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Re: Tile Shop Floors?

To: kmr@pil.net, shop-talk@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Tile Shop Floors?
From: LBC286@aol.com
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 08:47:07 EDT
In a message dated 5/29/00 5:00:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time, kmr@pil.net 
writes:

<< I have always disliked bare concrete, and even painted gray concrete 
floors.
 They look bad, don't reflect enough light (personal opinion), and are still
 a pain to clean up, and they stain, chip, peel, and need repainting... >>

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Have you thought about a hardwood floor?  Many old British car shops and even 
factories had wooden floors.  If you finish it with a spar varnish or a tough 
urethane coating, it should be impervious to stains, and there is no grout.  
Hardwood is soft compared to concrete or ceramic tile.  If you dent it by 
dropping stuff, you can sand it down with a floor sander and refinish.  Cost 
might be a factor, but it shouldn't be as much as ceramic tile.

Allen Hefner
Philly Region SCCA Rally Steward
'77 MG Midget
'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport

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