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I recently moved into a new house, which I love ... except for the kitchen, which I basically hate. (Honestly, I think it's because I'd remodeled the kitchen at my old house just 3 years before, and it was incredibly functional AND beautiful ... and this one is just awful ...) Anyway, one thing I hate about it is that it is CARPETED. You can imagine how gross it gets even with frequent vacuuming ... my kitties seem to have chosen this room as their favorite place to vomit so even if I catch it quickly, the carpet is quickly getting stained. (It's dark so it doesn't really show, but I know it's there and it's yucky.)
At my old house, when I remodeled I had 18" tile put in, and it was gorgeous and worked well. I will be remodeling my current kitchen but not for at least 2-3 years (and it might be put off for 4-5 years, depending on other things that might be higher priority), so I don't really want to spend a whole lot of money on flooring now. Any suggestions on what I should go with that won't cost too much? The kitchen is about 12'6" by 11' so not very big (and 3' of that 11' is a passage to the TV room, so it's even tinier to work in).
I have no idea what's under the carpet -- the living room and dining room are both hardwood so maybe there is hardwood underneath? (In which case, I would keep it!)
I don't like vinyl (that's what I got rid of at the old house) but might that be a decent solution for a few years? And is that something I could install myself?
Vinyl sheet flooring/ perimeter glued. Makes for great temporary flooring because when it comes out there's just the perimeter that will need additional attention for prep'ing in the new flooring- whatever it may be.
My rental has vinyl sheeting in all of our bathrooms (and foyer). It looks decent (it's obvously vinyl, but looks nice and clean). If the perimiter comes up, there is a kind of bracket that can be glued to the sheet and the cabinets to push the vinyl back down.
I don't like vinyl (that's what I got rid of at the old house) Too Bad.
but might that be a decent solution for a few years? It's a Forever Solution.
And is that something I could install myself? Not Likely.
You should be able to do all the demo work to remove the carpet...
but until you get to that point it's just a guess for what will be needed beyond that.
Plan for some lauan plywood and basic vinyl sheet.
Get help putting them in.
Ack. I hate carpeted kitchens. It was a huge deal when I was a kid. My grandmother had it installed and then my mom did. I remember my friend's parents went with it too. If you are looking for a inexpensive and easy to rip out later solution, I would probably go with a pergo type flooring. The Pergo brand is probably more expensive but many places are selling much cheaper versions. It floats and can be easily popped up later. Could also be donated to a local charity when you are done with it.
i had a carpeted kitchen, i plan on hopefully redoing it in 3-5 years completly, its PART hardwood underneath (looks like thered been some water damage so they replaced 1/2 the floor with ply) and i ant afford to replace the rest yet and my kitchen is also small so i whent with a good quality sheet vinyl...the better quality stuff looks feels and wears MUCH better, and when the time comes, itll be easy to remove!
i would NOT suggest peel and stick, once that glue gets a hold its a PITA to clean up the mess it leaves when you rip it back out...so unless youd be reflooring directly on top, id avoid them for a temporary solution.
Armstrong and Mannington both make vinyls that can be loose laid rather than being glued at all. With all due respect to K'ledge Builder, perimeter glued systems can be a bit tricky for the DIY'er.
The two I'd look at are Armstrong's Stratamax and Mannington's Sobella. Both can be found on their respective websites, along with basic installation info. And when you get around to the actual remodel, you can simply roll these floors up and toss them into the recycle bin, or re-use them somewhere else.
Regards,
Streamer1212
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