StaceyinLA Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 We are in the middle of a HUGE remodel that has been a long time coming. This morning, my husband and a couple of neighbors are installing the new flooring upstairs. SO excited to see how my new paint color actually looks with the floors (really hard to tell down here where we have sample walls painted because of the interference from the old, bright wall color and the slate floors). Phase 1 is almost complete!! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 How exciting. What type of flooring did you go with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaceyinLA Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share Posted January 27, 2018 (edited) I’m doing a luxury vinyl plank - looks like wood/laminate, but it’s waterproof and has a lifetime warranty. I wanted something I could put everywhere. Our downstairs has been slate ceramic tile (it’s what we put when we moved in), and, though I LOVE how great of a floor it has been, the colors in it have really hindered my decorating over the years. I love that this “wood†will be much more neutral and allow me to do a lot of different things. Our upstairs was carpeted (we did that more for insulation when all the kids were living at home), so this is gonna be an amazing change for up there! Edited January 27, 2018 by StaceyinLA 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bensmom Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 How exciting😀 The Hive will definitely need pictures when it is done! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Please let me know what you think of it. That is my dream floor. When we redid all of the flooring on our main floor before we moved into our current house we went with Laminate. The vinyl plank flooring was too new for me to have even heard about it. How I WISH I had the waterproof stuff. Dog, cat, kids, farm, snow, mud, etc. UGG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 You will love the luxury vinyl plank! We did our whole house in it, and its beautiful, durable, and easy to clean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evergreen State Sue Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 What brand did you get? Is this something that can go in a kitchen? We are thinking of replacing the carpeting with a hard floor surface in the dining room which is naturally adjacent to the kitchen and I think it would flow better to have the two the same. I doubt you have a kitchen upstairs, but wondered if you were putting it in a bathroom where water would be an issue. Hope you're enjoying it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 That is exciting! We are replacing the existing oak flooring on our main floor with hickory, and I can't wait until it is done. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSmomof2 Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 We had vinyl plank in the bathrooms and laundry room in our old house. I absolutely loved those floors! Would definitely replace our current floors with it when they need to be redone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermom Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 We had vinyl plank in the bathrooms and laundry room in our old house. I absolutely loved those floors! Would definitely replace our current floors with it when they need to be redone. This is interesting. I've never thought of using this for a bathroom. Was it fairly easy to install or a big head-ache? We need now bathroom flooring soon. I assumed I'd be going with tile, but I'm open other options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermom Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Stacy - Are putting this flooring in your bathrooms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermom Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 We had vinyl plank in the bathrooms and laundry room in our old house. I absolutely loved those floors! Would definitely replace our current floors with it when they need to be redone. They don't get too slippery when wet? Is there a texture to them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 We have the super cheap.....like cheapest they make at Home Depot...vinyl plank flooring in our basement bathroom, hall and one bedroom. It is the kind that just has a sticky edge to stick it to the next plank. It looks like brand new after 6 years. Water SITS on it for hours (ok, maybe days) at a time and it just wipes up. I would suggest a but higher quality for a main bath, etc but I am super pleased even with the very low end stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSmomof2 Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 This is interesting. I've never thought of using this for a bathroom. Was it fairly easy to install or a big head-ache? We need now bathroom flooring soon. I assumed I'd be going with tile, but I'm open other options. They were already in the house when we bought it, but I have heard they aren’t too hard to install. Ours looked like tile and had a slight texture, so weren’t slippery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 They don't get too slippery when wet? Is there a texture to them? We have Armstrong Alterna luxury vinyl tile in our bathrooms. We had it professionally installed and grouted in. It has a slight texture to it and isn't slippery at all. It's close to two years old and looks brand new. I installed Trafficmaster Allure vinyl planks in most of our upstairs a few months ago. They're much less expensive than the Armstrong product, but our upstairs gets little traffic/use since the boys are both at college. It was easy to DIY and I'm very happy with it. It's a huge improvement from the old carpet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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