Got game room floor in over last couple days...wood grain vinyl long planks with cork padding attached to the bottom (I didn't remove the 2 layers of old tile in this room, had to everywhere else due to water damage), tongue and groove floating floor. Same type of floor as we put in on 1st floor, but vinyl instead of wood laminate...I was afraid of future leaks from inland hurricanes...wood laminate not good in basements that might get wet.
It was a mostly straight square run...but nothing is perfectly square here so some edge trim was required. Also had to put in shitty white edge moulding because of the 1/4" float gap. May paint it brown. Only had 3 colors in moulding. No brown.
Also carpeted steps with remnant piece...
have to make an oak threshold at top of steps...going to use oak 1 x 6 and get an oak dow rod, split it in half, and attach to front for a bull nose effect...stained dark, of course.
plan to put triangle bar in this corner using styling cues from the original put in by my dad in 1959. He removed in the 1990's when he quit drinking...but hell, you don't have to drink to have a bar. We'll make a new one...13' long like it once was...
And in this corner, opposite from bar...I've got this brainstorm to put in a 1950's restaurant style booth or maybe a double booth...
I never saw one in anybody else's game room...seems like a cool idea. Already found a website that has benches...but we have a guy who does car upholstery, so....we may go unique. Back to the designing mode tonight.
