Seasonal Cottage Flooring

We asked eddy unruh gerflor s cottage country expert whether he would recommend vinyl flooring for unheated cottages.

Seasonal cottage flooring.

We have to replace a floor in a cottage we bought. As a former retail sales person i sold all kinds of flooring. Flooring options for lake cottage extreme temperatures i m in search of flooring product for use in a cottage where temperature and humidity are not controlled year round. Jump to latest follow 1 20 of 20 posts.

Yes you certainly can install solid wood flooring in an unheated cottage. Over the years i saw how carpet hardwood ceramic and vinyl performed in unheated cottages. Bamboo cork and engineered hardwood are all resilient good looking and economical flooring choices for a non winterized cottage but certainly laminate can work. We are renovating our seasonal cottage.

The cottage is locked down in the winter so there is no heat for 5 winter months. I also learned cottage owners and their guests want to. Flooring for unheated seasonal cottage. We are building on a remote site and while we will use it for short periods during the winter during which it will be heated for most of the.

Email save comment 8. Help in deciding type of floor for unheated cottage. There will be dogs and it is close to the lake. The cottage has a furnace a c however neither will be running for weeks at a time while the house isn t being used.

The wife wants to have a wood looking product such as laminate or vinyl planking that clicks together. Find a rustic look with a hand scraped texture or a subtle stone look to match your cabin s appeal. Hello does anyone have any experience or recommendations for flooring for kitchen and bath spaces in a cottage that will be unheated for most of the winter. Joined aug 19 2008 96 posts.

You can choose from a floating vinyl plank a glue down vinyl plank or a loose lay vinyl floor. It has to be flooring that my husband can do himself so our options are click vinyl flooring or laminate. Hello does anyone have any experience or recommendations for flooring for kitchen and bath spaces in a cottage that will be unheated for most of the winter. In fact lack of heat in the winter is actually a benefit when it comes to solid wood.

I built a summer cottage in northern wisconsin. What type of flooring is recommended for a cottage that temperatures get to 40 and durable. I would like the same flooring in both the kitchen and living room as it is an open floor plan. Since it is not heated during the winter we don t know what is the best choice to lay down.

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