My husband and I are replacing carpet in our old (96yr old) house with some sort of flooring. We want something affordable that looks nice. Maybe sometime of wood flooring but not sure. Any ideas?
2006-07-12 07:45:18 · 7 answers · asked by Jamie A 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
Depending on your budget-- don't discard the idea of linoleum or vinyl sheet flooring-- both are rather old fashioned but are very affordable and durable. So check them out-- I had sheet vinyl that was a copy of a parquet floor-- fooled folks all the time-- Lord knows it was a whiz to clean.
Good luck
2006-07-12 09:57:38 · answer #1 · answered by omajust 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
My best friend installed some of the Harmonics brand glueless, laminate flooring (from Costco) in his den a couple of years ago. It was easy to install and it looks good too. He bought the packages when they had a $5 off coupon for them. They were like $21.99 after coupon and each package covers like 17 or so sqft. Doing the math, it comes out to about $1.30/sqft. Not a bad price for the flooring! Oh... and it comes with a 25-year warranty too.
2006-07-12 07:51:48 · answer #2 · answered by randy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Old house? I would say woos wood wood. BUT you can buy the type of wood where a thin layer of nice wood is "glued" (by the manufacturer) on top of compressed wood. If you are going to put it in place yourself, buy "clickable" wood piece (don't know the exact technical terms in English - i'm French). But with that system, you don't need to nail the floor in place. It's nor easy but it's easier!
2006-07-12 07:54:32 · answer #3 · answered by pepette 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the respond is for a laminate to no longer take in moisture and to grant a good base without gaps maximum folk in recent times only lay a 6mm plywood floor on right of the flooring accompanied via a sheet of plastic and then a sheets of a foam used for laminates then lay the laminate on right of this that's what I had to do to place one in my bathing room have been given each and every of the advice from the keep that offered me the laminate offered each and every thing from B&Q different than the laminate they also have a advice sheet for it in my opinion i could look on the floor boards you have heavily first they may be even greater effective sanded and varnished
2016-12-10 05:33:36 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if wood flooring is too expensive for you (which it can be), go for rugs intermixed with the floorboards. if that doesnt work, then try tile. its easy to clean up, and there is very little maintenence, and it is usually low cost too
2006-07-12 07:48:30 · answer #5 · answered by ratpac7_10519 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pergo Flooring....looks nice and it's not expensive.
2006-07-12 07:48:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
tile....so clean and fresh
2006-07-12 07:48:58 · answer #7 · answered by -------- 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋