We have 2 and half weeks until Todd’s sister and her family comes in from Montana!!
I’ve definitely given up hope that we’ll be totally done renovating our attic into a master suite by the time she gets here because I forgot to account for the fact that I’ll be in Salt Lake City for a convention for 5 days next week! Sayyy whaaatt?!?
We’ve decided we’d be happy if we could get it to a point where someone can sleep and pee up there. Two very important things.
But truthfully, I wouldn’t be upset if all we can do up there is sleep! Which means all we have left to do is drywall, spackle, paint and install flooring! I don’t want us to kill ourselves to get this done, we need to relax and enjoy life a little too, it’ll be gone before we know it.
Speaking of flooring, if you guys hang out with me on Instagram you’d know I was having a terrible time deciding on flooring! We had three options in the beginning.
- LVP (luxury vinyl planks) in both the bedroom and bathroom
- Carpet in the bedroom and tile in the bathroom
- Carpet in the bedroom and LVP in the bathroom.
We also have the added factor that this fixer upper will be a rental property within a few years! So we have to think about how future tenants will treat the floor in addition to our current needs (dogs, cats, spills- from me not kids!)
With your help we decided we’d go with carpet in the bedroom and tile in the bathroom, even though I was slightly disapointed we couldn’t do the LVP. The deciding factor for this was we thought we had to lay 1/4″ subfloor in order to install the LVP because we have some gaps we were worried about. This not only added cost for the LVP but we’d have to install the subfloor everywhere and then go back and install the LVP everywhere. (And remember, we’re on a tight timeline!)
Todd’s uncle owns Schaeffer Floor Coverings and is super knowledgeable in this stuff because he’s been doing it for 100 years (not actually but he has the knowledge of someone who’s been doing it for 100 years.) He suggested a thicker LVP that is sturdier and can float the gaps (also more expensive but there is no 1/4″ subfloor needed) so we took a look at the racks of LVP he was suggesting and kind of fell in love with one.
So we’ll see what the price comes out to be as Uncle Earl is getting a quote together for us… we have a tight budget but without the added expense of the 1/4″ subfloor we might be able to swing it!
He said the LVP will definitely outlast carpet with tenants so I’m hoping the investment will be worth it!
Sometimes I feel like I’m a super indecisive person. But I’m actually not. Once I find exactly what I was imaging I’m like “yep, that’s it. Decision made.” And that’s kind of how I feel about this LVP vs carpet & tile decision. Not only did I fall in love with this LVP, but Todd actually found it and fell in love first!
And in case I need to convince you or myself further about the decision to go with LVP I also think it’s a good thing because now I don’t have to make another decision on bathroom flooring since LVP is waterproof and can be run throughout the bathroom.
So that’s the final flooring decision for our new master suite (I think and hope!) What do you think? Would you have come to the same decision?
Check out the first master suite update by clicking here
Here’s an LVP flooring tutorial that doesn’t involve power tools, glue or nails!
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