Vinyl Flooring For Unheated Cottage

Like anything not all vinyl flooring is created equal.

Vinyl flooring for unheated cottage.

Do you have any suggestion for flooring in an unheated cottage. Is it normal for vinyl flooring to lift after a few years inside a cottage that is not heated in winter. Other flooring options bring challenges in unheated cottages or they are not practical for the realities of cottage living. In the grand and victoria beach areas there are summer cottages built in the 20s and 30s that still have the original t g fir flooring intact and in a few cases the linoleum as well.

Our three season cabin is on the north shore of lake michigan in the upper peninsula of michigan. Bamboo cork and engineered hardwood are all resilient good looking and economical flooring choices for a non winterized cottage but certainly laminate can work. Is it normal for vinyl flooring to lift after a few years inside a cottage that is not heated in winter. The absolute best flooring to install in an environment you have described that will hold up to dogs is a luxury vinyl.

When properly installed in an unheated cottage where temperatures drop to 40c a good quality vinyl floor should give years of beauty and enjoyment. We would like to install some type of hardwood or engineered hardwood on the floors but we re concerned about having no heat in the cabin through the winter months and what that might do to the flooring. We are now finishing an 18x18 foot addition that has a crawl space underneath. I would recommend a clickable floating luxury vinyl plank lvp such as coretec or mannington adura.

Like anything all vinyl flooring is not created equal. For cottage owners from toronto vinyl flooring can prove very resilient and last a long time before needing repair. Options for cottage living. Properly installed good quality flooring of almost any material should give years of trouble free service in a cottage that is unheated during the bitter months.