All Forum Posts by: Gerald David

The most durable floor is porcelain tile. About 80% of the tile sold these days is porcelain, but people continue to ask for ceramic. Most ceramic is made for walls only these days...

After tile, a good vinyl tile/plank would probably be next.

Keep in mind NOTHING is indestructible...even tile can be scratched. And if something falls hard enough, tile can crack.

I see another Oregonian has entered the mix! Welcome @Trevor Thompson !

Good luck!!

JD

Welcome @Priscilla P. ! Wishing you all the best!

You are definitely in the right place =)

JD

@Bob Jones if you decide to use any type of flooring that will use an adhesive that needs to be spread on the floor, plan on the hardwood in question to be completely ruined. Hardwood is pourous and will slowly soak up the adhesive over time. This will not be so easily remedied by sanding.

Check out some local flooring dealers. IMO, they will always do better than Lowes or HD. There are some vinyl planks that have an adhesive strip attached to the end of the plank. There is also vinyl planks that use an underlayment so the vinyl can "float" over the subfloor. Last time I used that type of install, I used DuraCeramic from Congoleum. This would most likely cost more, but you will have saved the hardwood for another day.

Whichever way you go, hope you figure a way to preserve the hardwood. If you decide to sell down the road, the hardwood would be a great selling feature.

Good luck!

Welcome to the party @Stephanie Luongo ! It's great to have you included with the rest of us!

Don't be a stranger...ask questions and participate. =)

Cheers!

JD

Welcome to BP @Melissa Piccirillo !! There is a TON of free info at your fingertips!

Don't be afraid to ask questions. Everyone here is extremely helpful!

Good luck to you!!

JD

@Bill Mitchell No, you cannot refinish ANY laminate flooring. Laminate is a high-pressure plastic. Once it's scratched, you have 3 options. 1) Leave it alone. 2) Use wood putty/color marker to hide the scratch, which the success rate is about 50/50. 3) Replace the scratched board with the leftover boards from the original install.

@Bill Mitchell Standard residential vinyl (up to 10-15 years old or so) cannot be "refinished". If the vinyl was a commercial grade, it could be "stripped" and "re-coated", but this doesn't truly make the vinyl look new...it's more for cleaning purposes. VCT tiles are re-coated all the time by hospitals and such.

You may have to look at new flooring options. You will have plenty to choose from.

Good luck!

JD

@Account Closed In my neck of the woods, few builders/flippers purchase their goods from HD or Lowes.

I had a customer who HAD to have an Allure base product. I took the sample from HD and went to the local Color Tile. They were able to procure a product from Mohawk that is better than the comparable Allure product, and LESS expensive. Same goes for pad and anything else.

Remember, Lowes and HD stock their own products. And so do the local flooring dealers. But if you can give your local dealers some time, I'm sure they will find products that will work for you AND you will get better customer service.

Good luck!!

Welcome @Anna Warren ! There's a TON of information given out freely by the members of BP. You cannot be with a better group of people =)

Good luck!! JD