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Installation cost floorin (by Laura [MD]) May 19, 2025 9:11 AM
       Installation cost floorin (by plenty [MO]) May 19, 2025 9:52 AM
       Installation cost floorin (by NE [PA]) May 19, 2025 9:57 AM
       Installation cost floorin (by Deanna [TX]) May 19, 2025 10:17 AM
       Installation cost floorin (by mapleaf18 [NY]) May 19, 2025 11:25 AM
       Installation cost floorin (by mapleaf18 [NY]) May 19, 2025 11:26 AM
       Installation cost floorin (by WMH [NC]) May 19, 2025 11:42 AM
       Installation cost floorin (by Marcia [WI]) May 19, 2025 4:46 PM
       Installation cost floorin (by Deanna [TX]) May 19, 2025 4:53 PM
       Installation cost floorin (by Marcia [WI]) May 19, 2025 5:00 PM
       Installation cost floorin (by Deanna [TX]) May 19, 2025 6:17 PM
       Installation cost floorin (by gevans [SC]) May 19, 2025 10:17 PM
       Installation cost floorin (by JS [CA]) May 19, 2025 10:27 PM
       Installation cost floorin (by WMH [NC]) May 20, 2025 11:55 AM
       Installation cost floorin (by zero [IN]) May 21, 2025 8:33 AM

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Installation cost floorin (by Laura [MD]) Posted on: May 19, 2025 9:11 AM
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Just an FYI....

Only carpet i have left in the rentals is some carpeted stairs. After multiple quotes (area just outside DC) cost to replace 19 stairs (no landings) is $450 for carpet and $950 for hardwood or laminate. This does not include materials which i purchase. Includes haul away of a debris.

I paid a little over $1000 from Home Depot for Life

Proof vinyl flooring and stair nose molding. The stair nose molding had to be ordered (not special ordered), took about a week to arrive.

If i had it to do over again i think i would install hardwood instead of vinyl flooring. The costs are very close. Just my 2 cents.

--172.58.xxx.xxx




Installation cost floorin (by plenty [MO]) Posted on: May 19, 2025 9:52 AM
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Seem like we're always evaluating these projects. Steps are especially expensive! Thanks for sharing. Noted. --172.59.xxx.xx




Installation cost floorin (by NE [PA]) Posted on: May 19, 2025 9:57 AM
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I always carpet steps. $450 is nothing. I think it’s safer than the unnoticed spilled drink on a stair tread that causes a slip. --24.152.xxx.xx




Installation cost floorin (by Deanna [TX]) Posted on: May 19, 2025 10:17 AM
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I'm still putting in my unfinished hardwood red oak 2nds and am loving it. It's exactly the kind of stability and solidity to help the place where it's being installed. The aesthetics are also pleasing. The up-front installation costs are higher, because of the time/labor factor and needing to go back and do the finishing (stain/poly, though I'll probably leave it natural/poly). But the materials themselves were very economical. ($1.39/sf. I could have got it for fifty cents less, but I thought the place I got it from had it in stock for cash-and-carry, and the other place was we'll-email-you-when-it-arrives. I committed without clarifying. The other place emailed to confirm availability about a week later.)

I'll keep this product in mind for the future. It doesn't install as fast as vinyl but I'm sure it's way more durable. --172.59.xxx.x




Installation cost floorin (by mapleaf18 [NY]) Posted on: May 19, 2025 11:25 AM
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I just use carpet treads on my stairs that you can staple on.

I give staircases a makeover by applying oil coverstain as a primer, then I paint the risers and spindles a bright white, the stair rail and steps themselves get "Orion Gray" (ha ha love that name) And then I staple on greyesque/blue carpet treads. --64.246.xxx.xx




Installation cost floorin (by mapleaf18 [NY]) Posted on: May 19, 2025 11:26 AM
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And yes LVP is getting close to hardwood flooring prices. I found some 7mm flooring at Ollies that looks pretty good and is wearing well for 1.19 a sq ft. --64.246.xxx.xx




Installation cost floorin (by WMH [NC]) Posted on: May 19, 2025 11:42 AM
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Plenty, I think we re-evaluate as materials and labor costs change. When we started, carpet was the cheapest and best way to go and we were discussing Berber (looped) vs. Non-loop, and also different types of padding.

Hardwood was out-of-reach for most folks in "regular" rentals.

Then Allure came out but it only had about three colors.

Etc. --173.28.xx.xxx




Installation cost floorin (by Marcia [WI]) Posted on: May 19, 2025 4:46 PM
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I'm considering hardwood vs lvp in my own kitchen. Just went to the flooring store yesterday and he told me that lvp is indeed waterproof whereas hardwood in a kitchen may be iffy if you have a dishwasher leak, washer leak or anything else that leaks. Then you have that to deal with. --104.231.xxx.xxx




Installation cost floorin (by Deanna [TX]) Posted on: May 19, 2025 4:53 PM
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If I have a water leak, I'm probably going to tear my floor up anyways to dry it out and let it air so there's no mold.

Is lvp watertight? That would be a point in its favor. But I've had a water leak with hardwoods and resolved it well, so I wouldn't just look at the one item when making a decision. --172.59.xxx.xx




Installation cost floorin (by Marcia [WI]) Posted on: May 19, 2025 5:00 PM
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I asked the salesman at the flooring store if the lvp was really watertight and he assured me it was. That was one of my concerns as well --104.231.xxx.xxx




Installation cost floorin (by Deanna [TX]) Posted on: May 19, 2025 6:17 PM
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That's awesome to hear! --172.59.xxx.xxx




Installation cost floorin (by gevans [SC]) Posted on: May 19, 2025 10:17 PM
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LVP is not only watertight, but you can soak it in water for months with no damage.

The problem is, sometimes the water gets UNDER the planks.

Click lock can be unclicked, the floor dried, and the same planks reinstalled if you are careful.

Hardwood or laminate in a wet area? NEVER for me.

And we have a single bedroom with carpet left in all our rentals. Every other floor is solid surface, mostly LVP. --74.222.xx.xx




Installation cost floorin (by JS [CA]) Posted on: May 19, 2025 10:27 PM
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At my house I had hardwood floors around the table but tile in the kitchen and 10 years later I pulled up all the wood under the table and replaced it with tile. The floor was still okay but had a lot of wear and tear. I would only install tile/stone in those areas personally. --99.33.xx.xxx




Installation cost floorin (by WMH [NC]) Posted on: May 20, 2025 11:55 AM
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We've had toilet leaks that went UNDER the Allure without notice because we didn't caulk. One had the old vinyl underneath and the water was trapped between the two layers. No damage.

At one place a while back though, it went under and rotted the subfloor and toilet went through the floor.

Note: always caulk around toilet base. --173.28.xx.xxx




Installation cost floorin (by zero [IN]) Posted on: May 21, 2025 8:33 AM
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I disagree about caulking the toilet base in.

Sure it helps to keep the overflowing water out but if you have a wax ring failure or an unknown crack in the underside of the stool you will not know about it until the floor starts caving in.

I like the idea of sealing the subfloor before you put the LVP down. That will help some.

But water has to evaporate or it just stays there forever.

Admittedly I need to silicone the perimeter better in my installs. I guess I have had less wax rings go bad than I have had over flowing stools tho.

Now I have to reconsider how I seal things in the bathroom. --107.147.xx.xx



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