Vinyl Planks for floors and stairs
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Comments (10)I put a high quality, floating floor in my apt kitchen in NYC to help with pet wear and tear. NOT the best option. If one piece needs to be replaced (and with pet accidents it bubbles very easily), you have to undo a whole section because they are interlocked. Also, they just don't look that great, no matter what we paid. So when it came time to make the rest of the apt floor look decent, we switched to vinyl planks from Lowes. Sounds gross, but they're actually amazing looking. Our apt was built in the 1880's, (the original floor was long destroyed and removed before we got it),and I found a dark gunstock in a wider cut that almost matched our neighbor's original floor exactly. You ready for this? 98 cents a sq foot! If one gets damaged you peel it off (with some effort) and put a replacement. Echoflooring is sooo right about batch colors. Get it all at once and mix up the boxes as you lay it. We have a bunch of mixed ones for replacement and haven't used one, not one, but I know we have them. Lowes will recommend their sealer,but we didn't use it. They self stick just fine. One or two spots came up after we were first done and someone on line told us to use a hairdryer to reheat it and lay a book on top overnight. Worked like a dream. Our apt in NY is 800 sq ft and our current tenant is a photographer with two rescue cats and she loves the floor. Even with her keen eye, we had to tell her they were vinyl and how to replace it if she had a pet accident. She was blown away! I will try to post a picture of our NY apt floor for you. To be fair to our tenant the photographer, I took the horrible quality pics w my cell, not her! LOL! Choose wisely for your space and go with your fave, not what everyone says you should do, incl me. And pls do remember the color batch issue echoflooring brought up. Good luck :) Here is a link that might be useful: NYC vinyl plank floor...See MoreStaircases with Vinyl Plank Flooring?
Comments (0)Hi, I am very interested in doing my living/dining area in vinyl plank flooring. My problem is, I have a 16-step staircase that leads from the small foyer below to the living/dining area. The only "noses" in vinyl plank flooring to round off the edges of the stairs are either plastic- looking vinyl or metal. I really want to give my home a rich, wood look on both the stairs and living/dining area. Has anyone encountered this problem before? What did you do about it?...See Morevinyl plank bullnose for stairs-NAIL or GLUE?
Comments (2)it wasn't possible to patch the holes, maybe a little cover up. the real issue was that the stairs were constructed 40 years ago for carpet and the plywood was deteriorating, so the installer chose to nail the nose pieces to keep them place on inferior wood. thanks for asking!...See MoreShould stair treads match the upstairs flooring or the down stairs?
Comments (5)Definitely match stairs to your main floor. When I'm on my main floor, my basement stairs are quite visible. It would drive me crazy if they didn't match the surroundings (FWIW, once you get downstairs there's a laminate floor that barely matches, and I don't really care because the basement is a casual space)....See More3pinktrees
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