring was no easy choice. So many Pros & Cons to worry about! Price, durability, look & feel, finish, size, maintenance, and more all make this a difficult choice. I guided them on the implications of the options at hand. We browsed around the two Big-Box-type chain stores to get up close and personal with materials and to learn about methods of installation. After hours of thinking and looking, the decision was to not decide. That was a good decision in hindsight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At a later date, they found an item that was not on the Big-Box menu of options (not even on their web pages<\/em>). When the tiles finally arrived, I was quite impressed. I learned something new about composite vinyl tiles! These were semi-rigid and only partly made out of vinyl. They had a specialty top coating surface employing glass beads which give some non-slip surface properties, a shimmering glow, and a tough scratch-resistant surface. They were warm to the touch and nice to work with. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part One: Prepare The Area<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This is the hard part that people don’t notice … unless it’s done wrong<\/em><\/strong>. Use the buttons at the bottom of the photo browser to see the stages of change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n