Properly installed good quality flooring of almost any material should give years of trouble free service in a cottage that is unheated during the bitter months.
Vinyl flooring for unheated cottage.
Is it normal for vinyl flooring to lift after a few years inside a cottage that is not heated in winter.
Options for cottage living.
When properly installed in an unheated cottage where temperatures drop to 40c a good quality vinyl floor should give years of beauty and enjoyment.
For cottage owners from toronto vinyl flooring can prove very resilient and last a long time before needing repair.
Our three season cabin is on the north shore of lake michigan in the upper peninsula of michigan.
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 currently have vinyl tiles but we want something new and updated.
Like anything all vinyl flooring is not created equal.
I would recommend a clickable floating luxury vinyl plank lvp such as coretec or mannington adura.
When properly installed in an unheated cottage where temperatures drop to 40c a good quality vinyl floor should give years of beauty and enjoyment.
Like anything not all vinyl flooring is created equal.
Other flooring options bring challenges in unheated cottages or they are not practical for the realities of cottage living.
The absolute best flooring to install in an environment you have described that will hold up to dogs is a luxury vinyl.
Do you have any suggestion for flooring in an unheated cottage.
We are now finishing an 18x18 foot addition that has a crawl space underneath.
Is it normal for vinyl flooring to lift after a few years inside a cottage that is not heated in winter.