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Best flooring for sewing room
snuzal Intermediate NEW ZEALAND Member since 7/7/07 Posts: 667	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 8/2/11 3:37 AM Carpet certainly isn't a goer, pins and thread everywhere... But if you had the choice, would you use tiles, vinyl, or a woodgrain laminate planking. ------ Check my blog :) http://snuzalsews.blogspot.com/ Juki Exceed F600, Babylock Imagine, Janome 300E.
FaithM   Advanced Beginner ME USA Member since 2/22/09 Posts: 177	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 8/2/11 6:03 AM Tile is a great surface but I wouldn't choose it for a sewing room because I like to sew in bare feet and tile feels cold to me. The vinyl or laminate would be my choice and given the popularity of laminate I'd probably go shopping in that direction.
Jannerie Advanced OH USA Member since 7/10/09 Posts: 109	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 8/2/11 6:29 AM My husband installed hardwood in my sewing room. I love it. If thats not an option I would suggest the laminate. Good luck with your new floor. ------ Pfaff creative Sensation, Singer 15-91,237,221,328K,301,301a,401,403,404,500,503 Bernina 630, 125jubilae Viking 6020
Sewinglady1947 Advanced Member since 4/28/08 Posts: 877	Login to reply to this post In reply to snuzal Like this post Date: 8/2/11 7:37 AM I have laminate in my sewing room and it has done great. There are some things of laminate you need to know. It is cold, also when mopping it does leave foot prints and if you spill water you have to get it up immediately. I put it in sewing room ,bedrooms. living room and kitchen. I flooded the kitchen and it came apart in minutes. We replaced the kitchen with allure planks from Home Depot. It is my favorite. It is warmer, quieter, and just as pretty. Check both out before buying. I do not regret putting laminate in sewing room but I would just look at both. One thing the laminate doesn't leave scratches but is easy to chip when something heavy is dropped on it. ------ sewing grammy
Elizabeth made this   Intermediate CO USA Member since 8/8/07 Posts: 469	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 8/2/11 9:41 AM I have a low pile berber in my room which actually does fine with the threads and pins. Being a basement room, and having cold feet in general, I'd be uncomfortable with any other surface. It gives me an excuse to use my Dyson too. ;) ------ emadethis.wordpress.com Dare to do more. ~Natalie Dessay
tourist   Intermediate BC CANADA Member since 7/23/07 Posts: 5411	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 8/2/11 10:17 AM I have laminate in my sewing room and really do love it there. We have the Allure planks in the kitchen and it is warmer, as sewinglady says. It is also quieter, both to walk on and when things fall on it. The planks are sheets of a heavy duty compound that is probably easier to DIY than laminate. We have done both. Laminate needs a power saw to cut and the allure can be cut with tin snips, which is very nice. ------ http://bgballroom.wordpress.com to follow the progress on my next ballgown.
Mrs.Moos   Intermediate CA USA Member since 11/5/02 Posts: 2340	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 8/2/11 10:27 AM We have ceramic tile in our house except for the 3 smaller bedrooms in which we have laminate flooring. The laminate is very nice IMHO for sewing room floor. If you drop pins they come up easily if you have a magnetci pincushion-no sticking in carpet. It also cleans nicely. ------ Brother ULT 2002D, Janome 6500P, Babylock Eclipse SX, Juki MO654DE, Janome Coverpro 1000CPX, Singer 15-91
KarenTeel   IL USA Member since 4/22/08 Posts: 391	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 8/2/11 3:20 PM Very timely question for me too. We are almost done redoing the basement after our flood and the flooring is a hard one for us. We had carpet before and I do not want to go that route again. Yes, it was berber and pretty easy to clean but what a mess after the flood. We looked at the sheet vinyl and that looks really good. The hard part is getting the concrete floor ready for it. Previous owners had walls up and there are a lot of floor nails (big things) and getting them up will damage the floor even more. Right now I am leaning towards just finishing the floor as best we can and putting cement paint down. I can get some gel mats for around the cutting table to ease the back strain. We are really torn on this one. ------ Karen
Sewinglady1947 Advanced Member since 4/28/08 Posts: 877	Login to reply to this post In reply to KarenTeel Like this post Date: 8/2/11 3:56 PM Do not put laminate where you could have a water problem! I learned the hard way and it was a very expensive lesson. Google Allure Planks. I wished I had before I did my floors twice. The laminate is o.k. in sewing rooms where there isn't a water problem. But I would do allure planks next time in any of my rooms. The allure planks are being used in more homes. I don't think there is a perfect flooring but I have had about everything except hardwood and these planks are my favorite. Of course if I had had my way I would have hardwood.I think it is a good idea about painting and using mats. -- Edited on 8/2/11 3:59 PM -- ------ sewing grammy
tourist   Intermediate BC CANADA Member since 7/23/07 Posts: 5411	Login to reply to this post In reply to Sewinglady1947 Like this post Date: 8/2/11 5:25 PM Re: water - I left the drain slightly ajar on my front loader when I cleaned it out and some water ran on to the laundry room floor (concrete) where we have some Allure. Water seeped out from between the planks when I stepped on them but I mopped it up and the floor looks exactly as it did before. Not sure how it would handle a full fledged flood, but definitely better than laminate would, for sure. ------ http://bgballroom.wordpress.com to follow the progress on my next ballgown.

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