Vinyl flooring install

[Joe Miller]

Hey everyone! I am currently about a month into my house hacking adventure here in OKC! So far everything has been going well. I have definitely learned that everything takes more time than I'd expected when it comes to working on the house. So my question is I am planning to rip out the worn/stained carpet and lay down a pad and nice wood look vinyl floor! Under the carpet is a cement slab which seems to be in pretty good condition. My question for y'all is how challenging is installing a floating style vinyl floor (tongue/groove) and if I am primarily only installing on weekends and for an hour or two after work do you think it'll end up taking weeks to do? (this is in my unit, other half is occupied)

Based on y'alls experience what is a reasonable price/sqft for an installation if I think the project will end up being too much to handle all myself? I have been quoted $1.89/sqft as long as the subfloors are level.

Thanks!!

[Bryan Devitt]

Yes, the gap on the edges is required and it depends on what kind of floor it is how much of a gap is needed. I usually do 1/4. That is a sizeable project and with the learning curve, installing the floor, installing the baseboard and painting the baseboard, it will probably take you a solid 60hrs to complete the work. Best case I could see would be 40hrs if you blow through it but I wouldn't plan on that.