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I see many of my neighbors installing vinyl plank over their existing tile floors here in St. Augustine FL. One told me a few of her tiles were cracked, and she did not have any replacement tiles, so they had vinyl plank installed over top... These homes about 10 years old (maybe 12 yrs) and I think some people are tired of the large square tiles. Apparently ripping out large tiled areas is cost prohibitive.
I would think that vinyl plank flooring would be horrible for resale. What are your thoughts?
There’s a company in my area that charges $2 per sq ft to tear out old tile and wood flooring that’s glued down. They’re a specialty company, so they probably do it right. But, I’d guess that a DIY person could rent a piece of equipment to tackle the job.
I managed a rehab for a rental that my client was prepping for sale. It had old parque flooring throughout the house and it could not be removed by the handheld chisel method because of the hard glue. So, we hired the aforementioned company to handle it. They did a good job, but the concrete surface was left with a lot of gouges from the removal. We had LVP flooring installed in a portion of the house, and the installers used some self-leveling mortar over the rough areas. It turned out great. I can’t imagine using the same stuff over existing tile floors, but I suppose it could be done.
are you moving soon? are your tile floors cracked?
NO, not moving. Our floors are perfectly intact.
I am merely asking what you all have seen here in Florida, and/or recommending that your clients do to change up or spruce up their house.
Our house was built in 2014, we are 2nd owners. The original owners didn't upgrade things that I would have.
Thinking of changing up my kitchen, floors, counters, etc.... weighing the pros and cons.... change it up, and stay for a long time. Don't change it up, and move again in 2 years.
Thinking of changing up my kitchen, floors, counters, etc.... weighing the pros and cons.... change it up, and stay for a long time. Don't change it up, and move again in 2 years.
If you are going to do it, do it for the right reason.
Here are the wrong reasons:
Everybody else is doing it.
You heard that it's the thing to do.
Talking head realtors tell you it's the way to get more money for your house. (It isn't.)
Here's the right reason:
It's what you want to do because it pleases you.
Or, don't do it at all because - If it ain't broke don't fix it.
I see many of my neighbors installing vinyl plank over their existing tile floors here in St. Augustine FL. One told me a few of her tiles were cracked, and she did not have any replacement tiles, so they had vinyl plank installed over top... These homes about 10 years old (maybe 12 yrs) and I think some people are tired of the large square tiles. Apparently ripping out large tiled areas is cost prohibitive.
I would think that vinyl plank flooring would be horrible for resale. What are your thoughts?
I'd think that vinyl flooring will be showing the tile pattern underneath in short order. Which is gonna make it doubly bad for resale.
If you are going to do it, do it for the right reason.
Here are the wrong reasons:
Everybody else is doing it.
You heard that it's the thing to do.
Talking head realtors tell you it's the way to get more money for your house. (It isn't.)
Here's the right reason:
It's what you want to do because it pleases you.
Or, don't do it at all because - If it ain't broke don't fix it.
I've seen some vinyl flooring in new models over on this side of the state (and I'll admit that they looked very good) but my personal opinion is that there is still a stigma, so to speak, with vinyl. However, if it is more or less common in your area, that shouldn't be a problem. Bottom line, though, is this....adjusterjack's advice is spot on, IMO.
There are different types of LVP, and that type of flooring in and of itself isn't terrible for resale. Some varieties look great and some are cheap and look it. No matter what type it is, I wouldn't install it on top of tile. That's just lazy and isn't going to wear well. Besides, the better quality LVP is going to have an attached underlayment, so if you slap that on top of existing tile, you're raising your floors, which is going to be a problem if you have other types of flooring throughout the house that you need to transition to the LVP rooms.
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These homes about 10 years old (maybe 12 yrs) and I think some people are tired of the large square tiles. Apparently ripping out large tiled areas is cost prohibitive.
