What type of flooring for new studio
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What type of flooring for new studio
Hi everyone!
I am so very fortunate to be planning a new home with a 12X29 sewing/longarm quilt room. My question is:
Should the flooring be wood or will I need carpeting to limit vibration? or is there no vibration?
HELP!!!
What are your thoughts? Need to know soon for cost break downs.
Appreciate anyone's input-Penny*
I am so very fortunate to be planning a new home with a 12X29 sewing/longarm quilt room. My question is:
Should the flooring be wood or will I need carpeting to limit vibration? or is there no vibration?
HELP!!!
What are your thoughts? Need to know soon for cost break downs.
Appreciate anyone's input-Penny*
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Location: Spanish Fort, AL (on the AL Gulf Coast)
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We just added a 24x24 room onto our house for a new sewing/quilting room - I have a long arm, too and decided to go with laminate flooring. You probably want to go with no less than 10-12 cm thickness. We bought the laminate from Lumber Liquidators and my husband is installing the floor.
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Wood or laminate makes for easy thread clean-up but can get marked up by furniture and rolling chairs. Carpet has to be vacuum but keeps the threads from migrating out of the sewing room. Will your room be cement slab construction? You might need an insulation layer under the laminate. You will need to evaluate your style to see what would work best for you and your climate.
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My sewing room has carpet- our house is on foundation, we have one bedroom without wall-to-wall carpet and it gets very cold compared to the other rooms. I can't sew with gloves on and not willing to pay the increase in heating costs. I don't have pets so vacuuming isn't that big of a deal.
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I have carpeting in my sewing room - it is converted from a bedroom. If I ever replace the carpet I would get a laminate floor - but then with so many cats in the house I would have to sweep more often!
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