3 DIY flooring ideas for every budget

Learn how to do a professional flooring job on your own without spending too much of your hard earned money.

Are you remodelling a room, or maybe your entire house?

• Floors could be one of your biggest expenses.
• What a lot of people don’t realize, is that there are many ways you can do your floors yourself on a budget. What the renovators don’t want you to know is that it’s really not that hard.
• Some flooring solutions even have peel and stick backing for easy installation. Most of them also come pre-finished, saving you hours of tedious stain and polishing work.

If you’re up for the challenge and have a weekend to spare, here are a few ways that you can do a professional flooring job on your own without spending too much of your hard earned money.

If you’re renovating or remodeling a kitchen or bathroom, vinyl flooring is a super affordable and simple way to do your floors.

• You might be thinking about how awful it’s going to be gluing everything down, but that’s the old way.
• Vinyl flooring has evolved to become one of the easiest floors to lay.
• Modern vinyl flooring doesn't even need to be adhered to the sub-floor. It actually rests right on top just fine.
• Vinyl floor is thick, long lasting, and it feels great to walk on. Starting at only one dollar per square foot, you can’t go wrong with DIY vinyl flooring.

Laminate flooring has come a long way since it was first introduced, and it’s extremely easy to install with a convenient tongue and groove system that you just snap together.

• There are endless colour and wood grain patterns to choose from in all kinds of widths and sizes.
• Laminate flooring usually costs around the same as engineered wood, so you might ask yourself why you would want to take a synthetic option over the real deal.
• The advantage is stain resistance and longevity. They’re also more resistant to scratches, sun damage and overall general wear.

Engineered wood flooring is just as easy to install as laminate.

• It uses the same tongue and groove system that lets you snap them together and lay them down with ease.
• Although it isn’t as resistant to the elements and stain as laminate is, the natural warmth of real wood flooring is a thing of beauty.
• There’s no gluing or nailing required, just snap and set above the subfloor.
• There are many types of grains, from understated to exotic that you can choose from. Starting at only four dollars per square foot, you can get a unique and high quality look with any budget.