Seasonal Cottage Flooring

We asked eddy unruh gerflor s cottage country expert whether he would recommend vinyl flooring for unheated cottages.

Seasonal cottage flooring.

Yes you certainly can install solid wood flooring in an unheated cottage. I would like the same flooring in both the kitchen and living room as it is an open floor plan. What type of flooring is recommended for a cottage that temperatures get to 40 and durable. The cottage is locked down in the winter so there is no heat for 5 winter months.

The wife wants to have a wood looking product such as laminate or vinyl planking that clicks together. Since it is not heated during the winter we don t know what is the best choice to lay down. We are building on a remote site and while we will use it for short periods during the winter during which it will be heated for most of the. Flooring for unheated seasonal cottage.

It s wintertime heating that. It has to be flooring that my husband can do himself so our options are click vinyl flooring or laminate. There will be dogs and it is close to the lake. I built a summer cottage in northern wisconsin.

Find a rustic look with a hand scraped texture or a subtle stone look to match your cabin s appeal. We have to replace a floor in a cottage we bought. Joined aug 19 2008 96 posts. Discussion starter 1 jan 18 2010.

Over the years i saw how carpet hardwood ceramic and vinyl performed in unheated cottages. As a former retail sales person i sold all kinds of flooring. You can choose from a floating vinyl plank a glue down vinyl plank or a loose lay vinyl floor. Bamboo cork and engineered hardwood are all resilient good looking and economical flooring choices for a non winterized cottage but certainly laminate can work.

In fact lack of heat in the winter is actually a benefit when it comes to solid wood. Help in deciding type of floor for unheated cottage. I also learned cottage owners and their guests want to. We are renovating our seasonal cottage.

The cottage has a furnace a c however neither will be running for weeks at a time while the house isn t being used. Jump to latest follow 1 20 of 20 posts. Email save comment 8. Flooring options for lake cottage extreme temperatures i m in search of flooring product for use in a cottage where temperature and humidity are not controlled year round.

Vinyl plank flooring is easy to install and comes in a variety of looks such as wood tile and stone.