How To Redo Floors On A Budget

For bathrooms on a budget consider a low-cost ceramic tile.

How to redo floors on a budget. It is both waterproof and stain-resistant relieving worries about your floor swelling or buckling from shower puddles or sink splashes. Look for affordable ceramic and porcelain tiles for as low as 1 per square foot. Plus this cheap flooring tutorial from Remodelaholic means you can stain your floors to your color preference.

A screen a 120 grit placed on a floor buffer and re-coat may work just fine. Ranging from simple repainting of a wooden floor to modern vinyl to porcelain tile the money you save on flooring can contribute to that elegant pedestal bathtub. Painting our sub-floor white brightened up our dining space and punctuated the new design elements in our home.

Learn how to install vinyl flooring here. Prep The floor must be properly prepped in order for the finish to last. Sand down your floors re-stain and seal them most expensive most labor intensive.

First it might not be necessary to fully sand the floor to restore the finish unless there are visible dents permanent cupping or excessive wear. Apply a product like Rejuvenate which fills in light scratches protects your floor and adds shine. Waterproofing could entail improving drainage outside the home or around the foundation sealing interior cinderblock and repairing guttering.

Basically the top layer of polyurethane is lightly sanded off and a new fresh layer applied. Seal the floor with a polyurethane sealant using a roller once the final coat of paint is sufficiently dry probably after 24 hours. Gives the look of hardwood floors without all the cost.

The TrafficMaster Manvel is a classic 12 x 12-inch tile that costs well under 1 per square foot and can be used for bathroom floors but also as a wall tile. This works well if you have a lot of scratches but not gauges. Prior to sanding remove all debris and clean the floor.