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Flooring help.

7 years ago

Elderly parents house (they no longer live there ) has 7 types of flooring within its 3,000 square feet. Very jig jawed. Most of it is cheap laminate, or tile not set on right diagonal. One room has 20? year old carpet. the tile That is set properly is 20 years old. Where to go with this without breaking the bank?











Comments (12)

  • 7 years ago

    Who lives there? Why does it all need to be replaced right now?

  • 7 years ago

    Thank you! Thats a lot of money.

  • 7 years ago

    It does not all need to be done right now. But the bathroom smells and odor has seeped througH tile. that room needs to be done to rent or Sell. That adds another tile mix and carpeted area needs to be done as well. The concern is if part done now would tile be a available later to match? Also, laundry room flooring needs to be redone soon as that is coming up.

  • 7 years ago

    Get yourself to a few flooring stores and get quotes on a variety of floorings. Flooring is tricky so you need to educate yourself on all your options, pricing and availability in your area. You have a lot of square footage so even a cheap floor is going to cost a lot. Note that if you go cheap, you will get a cheap looking floor and that will work against you when you go to sell. Generally, you get what you pay for. If you go for a good quality hardwood then that becomes a selling feature. You say that all the flooring doesn't need to be done right now. If you are using the same flooring throughout the house except for tiled areas, you should buy all the flooring at once. You don't want to put new flooring down in some rooms then find out that its discontinued and no longer available.

  • 7 years ago

    Good advice. Thank you! what are your thoughts on luxury vinyl vs tile vs engineered hardwood? I want something that is Durable looks good and is lasting.

  • 7 years ago

    Is the smelly bathroom floor made of ceramic tile or sheet vinyl? How about the laundry room floor?

  • PRO
    7 years ago

    Start with ripping out that bathroom flooring right now and finding out how damage there is under it and around the toilet. IMO vinyl plank would be the most affordable and if you are able to rip out all the rest vinyl plank is pretty easy to DIY with minimal skills and also unless this is a really high end area a good choice .My vinyl plank in my walk out is 12 yrs old looks like new even with 3 dogs running in and out a dog run all the time.

  • 7 years ago

    If the flooring in the bath smells, you probably have something leaking.

  • 7 years ago

    I actually like the tile in the pic. It has a vintage look. If that is the bathroom, I would think that urine has gotten down in the grout over time. I would first try to get at that by using a pet urine removal product or even a bleach cleaner. around the toilet area; esp the toilet base. If you can get rid of the odor there, you can better assess whether you need to remove the existing tile.

  • 7 years ago

    Wait! Are you selling the house or moving into it? If you’re selling, price it accordingly. Don’t waste time and money remodeling for a stranger’s taste. If you are moving to it yourself, that’s a different story.

  • 7 years ago

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