Rental Property Investor · Greensboro, NC · Member since 2019 · 99 posts · 63 votes
Hello All!
My wife and I are in the process of closing on a 4 bed/3 bath, 2700 sq ft home with a walk out basement in Greensboro, NC. While we hope to grow into all this space one day, currently our small family of 3 has no use for all of this space.
Luckily we (or should I say "I") have a hankering to get into real estate investing, so we are thinking about using the basement as a short term rental.
I need to put about 1200 sq ft of flooring down and I am thinking that LVP is going to be our best long term solution.
Can anyone provide recommendations for LVP?
I would want to get the best value for our dollar and would want to get a suitable material for this specific use. Furthermore, if anyone could recommend a specific website or store that they would recommend for good savings, that would be great as well!
Rental Property Investor · Canandaigua, NY · Member since 2016 · 13 posts · 12 votes
7y
We recently rehabbed our home and purchased a LVP brand called Naturally Aged Flooring from a local supplier (https://www.naturallyagedfloor...). It was a little more than the Home Depot options but the wear layer is thicker so better durability. It took us eight months to settle on the option we chose so we've definitely been around the block in our search! Lumber Liquidators also has some good options if you have one in your area.
It may be worth it to check with some local suppliers - the one we ended up going with was incredibly knowledgable about his products and was able to work with us on pricing. He actually waived the tariff increases that had occurred right before we purchased because I was pregnant with our first baby.
We were initially looking for a darker wood but after using a dark laminate plank in a flip home we realized how easily darker woods show dirt. So we ended up with a lighter option and I'm so glad we did! Really happy with how it turned out - it looks natural and there aren't huge color variations like a lot of current options.
Rental Property Investor · Hartford. CT · Member since 2018 · 178 posts · 54 votes
7y
Lvp isn't cheap. I use LifeProof. It has great cushion on it and has a lot of forgiveness for an imperfect floor.it is waterPROOF, not just water resistant like some other lvp.
Lvp doesn't get the styrafoam layer under it so this is important. If you're going for cheap just get traffic master from home Depot. It's laminate and is high quality, cheap, and durable. It's not water proof or resistant though. This has not caused a major issue for me. I had a bedroom flood and the traffic master flooring had minimal buckling from the water. But still buckled.
Cedar Falls, IA · Member since 2017 · 32 posts · 13 votes
7y
x2 on the LifeProof from Home Depot. We’re putting it in all our properties as we replace flooring. Pretty much bulletproof and easy to install. Usually runs right under $3/sq ft., but worth it.
Rental Property Investor · Canandaigua, NY · Member since 2016 · 13 posts · 12 votes
7y
We recently rehabbed our home and purchased a LVP brand called Naturally Aged Flooring from a local supplier (https://www.naturallyagedfloor...). It was a little more than the Home Depot options but the wear layer is thicker so better durability. It took us eight months to settle on the option we chose so we've definitely been around the block in our search! Lumber Liquidators also has some good options if you have one in your area.
It may be worth it to check with some local suppliers - the one we ended up going with was incredibly knowledgable about his products and was able to work with us on pricing. He actually waived the tariff increases that had occurred right before we purchased because I was pregnant with our first baby.
We were initially looking for a darker wood but after using a dark laminate plank in a flip home we realized how easily darker woods show dirt. So we ended up with a lighter option and I'm so glad we did! Really happy with how it turned out - it looks natural and there aren't huge color variations like a lot of current options.
My wife and I are in the process of closing on a 4 bed/3 bath, 2700 sq ft home with a walk out basement in Greensboro, NC. While we hope to grow into all this space one day, currently our small family of 3 has no use for all of this space.
Luckily we (or should I say "I") have a hankering to get into real estate investing, so we are thinking about using the basement as a short term rental.
I need to put about 1200 sq ft of flooring down and I am thinking that LVP is going to be our best long term solution.
Can anyone provide recommendations for LVP?
I would want to get the best value for our dollar and would want to get a suitable material for this specific use. Furthermore, if anyone could recommend a specific website or store that they would recommend for good savings, that would be great as well!
+1 on Life Proof. That being said I flip to retail & don't buy from box stores. I do more engineered hardwood than anything else. Personally I prefer distributors for a litany of reasons. Basements are a rarity in the markets I frequent here in CA.
An observation from this forum, many contractors and experienced REI have advised against finishing basements because of low ROI and the comments "it's not if a basement has water intrusion it's when"