What kind of flooring is the cheapest and the easiest to install?

Question

This would be for rental properties - and I am on a budget.

Any ideas?

I'm thinking viynal or laminate.

Answer 1

We just put in laminate flooring in our master's bedroom. The one we got was at Sam's Club. It was $27.82 per box...7 planks of flooring, which covered 17.5 sq. ft. It said that it was scratch resistant. So I took a scrap flooring and a nail and tried to scratch it! It did not even make a dent! You can write on it and you can just wipe it off with either rubbing alcohol or water! How great is that! Also, this comes in many different finishes (check out samsclub.com) or your local store. It does not need glue nor underlayment. It has a tongue and groove (kinda like a puzzle) and you put two pieces together. I love the way it looks.

You can also check out youtube.com. They have tons of videos that show how to install different kinds of flooring.

Answer 2

We put laminate flooring throughout our home, and we got it on sale for 1.19 sq. ft. Sometimes you can get it for less,(check out Lumber Liquidators)

Laminate looks great, and it is more durable than carpet.

You could use vinyl, but I think that laminate is more attractive.

You have to put down an underlayment, and you can't put it where there will be alot of moisture (ie. bathrooms, basements).

I think that vinyl would be the easiest to install.

Hope this helps!

Good luck!

Answer 3

Vinyl is the cheapest ranging from .40-$1 a sf and they are self adhesive. You can just slap it down, and it's fast and easy to cut around, to make it fit!

Answer 4

tiles.....  apply cement board,   tile glue  and tiles. grout , cost around   79 cent a tile

will last for 20 years....

  laminate wont hold up.  it chips.....  real messy to remove.

if it get wet . its over.... it moves as well , swells

  i have rent house , i dont use  anything else

Answer 5

I suggest vinyl in the kitchen but a good quality without patterns.

1 easier to replace

2you can put another sheet over the first

3 laminates if not installed properly buckle and besides tenants in some cases have pets and children and they can ruin laminate

Answer 6

Do not, repeat do not, put laminate in a rental property. It can get ruined faster than you could believe unless it's very good laminate, which doesn't come cheap. At least, I'm told that the very best laminate is waterproof but I'll believe it when I see it. Vinyl would be my choice, and my favourite is the vinyl tiles or planks they have at Home Depot which adhere to each other but not the floor. Easy to install, good price, bulletproof as vinyl usually is, good range of attractive patterns, fine for exposure to moisture as in kitchens and bathrooms, very easy to replace damaged portions which is decidedly not true of laminate. I've had laminate, in my home and in a rental property, and will never use it again unless someone can guarantee to replace it in case of moisture damage, including materials and labour cost. And if it scratches, too bad. Very hard to fix.

Answer 7

press and stick tiles cheap to buy easy to install and they dont look bad either