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Flooring for cabin
Been putting this off because I just can't decide.
Small 28x28 cabin. "Great Room", kitchen, bedroom and bath. This is a budget build but do have a little budget if necessary. Wood floors are out. Wall to wall Carpet is out. Like the lvp but don't want the fake wood look. Thinking of maybe an oil based epoxy paint? Wifey hates the paint but loves the lvp. I'm thinking paint with spot carpets. Opinions?
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06-14-2026, 10:39 AM
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Go with LVP. The wife loves it, it lasts forever, it's water, scratch and stain proof. If you buy the top end stuff it doesn't look fake. Not even the sharpest eye can tell the really good stuff is actually plastic
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Isn't LVP available in patterns other than wood look ? Like slate/stone/tile ?
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LVP is my vote too. Some are made pretty ice with a textured wood :grown" on the surface. It will jsut be you that know about it, no one else. Happy wife...
I am cheap, but I would just paint the thick, T and G sub floor a brown or whatever color and be done with it. sure, an area rug keeps things nice and cozy in the winter. Get it dirty, take it down to the lake, dunk it in water, let the trout come and eat the bread crumbs off it. Tell her to bring that siht back when its done 
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What is the subfloor?
If it's 2by T&G, I'd do a rustic reddish stain and then a clear. Keep the vibe, it's a cabin. Then like look said,,, get some cozy, plush all wool rugs.
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Sub floor is standard osb stuff.
Between furniture and spot carpets, not much of the floor will be showing. Would it be crazy to just paint it? Cheap quick and easy.
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I am temped to try epoxy flooring for garages or a thick coat of that special deck paint. The biggest worries are the OSB coming off and that all the inperfection will show up after paint dries.
With OSB, just install the vinyl and be donw with it. Not too many sq' and its cheap |
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Paint looks fine for a bit then looks like crap in no time. Epoxy floors look cheap right off the bat and don't wear nearly as well as LVT
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Ardex. I am not sure how well will it perform over OSB. Like everything else, its the prep and the sub layer must be sound. Ardex SD-M is a towel on finish. We did an entire house in West Hollywood with this stuff and it held up very well. No seams to deal with but it does look like a light gray towel on floor plus the feel of a slightly wavy finish like old plaster walls . Additional finish can be apply for further protection. Roll on clear finish after 24 hours. If this is a small space, this would be the product I would use only because its not wood looking. I assume the walls are already wood or an exposed ceiling of some type. Wood "look" floor would have made it too much, for me anyway.
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I've used Ardex products for many years but for floor stoning (prep). You could use it for a finished floor (and many have) but not over OSB. The Strands of the Oriented Strand Board swell at different rates when exposed to dampness and it'll look flat at first then funky. Ardex also does not cure hard enough to use as a floor covering, even with additive.
I've not done it but have seen OSB subfloor that has been sanded and finished with urethane like you would a hardwood surface. It works but not a great look IMO Last edited by gregpark; Today at 12:57 AM.. |
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I've installed many cork floors over the years. We used to use 4' rolls of ¼" cork, glue it down then sand and finish it but had too many problems with heat under refrigerators and around heater vents. Then modular interlocking floating cork tiles solved the problem. Some cork tiles are reconstituted cork using colored epoxys and a laminated wear layer. Gorgeous but expensive
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