Basement flooring dilemma - Hardwood stairs to LVP flooring transition
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Comments (6)I prefer to stop the tile in the kitchen/nook. The hardwood can then flow from the formal dining area down the steps and into the living space. The ONLY thing that would cause any concerns would be the ability to find MATCHING stair treads for the hardwood you choose. Sometimes this is a BIG problem...if that is the case, then moving the tile all the way into the dining area would be the way around it. But you have to find this out BEFORE you choose/order your flooring. You do NOT want to make this decision on the fly...only to find out that you cannot find more of the tile in the same dye lot...that's WORSE than having miss-matched treads. Much, much worse. All of these decisions/questions MUST be answered WELL before you put pen to paper. A designer who is well connected in the building industry would be able to do all the leg work for you - without much effort. S/He would have already run into these issues DOZENS of times in their career and will know the ins and outs of working around these issues. And s/he will have ALL the needed professionals on speed dial. Which then becomes the NEXT dilemma which MUST BE dealt with before pen is put to paper. Whew! Lots of things to do before anything is decided. A well versed designer can be worth his/her weight in GOLD at this point....See MoreBasement flooring choice - LVP stone or hardwood finish for resale?
Comments (3)For resale, its always a guess. to me, a basement doesn't have to be seamless with the rest of the house flooring wise. We did go with an LVP oak in our basement (7' ceilings) and have stained red oak in the rest of the house, mainly because we liked the look. If I liked the stone LVP better, I would have gone with that. I think its more important to have the floor go with the space and have it look cohesive with the room/floor its in than to "match" the other floors. IMHO the most important thing with a basement is having enough light, so it feels like a real room of the house rather than a basement....See MoreLuxury Vinyl (LVF / LVP) vs hardwood floors
Comments (28)I bought Downs H2O LVT. It is made by CoreTec from James Duty at Cloister Flooring America in Lititz, PA. I think you and I might be in the same area - not sure if there are any other Cloister Flooring Americas except the one's in Lititz and Ephrata.. One of the other brands I looked at was Kardean, but it was quite a bit more expensive and took me over budget. Price check other stores in your area. Flooring America, Carpet One, Pro Source, and Floor Trader Outlet will have the same "Exclusive" product with a different name.. Different stores in the same chain can and most likely will have different pricing. Flooring America in Etown was more expensive than Cloisters. Carpet One in Annville/Cleona was the highest price when I did my comparison. I really like the people at Cloister Flooring America and love that they offer assistance getting started if you are wanting to install yourself. Again - COVID may be limiting the service, but when I got mine they offered for someone to come to the house for an hour and show you what to do there was a cost, but something like $100.00. They also rent some of the supplies. Everyone else I talked to pressured me to have it installed and pretty much said "You're on your own." Also, if you can wait till after the holidays, flooring should go on sale. Generally everyone wants flooring done by Christmas and then the market hits a lull and stores are trying to drum up business. I don't have a clue how COVID may change things this year. If we are dealing with the same "Cloister Flooring America" ask if they will be having an anniversary sale in March. I think that is an annual sale for them....See MoreTransition from engineered hardwood upstairs to LVP in basement?
Comments (10)Thank you Angel. The first flood came from frozen pipes in the ceiling. They were installed too close to the foundation, we had -50C cold snap, and burst when they thawed. It was the line to the laundry room and we didn't even notice the hot water wasn't working, since we wash using cold water. We fixed that issue by moving the pipes into the heated living space, under a small bulkhead (basement ceiling). The last flood came up through the septic system. We have a 45-year-old house and an unusual (for today) septic system. A second tank holds fluids and then it gets drained (underground) into a mound back in the woods. The pump in that tank had failed but we didn't know. Then a toilet ran all day while we were working outside, and grey water came up in the laundry room and flowed out from there. The house does not have a backflow valve. Water wasn't deep - maybe 1/2 to 3/4 of water, just enough to soak the underlay/floor. Good times. At least there were no floaties, thanks to the water running all day and flushing out the lines. We now have a hydromatic pump out there, and we will be installing a wifi-enabled alarm system. Preferably one with a big flashing light! We don't have a back-up pump - hopefully the alarm system does the trick. Thanks for suggesting it, though. I'll mention that, and the battery back-up, to my husband. We definitely don't want to experience that again. We waited 6 years to reno our basement, and we've now refinished it twice in the last 7 months. Hopefully the third time's a charm....See Morekempek01
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