Vinyl vs Laminate flooring- Which one's the best bad choice?
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Comments (11)I love Novalis peel and stick flooring. I used it in my previous home in the entire house and it sold quickly. My previous home was not a cheap starter home or a mobile home but a nice home in a desirable area. It is easy to install and durable. I have expensive tastes and this stuff looks great. It looks like real wood. It has a texture that feels like wood grain. I will post pictures on this page of my novlais floor that I installed myself in my master bedroom. I laid it directly onto the slab. No underlayment or professional leveling or a professional installer to come in and help me. I used heavy duty shears to cut the pieces to fit. To give it an even more upscale look I laid the planks in a herringbone style and it looks fabulous. It looks like designer flooring straight out of a magazine. I spent about 300 dollars on materials and nothing else. My room is about 15 by 18 almost 300 square feet. I don't have fancy tools either. That is awesome compared to the 1400 dollar quote for laminate to be installed. More people should use this. They are all hung up on real wood and spending thousands of dollars on their floors. You dont have to do that to get a great look. You can have the look of hardwood on a budget. You can do it. I am a 45 year old mother of two with a full time job ouside the home, if I can do it you can too. I could afford to purchase real wood if I wanted to but why spend more if you dont have to. Using novalis on my floor left more cash for me and my family. And for the naysayers--no problems with loose or peeling planks or shifting. As long as you fit them in tightly when installing that does not happen. If it does happen occassionally remember that also happens with distressed floors so whats the big deal it is so small no on would even notice it. I will upload photos of my room so you can see for yourself how great it is. P.S.--I do not work for Novalis but I should because I really believe in this product!!!...See MoreLaminate vs. Vinyl in Kitchen and Bath
Comments (14)Sorry to hear about your troubles. I have laminate in my kitchen and in my powder room--four years old. I have had similar experiences to monica pa's--I spilled hot coffee on the floor (though fortunately, I was not burned); took me a few minutes to get the coffee and the mat that absorbed most of it off the floor. All is well except for small squeak sound in the area. In the powder room, I had a toilet overflow. You would never know it--I just cleaned it up, had the toilet fixed, all is well. The product is a high-quality Pergo that allegedy can "take" some water on it -- though letting water sit for more than a few minutes would probably not be a good idea. I think it is Pergo Select and I got it at Expo (Home Depot's high-end store). I had a good contractor install and I think that may also have something to do with it. FYI, it was installed over extremely beat up and stained (though level with no bulges, etc.) vinyl. I believe vinyl is ultimately "best" for standing up to a wet environment, although as someone said above, too much water on any floor is going to be a bad outcome. Hope this helps--good luck to you....See Morewhich flooring plank is the best color choice for the whole house?
Comments (21)Janice, don't even think about gel staining these cabinets. If you don't want it to look like a cheap DIY project, it will take you days of tedious prep work. And for what? espresso color, dated cabinets? For the amount of work that takes, you'd be better off painting them. You said you're selling. Why go through the expense of taking up all of your flooring to lay down a vinyl plank? it's not exactly a high upgrade, and certainly not high enough to warrant extra money in your pocket you'd get after selling. Do you plan on doing the entire area (living room, kitchen, bedrooms?) What is the complete price for demo of current flooring, PLUS buying the new products and install? The one thing that will definitely give you bank for your buck is to scrape those ceilings and get a smooth, painted finish. (check for asbestos first) No one wants a popcorn ceiling. Start there. look at this link. her kitchen cabs are very similar to yours. Minus the appliances, she spent approx $1600 to completely make-over her kitchen. She actually did a pretty good job. (the flooring was already there and makes a huge diff compared to yours. ) https://inmyownstyle.com/kitchen-makeover-plans.html also, if you paint, you can fill in the middle handle holes and put in new ones where they should be. Instead of removing the upper doors, you could remove the middle panels and replace them with glass. (seeded, frosted, clear, etc...) https://inmyownstyle.com/diy-kitchen-makeover-completion-cost-breakdown.html (she bought new appliances, but if you need to replace anything, check Craigslist for slightly used items for a killer deal)...See MoreLaminate Planks vs Vinyl Planks in 2021?
Comments (15)OK...I'm sure these guys believe what they are saying...but they are discussing FLOATING FLOORING. That is sitting on HDF (fibre board). The WATER PROOF stuff is 100% cork. It is 4mm - 8mm thick. There is nothing but cork...cork...and then some cork. Nothing in the middle. When people say that cork isn't good with water, I always ask them: What is in wine bottles? Cork. What is the material that kept the Titanic's Champagne 'sweat' (ie. now salt water intrusion)? Cork. I'm not kidding. Google the sale of Titanic Champagne. It exists...and so does the CORK that kept the sea water out (at 3800m = 12,000 feet). Cork is glued down to the subfloor. It is butted tightly together. Then a polyurethane is applied over top = water proof. You can spill GALLONS of water on the floor and it will sit there. The cork does nothing. It doesn't care. So long as the water does NOT reach the walls or the cabinets you are fine. This is IDENTICAL to stone. This is identical to porcelain. So long as the water does NOT reach the walls, you are fine. Just suck up the water and go. Cork is the same. Whosoever 'poo poos' cork's water proof properties does not know the REAL cork flooring. The CLICK together stuff is a different animal and it needs to be TREATED as such. I can get a floating cork floor in a kitchen. No problem. How? Because I know what I'm doing and I know what I'm dealing with. Am I an installer? Nope. Just a sales chic! But I've done it, personally, on several occasions. I can also install a decent glue down cork tile in a BATHROOM. Yep. Baths, kitchens and entranceways = super happy places for glue down cork tiles. But cork is expensive and takes +++ MONEY to install (if it is glue down). So the cork industry tries to make it easier to install....but the SALES people (and many installers) fail to understand the product and they FAIL to follow installation/maintenance instructions. I can get the softest wood floor (cork) to be water proof (glue down tile) and to be the toughest floor you will ever meet (Loba 2K Supra AT applied x 2 coats after installation). But then again, I know what I'm doing; I know what I'm working with and I UNDERSTAND what cork is. I think you would be hard pressed to find the same with the Gents in the video. As for resale, the EXPENSIVE cork glue down tiles = as valuable as marble flooring. Nope. Not kidding. But then again, I understand cork....See MoreDebbie Downer
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