A long shot, but...anyone have a tile roller?

[RCS]

Since all the local stores in the area carry the VCT tiling supplies, yet none of them seem to feel it's necessary to also carry the proper 75-100 lb. roller needed, I'm in desperate need of one of these. I'm not driving 40 miles to Green Bay to the HD there to rent one for $20 a day...when I'll likely need it for at least a month as I've got 1000 sqft+ to finish off.

Any chance someone out there has one of these things they maybe used at one time and are looking to get rid of? Here's basically what I need:

http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDU...ID=ccejaddiieehikgcgelceffdfgidgio.0&MID=9876

 

[jmkarcz]

Fred, Fred, Fred...

Have you bought your tile already????? and if so, what did you pay...?

Jason

 

[RCS]

I got the tile at Menard's, since they were cheaper than everywhere else. 56 cents per square foot I think?

Home Depot was 58 cents and Total Flooring was (ack!) $1.53!!

I can still return it if you've got access to better though! None of it's opened yet...

 

[jmkarcz]

I can get ceramics down to like 1.00 and less a sqft, no roller needed - the product that I would really recommend is a porcelain tile... porcelain is nearly bulletproof, and runs on the cheap side, about 1.70 and up, I have some great tile in the less that 2.00 a sqft...

The life expectancy on that vct tile is like... 10 years, and after a year or two, it actually hurts your resale... you should give me a call.

Jason

 

[RCS]

I decided today that I'm just going to do the fish area with the VCT tile...if I do the entire basement, the long run would be to cover it all up with carpet or something more appealing before selling anyway. One section of the basement is going to be fish, the rest is for the dogs, so I'm really not looking to do anything really nice right now. But when I get to that point, you'll be my first call for sure!

I found a local place that will rent me the roller for $20.50 per day, and if I pick it up late Friday or early Saturday, they'll let me have it until Monday morning...