I found MillCreek flooring online, and it looks wonderful. We love hardwood, but it is not an option because of the occasional floods. Tile is cold and hard.

I called our local dealer, and they refused to give me a price per square foot over the phone. Free estimates are done only when somebody comes to the house. Having been through hell with aggressive window salesmen who ate up my time giving me a hard sell, I don't want another salesman droning on and on. All I want is the price, so we can decide if it is an option.

We have about 1300 square feet to cover in the basement. Total sq ft is 1742, but we'll leave the storage room floors concrete, and the bathroom is already done in tile.

Thank you!!

Is the $5-6/sq ft price including installation? It basically snaps together, no glue or nails. And, funnily enough, it can be dismantled and taken to a new location. Have floor, will travel :-)

I'm guessing whatever price I manage to pull out of this particular dealer will include a commission. I ordered a sample, and I'll ask our contractor about installation. If it's really that easy, DH and I can probably do it.

Sidebar - have you considered carpet tiles? You can DIY with loose lay method. If there is flood, take them out dry them and put them back in.

I did. The carpet squares are our back-up if the MillCreek is too expensive. Drawback is the very limited color selection (2 or 3) and rough texture.

Thank you so much for responding! It just really BUGS me when people are coy about pricing over the phone. Their costs are fixed: materials and labor. So what, exactly, necessitates someone coming to my house except to give me a hard sell? Uggghhh.

Our basement is finished and has a media room, a wet bar, a play area, an office, and a bathroom. We use it a lot, so I want an attractive floor.

The online company sells a product that is exclusive to them. I'm going to wait until I get the samples before I make an appt with the local dealer. Then I can compare them side by side.

Long story short, if this is indeed the premium MillCreek flooring that can withstand floods, I will be pulling my hair for not finding about this before I got porcelain tiles install. Otherwise, you are might as well install cheap 50 cent laminates from LumberLiquidators that you can throw away if there is a flood.

RK

I will be contacting Amy at Ifloor later to get more information about their product. Will check mail for samples. I was wondering about Lumber Liquidators myself.

But my contractor said that anything that snaps together will allow water to seep. He says our hardwood guy has something with suction cups (?!) that you can just peel off the floor if there is a flood, then replace when dry.