Attention Members in the San Francisco Metropolitan Area

[rp2813]

Evening Magazine?

Does KPIX still produce that show? I thought they only did "Eye on the Bay" now, which would seem a more likely program to pursue this type of content, as they have visited places like the "Unknown" and "Pez" museums in the past and tend to sprinkle in a few quirky segments once in a while.

 

[gansky1]

basement floors

Keith - that is just simple oil-based floor paint. I still have it but would love to have something else. It's a pain to keep up and a smelly nightmare to re-do as often as it needs to be done. Every time you slide a machine in or out of it's spot, the floor gets marred or scratched. One of my "major" projects for the laundry rooms is to tile those floors someday.

 

[rapidry1000]

Sorry, it's Eye on the Bay. I was thinking of the former show at that time slot. Dave Stoelk does the odd/unusual segments of the program.

 

[nmassman44]

I love the idea of "pull up a washer and take a seat". I will take the Frigidaire 1-18 with the lid open please....and thats all I am going to say!

 

[70series]

Gansky:

Greg, was the show you were on called "Hey Remember", or some title like that? I am pretty sure I saw you when it aired back in 2003/2004. I remember it, and your basement does look familiar. As I recall you were restoring a 1959 washer labeled Fabric Master, which was probably a Frigidaire. I thought I recognized you from photos here, but was not sure.

Have a good one,
James

 

[sudsmaster]

Epoxy floor paint would probably be far more resistant to damage from appliance moving than regular oil based paint. However it's not indestructible and can be scratched or chipped fairly readily, depending on the object doing the damage.

One idea might be to lay down cardboard on the floor before moving a machine, or putting those teflon or plastic pads under the front feet before sliding the machine out (and putting two more under the rear feet for further movement...).

 

[circlew]

Polished Concrete

is another floor finish you may wish to consider. Last month I had the new basement floor in the house I'm renovating ground and polished. My contractor used successivly finer grits which brought it up to a soft gloss, but you can stop at low sheen, or go up to a very highly reflective gloss. A densifier was used after the first step, which makes the concrete very hard and abrasion resistant. The nice thing about this process is that it does not require any sealer or other topcoat, nor any waxing. It can be done on either new or old concrete. Many new buildings, including all the newer Kroger stores, Lowes, etc. are using this, as the upkeep is much less expensive than VCT. If your having new concrete poured you can have it colored, or use colorful aggregate. It can also be dye stained as part of the process, either on new or existing concrete. I had regular gray poured, but may stain it at some future date. The grinding and polishing process ran about $4 per sq. ft.

http://www.concretenetwork.com/concrete/polishing

 

[toploader55]

For what this is worth...

I am a tenant.
My Landlords Love My Collection. And what we call My "Showroom", is carpeted. I use Super Sliders. I buy the ones that support 300-400 lbs. I slide my machines all over the place with out having to use an Appliance Handtruck.

Hope this may help. Eddie