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Wendyn
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Username: Wendyn
Post Number: 2851
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 9:59 am: | 
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We have this cheap plywood-y wood floor in our kitchen that was finished with a pickled pink type stain (um, no, I didn't do it). Now the finish has completely worn out in a lot of spots. If we decide not to redo the entire kitchen (which is an option we are considering) should we:
Sand and paint the crappy wood? Do we use a painter or refinisher?
Replace with vinyl, Marmoleum or maybe cork? Would have to be something cheap.
There is potential we will sell the house within the next year or so, so I would want it to be appealing to buyers.
Thanks! |
Jennifer Pickett
Citizen
Username: Jpickett
Post Number: 185
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 10:48 am: |
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Vinyl is your cheapest option- particularly if the existing floor is already flat and smooth, you can lay a sheet directly on top. Marmoleum and cork are both more expensive per square foot, but are better for the environment. I wanted to be eco-friendly, but in the end, vinyl was the best combo of color and price. For Marmoleum and cork, we went to Carpet One in Summit. For our vinyl, we went to HD and Eagle Tile and Carpet in Berkeley Heights (we chose Eagle). I love the vinyl- no one guesses that it is vinyl because of the unique pattern, it is seamless, impervious to water and stains. It is so easy to clean and I don't have to clean it much. Let me see if I can post a pic. |
Jennifer Pickett
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Username: Jpickett
Post Number: 186
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 10:52 am: |
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Wendyn
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Username: Wendyn
Post Number: 2852
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 11:08 am: |
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Nice Jennifer!
I think to replace the floor we would have to take up the crappy wood that is there because it is already about 1/2 inch higher than the other (real hard wood) floors in the living and dining areas. So I may have answered my question in that we will probably just paint it. Unless we redo the kitchen completely, in which case I would replace it with hard wood to match the rest of the house. But we're not sure if redoing our (very small) kitchen would replace its value if we sell the house soon.
Too many decisions! |
Virtual It Girl
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Username: Shh
Post Number: 4198
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 11:39 am: |
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You can put the vinyl over the plywood and put a reducer across the threshhold. I think even if you don't do the whole kitchen, a clean floor will make a huge differece. |
Bob K
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Username: Bobk
Post Number: 11063
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 12:00 pm: |
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I am with VIG. A painted plywood kitchen floor would be a negative. I am not sure vinyl would be a plus, but it wouldn't be a negative in an older kitchen. If the stain on the current floor is just fading and worn you don't have to strip it to paint it. |
Wendyn
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Username: Wendyn
Post Number: 2853
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 12:49 pm: |
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It actually isn't plywood, just this really cheap, thin hardwood that right now looks like crap because of the finish. I think I need to get a floor refinisher over to see if there is any kind of finish they can do.
We have a saddle on the threshhold that I (and the kids) trip over on a regular basis. I'm afraid if we put yet another layer in the kitchen it will be a wierd step up.
I actually have a handyman coming over in a week or 2 to do some tile work, I'll ask his opinion.
Something definitely has to happen to the floor to sell the house. I'm just not sure the 1996 pickled pink (with the finish wearing off) raised curved panel kitchen cabinets should be replaced as well. And the faux-granite formica. And chipped kitchen sink. Yikes. |
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