I built a summer cottage in northern wisconsin.
Vinyl flooring for camp with no heat.
The wife wants to have a wood looking product such as laminate or vinyl planking that clicks together.
The cottage is locked down in the winter so there is no heat for 5 winter months.
Stop the floor between a quarter inch and a half inch shy of the wall to allow for this natural expansion.
Our three season cabin is on the north shore of lake michigan in the upper peninsula of michigan.
We don t heat the place in the winter and although the lake has a moderating effect on temperature it does go below freezing in the winter.
Like anything not all vinyl flooring is created equal.
I would recommend a clickable floating luxury vinyl plank lvp such as coretec or mannington adura.
Lowe s carries a variety of patterns finishes accessories and colors for every room as well as top brands including armstrong flooring stainmaster shaw floors mohawk congoleum and smartcore to provide you with the best vinyl flooring options.
We are now finishing an 18x18 foot addition that has a crawl space underneath.
Bamboo cork and engineered hardwood are all resilient good looking and economical flooring choices for a non winterized cottage but certainly laminate can work.
We are considering the vinyl tile hardwood look planks in the invincible titanium series from the local carpet one dealer.
The absolute best flooring to install in an environment you have described that will hold up to dogs is a luxury vinyl.
We currently have vinyl tiles but we want something new and updated.
I would like the same flooring in both the kitchen and living room as it is an open floor plan.
It comes in a roll that is cut to size.
When properly installed in an unheated cottage where temperatures drop to 40c a good quality vinyl floor should give years of beauty and enjoyment.
Poor quality vinyl improperly installed is like poor quality wood and poor quality ceramic poorly installed.
Do you have any suggestion for flooring in an unheated cottage.
Vinyl flooring naturally expands and contracts in the heat and cold.
You can achieve almost any look with vinyl floor tiles or vinyl plank flooring.
We are redoing the living room floor in our cottage in new york s finger lakes area.
Single solid surface makes it an excellent choice for moisture prone rooms like kitchens and baths.
Vinyl and resilient flooring is durable water resistant scratch resistant easy to install and easy to maintain.
Whether you want luxury vinyl plank flooring vinyl tile or vinyl sheet flooring we have it at the home depot.
If the floor is installed flush with the wall there is no room for growth in the hot months and the loose lay floor can easily buckle.