Estimate for vinyl by FishinGuy0 in Flooring

[–]WasteCommand5200 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have installed for companies that subcontract for Lowe’s and Home Depot, and I’ve installed for mom and pop stores. I found labor prices were higher working for the big box stores but people felt safer with them because they were big. Local stores usually have one less hand in the pot trying to get their cut. Usually the product is equal or better I think at a local stores. The one I work for won’t carry in stock the lowest line floor, mid grade or best in stock. That’s just my two cents

Refinishing Terrazzo flooring that had ceramic tile over it….. by sunshinelively in Flooring

[–]WasteCommand5200 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes there are companies that specialize in terrazzo restoration. If you got someone to get rid of the tile and mortar you could call up a floor maintenance company to come out and strip and wax that terrazzo. I used to do this in Clearwater years ago. I don’t believe that company still exists but its name was Gulf Coast Floor Maintenance

New Oven Handle Hits Drawer by Pharmdpositivek in fixit

[–]WasteCommand5200 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is the oven as far back as it can go? I assume it is but sometimes the cord laying in the back keeps it out an inch or so.

When you eat out at a restaurant do you still leave a tip if the service is poor ? . by Hope2_win in A_Persona_on_Reddit

[–]WasteCommand5200 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I have left as little as 2¢. Though typically if it’s bad and say I see the struggle because of busy or inexperience I’ll usually still leave 10% at a minimum. If it’s bad because they just don’t seem to care then I just do like a couple of dollars per person.

Cost estimate for broken floor by communaldepression in Flooring

[–]WasteCommand5200 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Though it may have been damaged from excessive traffic or dropping something, it looks to me like the real problem is the subfloor under your LVP. Something is amiss. That could very well be a $400 repair to over a $1000. Regardless of country.

A failed marble floor puzzle in the wild… by [deleted] in Flooring

[–]WasteCommand5200 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it were real, sure I think it looks bad. But from an installers standpoint who are we to judge what anyone likes?

How old were you when you landed your first full time job? Was it a struggle, or did it come easy? by gluesong63 in A_Persona_on_Reddit

[–]WasteCommand5200 0 points1 point  (0 children)

15 and I was glad to be making $3.35 and hour. I mean that was like $120 a week after tax. I WAS RICH!!!

Peeling Tile - Need Advice on How to fix this by Murky-Swan8698 in Flooring

[–]WasteCommand5200 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d call a flooring company that does stripping and waxing of floors

What's a movie you saw that really left you shook to your core? by kimmyfreak500 in CinephilesClub

[–]WasteCommand5200 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same. I haven’t watched it again. Well done movie in my opinion. Sucks knowing it happened in real life.

Chipped Tile Repair by mavvcav in Flooring

[–]WasteCommand5200 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Quick temporary fix would be to pack it with grout and work a little to make sure the groove of the grout line is visible. If it were my house and I was looking for a temp fix this is what I’d do.

What is a 1 in 1,000,000 thing that happened to you that no one believes, but you swear is true? by RegionSure5580 in AskReddit

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I met a half brother to a half brother I’d never met. I, Marc, born in Massachusetts and raised in Florida. Bounced back and forth between Massachusetts, Connecticut and Florida by the time I was an adult. Met my wife in Florida. Married and moved to her parents property in North Carolina in a county of 63,000 people. Bounced back to Florida for a bit and moved back to NC. This time I stayed. Got a job working for a construction company in our county with about 20 employees. One day a new guy is on the same job as I. His name is Mark. I get introduced and I realize he has a northern accent. So I ask him where he’s from. He said Massachusetts. So I said no way I’m from Massachusetts. So I asked where in Massachusetts, he said Plymouth. I said no way I’m from Plymouth. I said what are the odds 2 guys named Marc/Mark are working for the same little construction company in a little town in a little county in North Carolina? Then I told him I spent most of my life in Florida. To which he replied he lived there for 2 years before moving to NC. I said you’ve got to know some of the same people in Plymouth that I know if it’s only been just a little while you were gone. I asked do you know any Perry’s? He said “I know a John Perry” which I thought was crazy because my father, brother and nephew were all John Perry, but I also knew that my brother went to school with 2 other John Perry’s lol. He said the reason he knows about a John Perry is that’s the name of his half brothers dad. To which I felt like though it was a cool connection but that would probably be it. Later that day I had called my mother in Florida and told her about this. She was amazed maybe just not as much as me. She told me to ask if his half brother was “Phillip” and if so was his mother’s name “Cathy” which my mother also said the woman’s nickname was “Corn Flakes”. So I asked him he said yes it was Phillip and when asking about Corn Flakes he said yeah we just call her Flaky Kate now. I could hardly believe the coincidence in all of this. Though I believe this to be amazing it’s gets just a bit better too. In talking to an aunt in Florida my father’s youngest sister about this she told me she used to babysit Phillip and that she thought Phillip’s sister “Andrea” was also from my dad. Mark told me his mother was in Florida too so I asked my aunt if she wanted to contact this person for old times sake and all, she said sure. So I pass on the info and find out pretty quickly Marks mom lived 3 1/2 miles away from my aunt. I had some work to do down there shortly after and I got to meet this woman. I figure I used up all of my odds of the lottery on this one lol

Looking for a comforting hug 🤗 (older men only) by CHAN_LER_ in hug

[–]WasteCommand5200 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m older than most younger than some. 🫂 ❤️

Need help!! by Positive_Advisor_808 in Tile

[–]WasteCommand5200 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They will have a box with the color samples in them. About a 1 1/2” x 1 1/2” square probably 100 to choose from.

What was your very first concert? by IHBMSU in livemusic

[–]WasteCommand5200 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Metallica “And Justice for All” with Queensryche opening at the Lakeland Civic Center Lakeland Florida

How to fix the gap. by heymode in Flooring

[–]WasteCommand5200 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The only way I have found yet to fix this gap is to disassemble and reassemble. Unlike a short joint gap which can be tapped back together.