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   calvin | Sep 29, 2003 02:47am | #1

   You can put many things down on that floor but you must seal the edges well so nothing gets under it and scratches up your covered floor.  I've used cardboard, homasote, drop cloth and ply .....all taped off to each other and the perimeter.  Be warry of red rosin and anything with a printed label.

   I'm a remodeler not a builder.

   Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.

   Quittin' Time

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   Framer | Sep 29, 2003 03:06am | #2

   Check this stuff out. The builder that I just framed a house for is ordering this stuff to protect the new oak floors and tile once it's installed. I told him about it because I was sent samples of this stuff a couple months ago.

   The job I'm on now the plumber rolled it out across the oak floor and it doesn't slide at all. We've been wlaking on it every day. They'll send you samples of it.

   I wonder if anyone else has used this stuff befor on new flooring and tile.

   http://www.dropcloth.com/

   Joe Carola

   
   

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   Edited 9/28/2003 9:29:17 PM ET by Framer

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   BobKovacs | Sep 29, 2003 03:51am | #3

   Joe-

   I saw that stuff at JLC in Providence last April- looked like an excellent product.  Let us know how it works out.

   Bob

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   Piffin | Sep 29, 2003 04:05am | #4

   I'm proud to report that I'm on top of it dudes and dudettes.

   ;)

   I liked the sample they sent so I bought a few packages. I thought it was OK. Liked the anti slide properties. lots of dust and chips seems to cling to the top surface and not migrate around and in under it.

   The owners were very impressed and the painters loved it. They didn't have to worry about drops sliding from under and the leakproof backing was an extra protection against spills. Both the painters and the interior designers wanted to know how to purchase it.

   For those who haven't seen a sample, it is kind of like a very thick rag wool carpet pad with an anti-slip backing that is kind of like a gummy plastic or the tacky stuff on those post-it notes, only thicker.

   Where heavier traffic or tools happens, this is always about the same time that the apppliances and cabinets are coming in so that cardboard sees use on the floors before heading off to the dump..

   Excellence is its own reward!

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   JDRHI | Sep 29, 2003 04:47am | #5

   You pleaded "no rosin paper".....but that`s exactly where I start. All finished floors are completely covered with rosin paper. Rooms being worked on receive drop cloths on top. High traffic areas get at least runways of homosote. I like to use "moving blankets" in immediate areas of work, where tools will be set down. Following this regiment, I`ve never had to even touch up wood flooring after the project is completed. Heck, I don`t even have to sweep up after the rosin paper is removed.

   J. D. Reynolds

   Home Improvements

   "DO IT RIGHT, DO IT ONCE"