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Office floor: laminate vs. tree wood
We're about to move house, and one of the "new" bedrooms will be used as
an office. Our present office has a carpeted floor, and moving an office chair on it has f^hrucked the carpet and underlay. SWMBO tells me not to move the chair around on the floor, but to get up each time I want something from the bookcase or whatever. I ignore her. The new office has a laminate floor, which doesn't look all that bad, but real wood would look so much better. Which would be harder wearing, bearing in mind that I'm 18+ stone (about 115kg), so there's going to be quite a load on said surface? If wood parquet is the better, any recommendations as to type of wood and type of varnish? -- Peter Ying tong iddle-i po! |
Office floor: laminate vs. tree wood
Peter Twydell wrote:
We're about to move house, and one of the "new" bedrooms will be used as an office. Our present office has a carpeted floor, and moving an office chair on it has f^hrucked the carpet and underlay. SWMBO tells me not to move the chair around on the floor, but to get up each time I want something from the bookcase or whatever. I ignore her. Do you get chairs with big "low-pressure" wheels? |
Office floor: laminate vs. tree wood
On Mon, 24 May 2004 22:37:19 +0100, Peter Twydell
wrote: We're about to move house, and one of the "new" bedrooms will be used as an office. Our present office has a carpeted floor, and moving an office chair on it has f^hrucked the carpet and underlay. SWMBO tells me not to move the chair around on the floor, but to get up each time I want something from the bookcase or whatever. I ignore her. The new office has a laminate floor, which doesn't look all that bad, but real wood would look so much better. Which would be harder wearing, bearing in mind that I'm 18+ stone (about 115kg), so there's going to be quite a load on said surface? If wood parquet is the better, any recommendations as to type of wood and type of varnish? I'd suggest addressing the problem in a different way. No, I'm not going to suggest addressing kilogrammatic challenge - it is as it is... Personally I abhor laminate floors and if it were me I'd rip it out and burn it. So to real wood. First of all go for a pretty hard material. Oak is pretty good. Secondly, take a look at the chairs and obtain them with or fit wide wheels tyred with rubber to spread the load. Herman Miller Aeron chairs have these as an option, specifically for hardwood floors, but will set you back £650 new, around £300 "pre-owned". I have seen Chinese copies..... Finally, if you treat the floor with an oil/polish rather then a varnish it is very easy to remove any minor indentations whould they occur. A steam iron and a cloth will do the job very effectively. The fibres swell with the heat and the indentations disappear like magic. ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
Office floor: laminate vs. tree wood
"Peter Twydell" wrote in message ... We're about to move house, and one of the "new" bedrooms will be used as an office. Our present office has a carpeted floor, and moving an office chair on it has f^hrucked the carpet and underlay. SWMBO tells me not to move the chair around on the floor, but to get up each time I want something from the bookcase or whatever. I ignore her. The new office has a laminate floor, which doesn't look all that bad, but real wood would look so much better. Which would be harder wearing, bearing in mind that I'm 18+ stone (about 115kg), so there's going to be quite a load on said surface? If wood parquet is the better, any recommendations as to type of wood and type of varnish? Noise plus scratches come to mind, my suggestion would be carpet tiles of good quality, many an office use them without to many problems / wear etc. |
Office floor: laminate vs. tree wood
In article , Andy Hall
writes On Mon, 24 May 2004 22:37:19 +0100, Peter Twydell wrote: We're about to move house, and one of the "new" bedrooms will be used as an office. Our present office has a carpeted floor, and moving an office chair on it has f^hrucked the carpet and underlay. SWMBO tells me not to move the chair around on the floor, but to get up each time I want something from the bookcase or whatever. I ignore her. The new office has a laminate floor, which doesn't look all that bad, but real wood would look so much better. Which would be harder wearing, bearing in mind that I'm 18+ stone (about 115kg), so there's going to be quite a load on said surface? If wood parquet is the better, any recommendations as to type of wood and type of varnish? I'd suggest addressing the problem in a different way. No, I'm not going to suggest addressing kilogrammatic challenge - it is as it is... The weight is not really a "challenge", as I'm 6'6" (2m). Think Martin Johnson-sized. Older, less talented, less fit, less almost everything, especially scary. I was 14st/97kg once (I'd not been well), and could hide behind fence posts. A stone less wouldn't hurt. Personally I abhor laminate floors and if it were me I'd rip it out and burn it. I do agree, but it might come down to cost and time. I hope not, though. So to real wood. First of all go for a pretty hard material. Oak is pretty good. Secondly, take a look at the chairs and obtain them with or fit wide wheels tyred with rubber to spread the load. Herman Miller Aeron chairs have these as an option, specifically for hardwood floors, but will set you back £650 new, around £300 "pre-owned". I have seen Chinese copies..... So far I've managed to get 2 new chairs under guarantee. Didn't know you could get rubber tyred ones, though. Finally, if you treat the floor with an oil/polish rather then a varnish it is very easy to remove any minor indentations whould they occur. A steam iron and a cloth will do the job very effectively. The fibres swell with the heat and the indentations disappear like magic. .andy Thanks, Andy. -- Peter Ying tong iddle-i po! |
Office floor: laminate vs. tree wood
On Mon, 24 May 2004 22:37:19 +0100, Peter Twydell
wrote: We're about to move house, and one of the "new" bedrooms will be used as an office. Our present office has a carpeted floor, and moving an office chair on it has f^hrucked the carpet and underlay. SWMBO tells me not to move the chair around on the floor, but to get up each time I want something from the bookcase or whatever. I ignore her. The new office has a laminate floor, which doesn't look all that bad, but real wood would look so much better. Which would be harder wearing, bearing in mind that I'm 18+ stone (about 115kg), so there's going to be quite a load on said surface? If wood parquet is the better, any recommendations as to type of wood and type of varnish? Hi, There are a wide variety of chair mats available for carpeted and hard floors. Personally I think laminate flooring is fine in places where you don't spend much time looking at the floor. cheers, Pete. |
Office floor: laminate vs. tree wood
In uk.d-i-y, Peter Twydell wrote:
The new office has a laminate floor, which doesn't look all that bad, but real wood would look so much better. From the "thinking sideways" corner: we've just recently ripped out the manky carpet from a small upstairs bedroom which has become my wife's study; and the flooring we put down was cork tiles (from those nice people at Siesta Cork Tiles, Croydon - Google for them). With a couple of coats of a water-based acrylic varnish from Rustins (also available from the same source in the one delivery with the tiles), they've made a very nice surface: "domestic office" feel, i.e. neither too much like a bedroom, nor too cold-n-clinical. Laying was pretty much a breeze (some prior planning with to-scale plan of room and tiles helped put part-tiles in reasonable places and avoided narrow strips: and *do* punch down flooring nails even if you think they're "practically" level already!). Of course, I'd d-i-y'ed a spreader out of some scrap ali sheet and finished the job before finding the freebie steel-with-wooden-handle one they'd thrown in the box... You might even be able to lay right on top of the existing laminate to cover it up ;-) - the "Acrylicork" tiles I used are, from memory, just 6mm thick. The more demanding usage-test will happen in a few months' time, when I do the same in my home office next door to hers - she's a svelteish 60kg or so, I'm less than twice that - but not by much! ("not overweight, jsut undertall" ;-) But her office gets a fair bit of traffic from me and the kids, and there are no early disappointing signs of wear... HTH - Stefek |
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Office floor: laminate vs. tree wood
On Wed, 26 May 2004 08:16:18 +0100, Peter Twydell
wrote: In article , writes The more demanding usage-test will happen in a few months' time, when I do the same in my home office next door to hers - she's a svelteish 60kg or so, I'm less than twice that - but not by much! ("not overweight, jsut undertall" ;-) Talking of thinking laterally, since body mass index varies with the square of height, I'm surprised that nobody has thought of the idea of some means of making people taller. Somebody with a weight of 90kg and a BMI of 30 would have a height of 1m73. By increasing their height to 1m90, their BMI would become 25. But her office gets a fair bit of traffic from me and the kids, and there are no early disappointing signs of wear... HTH - Stefek Thanks for the suggestions, Stefek, and good luck! ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
Office floor: laminate vs. tree wood
"Andy Hall" wrote in message ... snip Talking of thinking laterally, since body mass index varies with the square of height, I'm surprised that nobody has thought of the idea of some means of making people taller. snip They have, it's called a 'Rack' and IIRC there is an example on display in the Tower of London - were it was last used... Not sure if that should be followed by a :~) or a :~( !! |
Office floor: laminate vs. tree wood
Peter Twydell wrote in message ...
We're about to move house, and one of the "new" bedrooms will be used as an office. Our present office has a carpeted floor, and moving an office chair on it has f^hrucked the carpet and underlay. SWMBO tells me not to move the chair around on the floor, but to get up each time I want something from the bookcase or whatever. I ignore her. The new office has a laminate floor, which doesn't look all that bad, but real wood would look so much better. Which would be harder wearing, bearing in mind that I'm 18+ stone (about 115kg), so there's going to be quite a load on said surface? If wood parquet is the better, any recommendations as to type of wood and type of varnish? I wouldn't want chairs on castors, as they apply very high point loads to the floor, and I'd be surprised if either survived that. Better would be to use wider pads for chair feet, fitted with a piece of cord carpet, then your floor should survive. If you have laminate and it looks ok, it seems unnecessary to rip it out. The main downside with lam is its lifespan: ripping it out only shortens that dramatically, achieving little. Regards, NT |
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Office floor: laminate vs. tree wood
"Pete C" wrote in message ... Personally I think laminate flooring is fine in places where you don't spend much time looking at the floor. Who does? Mary cheers, Pete. |
Office floor: laminate vs. tree wood
"Andy Hall" wrote in message ... On 26 May 2004 03:36:33 -0700, (N. Thornton) wrote: Peter Twydell wrote in message ... We're about to move house, and one of the "new" bedrooms will be used as an office. Our present office has a carpeted floor, and moving an office chair on it has f^hrucked the carpet and underlay. SWMBO tells me not to move the chair around on the floor, but to get up each time I want something from the bookcase or whatever. I ignore her. The new office has a laminate floor, which doesn't look all that bad, but real wood would look so much better. Which would be harder wearing, bearing in mind that I'm 18+ stone (about 115kg), so there's going to be quite a load on said surface? If wood parquet is the better, any recommendations as to type of wood and type of varnish? I wouldn't want chairs on castors, as they apply very high point loads to the floor, and I'd be surprised if either survived that. It works fine if you have castors with rubber tyres. I've done this with Aeron chairs on a hardwood floor with no problems at all. Better would be to use wider pads for chair feet, fitted with a piece of cord carpet, then your floor should survive. If you have laminate and it looks ok, it seems unnecessary to rip it out. It's *always* necessary to rip out laminate floor because it looks tacky :-) That rather depends on the quality and how it's been installed. Well done you don't notice it. Exactly the same applies to other floorcoverings. Mary |
Office floor: laminate vs. tree wood
On Wed, 26 May 2004 16:22:47 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote: That rather depends on the quality and how it's been installed. Well done you don't notice it. Exactly the same applies to other floorcoverings. Mary OK. However, I've never seen any, even allegedly good stuff that I would give house room..... ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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On Wed, 26 May 2004 09:20:40 +0100, "Jerry." wrote:
"Andy Hall" wrote in message .. . snip Talking of thinking laterally, since body mass index varies with the square of height, I'm surprised that nobody has thought of the idea of some means of making people taller. snip They have, it's called a 'Rack' and IIRC there is an example on display in the Tower of London - were it was last used... Not sure if that should be followed by a :~) or a :~( !! I guess that it would be a case of being between a rack and a hard place.... ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
Office floor: laminate vs. tree wood
"Andy Hall" wrote in message
Talking of thinking laterally, since body mass index varies with the square of height, I'm surprised that nobody has thought of the idea of some means of making people taller. The problem is not an height to weight ratio but the need for women's breasts to stick out versus the need for orthpaedic footware in their later years. In the meantime the need to wear out shabby floors is best fulfilled with stilletto heels. -- Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG |
Office floor: laminate vs. tree wood
In article , Andy Hall
writes On Wed, 26 May 2004 08:16:18 +0100, Peter Twydell wrote: In article , writes The more demanding usage-test will happen in a few months' time, when I do the same in my home office next door to hers - she's a svelteish 60kg or so, I'm less than twice that - but not by much! ("not overweight, jsut undertall" ;-) Talking of thinking laterally, since body mass index varies with the square of height, I'm surprised that nobody has thought of the idea of some means of making people taller. Somebody with a weight of 90kg and a BMI of 30 would have a height of 1m73. By increasing their height to 1m90, their BMI would become 25. I'm not convinced about the worth of the BMI. As I mentioned, at 2m tall, I weigh 115 kg, for a BMI of 28.75. I accept that's overweight, but the theoretical healthy limit of 25 would make me 100kg, which is 15st 10. That seems far too light for my build. What about Jason Leonard? Is he clinically obese? Or Dean Macy? But her office gets a fair bit of traffic from me and the kids, and there are no early disappointing signs of wear... HTH - Stefek Thanks for the suggestions, Stefek, and good luck! .andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl -- Peter Ying tong iddle-i po! |
Office floor: laminate vs. tree wood
In article lgate.org,
Michael Mcneil writes "Andy Hall" wrote in message Talking of thinking laterally, since body mass index varies with the square of height, I'm surprised that nobody has thought of the idea of some means of making people taller. The problem is not an height to weight ratio but the need for women's breasts to stick out versus the need for orthpaedic footware in their later years. In the meantime the need to wear out shabby floors is best fulfilled with stilletto heels. Oooh, what a good idea! (simper, simper) Where can I get some in size 13? (that's 48 for the Europeanised) As if I didn't have enough trouble with doorways as it is. -- Peter Ying tong iddle-i po! |
Office floor: laminate vs. tree wood
In article , Mary
Fisher writes "Pete C" wrote in message .. . Personally I think laminate flooring is fine in places where you don't spend much time looking at the floor. Who does? Mary Whether you spend more time looking at the floor rather than the ceiling depends on your personal habits. Or vice versa. Or any other kind of vice. cheers, Pete. -- Peter Ying tong iddle-i po! |
Office floor: laminate vs. tree wood
"Peter Twydell" wrote in message ... In article , Mary Fisher writes "Pete C" wrote in message .. . Personally I think laminate flooring is fine in places where you don't spend much time looking at the floor. Who does? Mary Whether you spend more time looking at the floor rather than the ceiling depends on your personal habits. Or vice versa. Or any other kind of vice. When I'm in a room I'm looking at other things - mostly people. If I'm alone I'm ironing, reading, sewing or whatever. Certainly not looking at the floor, ceiling or walls. If they're so noticeable as to be looked at there's something wrong, IMO. Oh - except that I do look - for a few minutes - at the bedroom ceiling when I go to bed. I don't look at the bathroom ceiling because we have a sculpture above the bath, which I delight in seeing. Mary Mary |
Office floor: laminate vs. tree wood
"Michael Mcneil" wrote in message news:7b83a19a89b11cc8ee9b3720dbd3a983.45219@mygate .mailgate.org... The problem is not an height to weight ratio but the need for women's breasts to stick out versus the need for orthpaedic footware in their later years. You know, seeing the large number of men's large bellies I often wonder what back problems they suffer with. Their bellies are far, far bigger than most women's breasts. It also makes me wonder about other thigns, which I shan't go into here ... Mary |
Office floor: laminate vs. tree wood
"Andy Hall" wrote in message ... On Wed, 26 May 2004 16:22:47 +0100, "Mary Fisher" wrote: That rather depends on the quality and how it's been installed. Well done you don't notice it. Exactly the same applies to other floorcoverings. Mary OK. However, I've never seen any, even allegedly good stuff that I would give house room..... You have a choice. To date Our Glorious Leader hasn't dictated about floors. Perhaps I shouldn't have said that - perhaps he has moles here looking for ideas ... Mary .andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
Office floor: laminate vs. tree wood
On Wed, 26 May 2004 16:20:26 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote: "Pete C" wrote in message .. . Personally I think laminate flooring is fine in places where you don't spend much time looking at the floor. Who does? Not so much look at the floor maybe, but be in view for more than a short time. Laminate would be OK for me in a kitchen or bathroom, but in a lounge or conservatory I'd prefer real wood. cheers, Pete. |
Office floor: laminate vs. tree wood
"Pete C" wrote in message ... On Wed, 26 May 2004 16:20:26 +0100, "Mary Fisher" wrote: "Pete C" wrote in message .. . Personally I think laminate flooring is fine in places where you don't spend much time looking at the floor. Who does? Not so much look at the floor maybe, but be in view for more than a short time. Laminate would be OK for me in a kitchen or bathroom, but in a lounge or conservatory I'd prefer real wood. We have neither lounge nor conservatory so it doesn't matter :-) Mary cheers, Pete. |
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