Flooring question: WWYD?

4 years ago

We want to replace flooring in our house. It was built 10 years ago and still has builder’s grade carpet. Trust me, it is not in good shape.

I’ve drawn a rough (think elementary school) sketch of our first floor layout. Currently it’s a mix of builders carpet and hardwood. The hardwood is 1 1/2 inch skinny planks which i hate. They are not holding up to my dogs drippy beard, sun damage, etc.

I love the look of homes with one main type of flooring, where you’re eye is drawn across the home. That is my goal for the re-flooring project. So here are two options: What would you choose?

1- if we keep the hardwoods, we’d have them refinished but would need more layed in the rooms with prior carpeting to match.
2- LVP over current hardwoods, level up floors with current carpeting to lay LVP as well.

We plan to sell in 8-10 years.

Thanks Houzzers

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SJ McCarthy

4 years ago

At this point, you are looking to stay in the home for quite a while. If you want the vinyl then I suggest you remove BOTH floors. Yep. Get rid of the hardwood as well. And that also means getting rid of the engineered hardwood in the office (if it is in the same house...it looks like it is in another building).

If you want continuous looking flooring, the best thing to do is get down the the original subfloor and work from there. The reason: hardwood finishes will STAIN vinyl. And vinyl will stain hardwood. Which means you should not lay vinyl over top of hardwood.

It can be done, but it means both materials could be damaged by the other. It's something no one on the sales floor will tell you...because they probably don't know.

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Barnes Custom Builders
4 years ago
I would match the hardwood throughout.
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Yayagal
4 years ago
Definitely keep the hardwood and match it. We bought a 115 year old house for a summer home and the floors were black with age. Refinished and they were Douglas fir and gorgeous and quiet to walk on.
djb10
Original Author
4 years ago
SJ- i had not heard that at all!
djb10
Original Author
4 years ago
Oh, and my home office is in the same house- sorry, my drawing sucks. I love, love, love the look of the floor in there.
SJ McCarthy
4 years ago
So here's the thing. You currently have 3 different floors on the same level. That's not including bathroom flooring (which probably makes it 4-5 different flooring types). This isn't quite so bad if they are different TYPES of floors (tiles, hardwood, carpet, cork, etc). Except you have 2 DIFFERENT woods. Now we are in a bit of a pickle.

Ideally you want the same WOOD throughout. Regardless of how many OTHER types of floors you have, you want each type to be consistent. Right now you have two different woods and that's a no-go for most people.

Because of that, I would NOT add in a vinyl or laminate in a wood-look. You would just be removing one problem to add in another problem = faux next to real. Not a good idea...ever.

If you LOVE your engineered hardwood, then try to MATCH the engineered in COLOUR. Which is to say, you want to remove all the carpet, lace in matching hardwood (for the existing narrow strip hardwood) and then refinish it ALL in the same colour (or a near match) as the engineered.

At that point you are as close to 'continuous' as you can be without removing the engineered hardwood.

Or, conversely you remove EVERYTHING (including the carpet, hardwood and engineered hardwood) and put down new LVP everywhere. Again, you will have achieved continuous.

I know...it sucks to hear but getting a house with 3-5 different floors to have ONE floor takes time, effort and plenty of money. There is no easy fix.
djb10
Original Author
4 years ago
Any more ideas or thoughts Houzzers???
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HALLETT & Co.
4 years ago
Hardwood floors will always be perceived as being more valuable. You want one flooring material- get hardwoods installed where you don’t have it and get everything refinished.
Debbie Downer
4 years ago
Too much is not known. What exactly is "hardwoods" -what species? What is its condition and quality? What is percentage of area with wood vs. carpet? It may or may not be worth saving & matching.
Olychick
4 years ago
You say you hate the current hardwood and it is not holding up? It's site finished and not engineered? If it's site finished it can be refinished, but will you still hate it if you put more of it in the carpeted areas? If it's engineered, then I'd see if option #3 would be to lay more durable site finished wood in a configuration you like.

Do some research on finishes that hold up to dogs and be sure you have them use that. I also see lots of complaints about the durability of lvp, problems with cleaning/finishes, etc. So consider that, as well.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
4 years ago
IMO LVP over rules hardwood with dogs a selling point IMO is a nice looking floor not all scratched up with dog claws I have LVP in my walk out with huge dogs in and out of a dog run with doggie door in all kinds of waether and still look great 12 yrs later. In my main floor I have laminate that looks like slate too 12 yrs old not one scratch .
djb10
Original Author
4 years ago
@Olychick- the hardwoods are caramel color. But what really bugs me is the narrow boards- 1.5 inch. I would love a wider plank look but that can’t be changed unless is switch to an LVP.

The hardwood is site finished and could be refinished. I would hope when it’s sanded, the color would be lighter but am not sure.
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Johnson Flooring Co Inc
4 years ago
I happen to like 1-1/2" strip flooring so I would add it and refinish the whole thing. Then I would figure out ways to keep the dogs from ruining it. If other people can do it, so can I.
ci_lantro
4 years ago
Since you don't like the 1 1/2" wide planks, it would be foolish to install more of it. (Plus that width may be difficult or impossible to source locally.)

With an 8-10 year time frame before selling it, I would go with the vinyl plank...a stone composite vinyl. It should hold up to the drippy dog. In 10 years, it may be due for replacement or not. And likely, it won't be trendy. So you cross that bridge when you come to it and get what you like now.

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