Best Flooring for DIY Installation
Are you a DIY expert ready to tackle your next big project? If you're ready to graduate from building birdhouses and restoring furniture to a full flooring renovation, check out our guide for selecting the best flooring materials to install on your own.
Easiest DIY Flooring Options
There's a reason floor installation is often left up to the pros - it can be tricky to execute properly. Proper floor installation also requires special tools; while professional installers already own these tools, new DIYers can accumulate quite a bill purchasing these tools and learning how to use them. But there are certain flooring materials available today that are viable options for DIY installation projects.
DIY Vinyl Flooring
Vinyl flooring is one of the easiest flooring options for DIY installation, and vinyl styles offer a ton of flexibility to help you achieve whatever look you want in your home. Vinyl planks offer the look of hardwood flooring, but with much easier installation and all the resilient benefits of vinyl.
Luxury vinyl tiles are a great alternative to natural stone flooring or ceramic and porcelain tile. With vinyl tile flooring, you can create a clean elegant look in almost any room in your home.
DIY Laminate Flooring
Laminate flooring has traditionally been a relatively easy flooring option to self-install, as it requires only a few materials. Laminate does not require grout or mortar, and as a floating floor, laminate doesn't need to be glued down either. In fact, laminate pieces snap together like a puzzle to quickly and simply cover your subfloor. Laminate is a great choice for a DIY-installation project in your kitchen, bathroom, or any other room in your home.
Tips for Self-Installing Flooring
Your flooring is the foundation of your home, so you'll want to prepare properly for your self-installation project to make sure you achieve the perfect flooring look.
Start with your research and consider your existing flooring. In most cases, you'll need to take up the existing flooring, rather than laying your new floor right on top of it. Make sure to factor this step into your installation process.
Invest in the right tools to ensure the success of your DIY flooring installation. From measuring to cutting, having the right tools handy will be critical for achieving a professional flooring finish on your own.
Assemble a DIY floor installing team! Even though the options we've listed here are DIY-friendly, it always helps to have a few extra hands around to help you lay out the new flooring properly. Rally your family and friends to support your DIY flooring project.
And remember - some flooring projects require a professional touch for proper installation, especially with more complicated floor materials. Our team at Avalon Flooring offers installation services for all of our products to help you achieve your ideal look for your home.
Looking for more flooring installation tips, or to pick out materials for your next project? Visit one of our showrooms today!
