Doc's Reef Build

[LionFish]

ripped a page right out of my book huh Doc.

cant wait to see the pics, Do you want to borrow the helper gnomes?

[Bifferwine]

Hahaha it looks like Yote took that picture of the Helper Gnome!

[yote]

Originally Posted by Bifferwine

Hahaha it looks like Yote took that picture of the Helper Gnome!

HAHA.
At least I admit I'm photographicly challenged.

[yote]

Just remember Doc.Laying floor is like building a reef,Take it slow and easy.

[Doc]

yeah. tell that to my back. I may never walk again. Should've gotten a damn helper gnome. I even tried to pic up a bunch of Mexicans at the home depot but they were all gone trying to help Biff with her cyano problem. So, I did it all myself. I will post pics in just a sec and you can all start laughing.

-Dr Marco

[Doc]

OK. So here are some pics. Please understand that as a therapist, I am not mechanically gifted at all. In fact, it took me about two hours to lay the first two rows. I worked at it for 13 hours STRAIGHT. I have enough done to start my tank, tho, so it was worth it. If I can walk tomorrow, I will get my 90 up and running. Here is how it went:


This was the start of the day - yup this took about 2 hours. not anything like lionfish and his gnomes.


Still two hours of work - stupid floor.


This is what I had to cover, plus a hallway to the left and try to transition into three rooms, plus the tile into the kitchen.


This particular part was SOOOO annoying, since I have NO idea how to maneuver the flooring around tile.


Now I was moving. This shot was taken a little more than 6 hours after starting this retarded idea.


Same time, different spot to look at.


Now, I was getting somewhere, but I realized I had to figure out how to do the finish work - that kicked my a$$. It took three hours to do the finish work and I am still not all the way done, but I did put up my tank. Here is how it looks now, and I will probably finish the floor tomorrow, IF I can get my tank up first.











That baby is getting filled tomorrow!

Here is how the room looks in general - try not to look to closely for all the freakin' flaws.





There you go. Pics as promised. You see Biff, I like to deliver to those who are considerate enough to frequent my build site. I will be posting more pics tomorrow. I have my karma in good standing so I will have a smooth transition into new "tank-dom"

-Dr Marco

[Piggy]

Floors look good. I have to agree they are a pain to do. We just did our second floor. Grouting is the worse. Do you need to put something under the tank stand to protect the new floor? Keep us posted.

[Doc]

I don't think so, it is laminate, so it should be fine. in fact, I never really thought about it. I will do some checking. If it were hardwood, then, yes. Lionfish just did his floor and I am not sure if he put anything down under his. Lionfish??? Any ideas?

- Dr Marco

[Bifferwine]

My exboyfriend and I tiled our whole house together. By ourselves. This time around, I insisted that Neal and I hire someone to do it. Tiling is way worse than putting down laminate, IMO. And if you screw up, it looks like shit and you are out a whole lot of money! You did a good job with your floors, Doc. Next time I feel like redoing mine, I am going with the bamboo wood. It looks cool and is eco-friendly! Unlike my fish tank lights...

[LionFish]

lookin good doc '
BTW biff, that pic was taken with the cam on my phone a 1.3 mpixel
if it is not held completely still it looks like ass.

The finish work is a Bitch huh ! I woulda hated going around that tile,
Cant wait to see the first drop of water.