Post #430963 by Tipsy McStagger on Tue, Jan 27, 2009 4:57 AM

thank you all for your advice.....some good ideas you all have......here's the deal though......my tiki room is being built in the attic of the house and will pretty much run the entire length one day.....i'm building it in sections so i can add more space to it if needed but for right now i'm working with half the attic.....i want to try to stay away from stone, ceramic or slate tile options.....the ceilings are lower and with 1/2 inch of plywood subfloor and a 1/2 inch of wood flooring i would lose another inch in height.....not the end of the world, but if i can get 1/8 thick vinyl tile or 1/4 inch tile that would help.....the subfloor will go over the exisiting wood floor. I chose not to remove the old original wood because whoever owned the house before remodeled the attics to be used for a spare room so the new construction walls and drywall are already in place......there will also be floor coverings in the form of rugs here and there....i'll have to get some pics up here so you can see what i mean.....

lake, i'll check out those panels at ikea.....they may work but i am always leary of ikea quality as it tends to be flimsy stuff..