04-08-2010, 12:56 PM
When I bought my condo, the first thing I had to do was clean and "floor" the basement. The previous owners had kept their cats there, and the place smelled _______________________bad!! I got some stuff from a kennel, that cleaned up the "excretions" in the concrete, used a primer/sealer designed for preparing concrete for self stick tile, and laid the peel and press tiles. That was 17 years ago. The tile floor is still in excellent shape......except for a few paint spills around the spray booth, and the corner of a tile that I dropped the sledge hammer on.
I was able to do the work myself, and the cost was reasonable, (no I can't remember how much) for about 440 sq feet. I did use "inexpensive" tiles.
I was able to do the work myself, and the cost was reasonable, (no I can't remember how much) for about 440 sq feet. I did use "inexpensive" tiles.
We always learn far more from our own mistakes, than we will ever learn from another's advice.
The greatest place to live life, is on the sharp leading edge of a learning curve.
Lead me not into temptation.....I can find it myself!
The greatest place to live life, is on the sharp leading edge of a learning curve.
Lead me not into temptation.....I can find it myself!

