Hardwood flooring cost

RatLabGuy said:
So I'm curious, being 220v, what do you do for power access? The only thing in my whole house that is 220v is the stove.
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When Ive hired it out dryer or stove
guys usually have a "drop cord" and an assortment of pigtails made up to fit all the plug configurations. Or a generator.
 
Both our houses (1941 & '61) have had 2-1/4". My brother's house was built in 1957 and has 1.5" boards. It looks like gymnasium flooring.
 
Falko said:
Dave isn't up on is extension cord game.
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um - where ya gonna plug it in? The 1 plug in the house plug is behind the stove, you'd have to remove it from the cabinets.
 
RatLabGuy said:
um - where ya gonna plug it in? The 1 plug in the house plug is behind the stove, you'd have to remove it from the cabinets.
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All the houses I have lived in have had ovens/stoves that just slide out from the cabinets. With the exception of built in cooktops and such I thought they were all like that. Apparently I am poor.

Or do what I do for welding: head to the laundry room.
 
Falko said:
All the houses I have lived in have had ovens/stoves that just slide out from the cabinets. With the exception of built in cooktops and such I thought they were all like that. Apparently I am poor.

Or do what I do for welding: head to the laundry room.
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Ours is siliconed to the counters beside it, I guess the PO didn't want crumbs etc falling in there.

Laundry is gas. I have neighbors whose appliances are 100% gas, including stove.
 
Ron said:
When Ive hired it out dryer or stove
guys usually have a "drop cord" and an assortment of pigtails made up to fit all the plug configurations. Or a generator.
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I won't run my machine on a generator, the amperage isn't stable. Some guys will, but they usually don't own the equipment. I'm a premadona, if you can't get me a legit power source I'll move on. I have a 200' extension cord with a sub panel box on the end. With that I have a 220 circuit and 2 110 circuits and additional 400' of cord. I probably have a grand in just 220 extension cords and pigtails.
 
GotWood said:
@ RatLabGuy do you have a breaker box or fuse panel somewhere? A good floor finisher is also a mediocre electrician!
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yeah I was thinking, thats what I'd do, just booty-fab right at the main box.
Of course it's down in the basement on the far side of the house from our only room w/ hardwood, probably 75' of cord away, lol. Long ranches can be a pain sometimes!
There's a reason I've never picked up a 220v welder for the garage... nowhere close to steal for temporary hookup, and running the circuit was going to cost a small fortune in wire and a pain to get there.

EDIT - sounds like you'd not even sweat over this.
 
GotWood said:
I won't run my machine on a generator, the amperage isn't stable. Some guys will, but they usually don't own the equipment. I'm a premadona, if you can't get me a legit power source I'll move on. I have a 200' extension cord with a sub panel box on the end. With that I have a 220 circuit and 2 110 circuits and additional 400' of cord. I probably have a grand in just 220 extension cords and pigtails.
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A quality and properly sized generator produces better and cleaner power than you get from a utility.
A cheap HF piece does not.
 
RatLabGuy said:
There's a reason I've never picked up a 220v welder for the garage... nowhere close to steal for temporary hookup, and running the circuit was going to cost a small fortune in wire and a pain to get there.
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Yeah, you'd be out... like, a whole $100 by the time you bought enough 8/3 to run across the house to the garage. :flipoff2:
 
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RatLabGuy said:
There's a reason I've never picked up a 220v welder for the garage... nowhere close to steal for temporary hookup, and running the circuit was going to cost a small fortune in wire and a pain to get there.
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I live in a rental, so I am not going to spend any appreciable coinage on wiring an outlet. My water heater is in the garage, so I was planning on wiring into that circuit... But upon opening the junction box I only found 2 wires.

Enter long ass extension cord.

My laundry room is on the other side of the house though. When I require 220v the cord runs through the back door (my dryer is on the back porch) into the kitchen, through the living room, into the bedroom and out the window to the driveway.

Being single is helpful sometimes.
 
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