Recent content by cino

OK, got some other things out of the way, now I am trying to refocus on the floor. Is there any particular prep work you have to do to ready an old cruddy concrete floor for tile? Can you just sweep and go or do you have to get more aggressive? (Wow, Baada, I just saw your post on your...

Well, hello. Found a closeout on 16" porcelain tile for $1/sf. The cost will be similar to epoxy but may end up looking quite a bit more homey. Plus, I will not have to diamond brush or acid was the floor. We'll see. Never tiled anything before. Thanks for the tip, Slick. Any...

I suppose the bigger question is, if you did not loose power, why did both pumps fail?

HD has several models of battery-powered backup sump pumps, such as: http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-100055241/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&keyword=battery+sump+pump&storeId=10051#.UJ0OpIaOw2U If you are going for something nice, I'd skip the carpet and go with tile...

Hmm. Thanks. I was thinking along the lines of simple grey epoxy given that the floor is not really level. But tile looks interesting. I wonder if I could pull it off? Time to do some shopping.

Had not thought of tile, I figured that would be expensive. This part of the basement gets no water, it is mostly above ground (house is in the side of a hill). Yes, I'd like to make it into more of a living space. Not a formal living space, like a bedroom or living room, more of a rec room.

I would like to finish the concrete floor in my basement, but I am not sure that I can follow the same procedures as people use for garages. I didn't know if some experts might be willing to advise me. Some key considerations I have are: The floor is very old, dirty, and worn, 1940s...