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good job there mr Moore.

question for the 'fire members:

now that I'm old, I've started to wonder why ALL outlets aren't above desktop/countertop height? Tradition?

So toddlers can reach them.

My basement reloading room has a concrete floor. I did an epoxy floor coating, and find it to be perfect: looks good, zero maintenance, super easy clean up/finding lost items. About a month after I completed the epoxy coating, the basement flooded due to a heavy thunderstorm. The water vacuumed right up with a wet/dry shop vac, and within an hour the floor was bone dry with no ill affects. Based on my experience with this floor, I would always epoxy coat a basement floor, and then optionally add throw rugs or rubber mats if I wanted something more foot friendly than hard concrete.


Doing some wintertime dog training, which shows the epoxy floor:

Man, you guys are ruining my envisioned final product....I do appreciate all the opinions tho!

Why the glue down and not floating?

So toddlers can reach them.

Its a place to load ammo. Therefore our room is concrete floor. And nothing more. With a throw rug so to speak in one area. I don't let just anyone in. Its hidden by a concealed door. Its not for show. Its for me working and thats enough for me. I'd rather spend the money on more loading stuff or another gun than to try to be fancy. Basement I might be tempted to have a dehumidifier in too, but these days basements are way better than they used to be. And are usually conditioned space too.

I'm working on the finishing details of my reloading room at my new (to me) house. It is in the basement, on a concrete slab. At my old place, I was also working in the basement, and just had a bare concrete floor, cinder block walls, and an open ceiling. The new improved version has drywall and will soon have a drop ceiling, so I'd like it to feel a little more "finished" than what I'm used to. I have been thinking about a low pile carpet, just for warmth and noise control, but am a little worried about workbench stability and the possibility of messing it up when rolling my safes in over it. My second choice for now, is some kind of vinyl planks. Does anybody have any input that might help me make a decision on this? I have also considered glue-down carpet tiles....