Updating kitchen floor??

We have a large 1990 kitchen with ugly sheet vinyl flooring. The problem is it is not level, from where the previous owner ripped out the old cabinets. What is the best inexpensive solution? We want a nice look but don't have a lot of $$. Thanks!
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  • Dee Dee on Nov 05, 2016
    Home Depot and Lowes sell self leveling products that would make the floor level.
  • Moxie Moxie on Nov 05, 2016
    Paint it! sand lightly, use porch & floor paint and at least 3 layers of varathane poly (satin, w/uv proteciton). I like the ones with a solid back ground, boarder strip to make design stand out, then stencil a pattern inside the board...google stenciled floors....many are absolutely beautiful! ( I did mine and 5 years later going strong)
    • Johnchip Johnchip on Nov 05, 2016
      Varathane (rather than just poly)coats are the best, glad you say so too. For high traffic outdor or indoor where water also may become an issue. I redid an old trestle table, 40 years ago and used 3 coats varathane, still gets used all the time,sits outdoors looking like I did it yesterday.
  • William William on Nov 05, 2016
    In the photo, did they actually run the vinyl up and over the cabinet kickspace board?! If its not glued to the kickspace board I would cut it out and remove it. I agree with Moxie 110%. Many Hometalkers have painted their floors with great results. ***** http://www.hometalk.com/diy/paint/rooms/diy-painted-and-stenciled-linoleum-floor-2555012 ***** http://www.hometalk.com/diy/paint/rooms/flooring-painting-stenciling-linoleum-4991814 ***** http://www.hometalk.com/diy/paint/rooms/diy-painted-linoleum-10829160
  • Citygirl Citygirl on Nov 05, 2016
    Paint wears, even when coated. Did it in my kitchen, and only lasted a couple years. My advice...self-stick tiles. Easy to customize, and cut. Very inexpensive, sticks well to the current (clean) vinyl, and you can completely transform your floor in a morning. Best part? If you get bored with it, you can pull up the tiles one at a time, and replace with a new color or design. Just use the old tiles as a pattern when pulling tiles cut around corners, toilets, etc. Lay the old tile over a piece of paper first so the glue doesn't get on your new tile. Lay the old tile over the new one, and cut to match. Easy!
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    • Teresa Teresa on Nov 09, 2016
      I am with Citygirl. Used thicker self-stick tiles on my kitchen floor (Home Depot) as a temporary fix over crappy laminate flooring. 6 years later, they were still in great shape but turns out I have oak hardwood under everything (yay!). Everyone thought it was ceramic tile. A friend did the same thing but used spacers and grouted.
  • William William on Nov 05, 2016
    Brand is a personal choice. Varathane, Parks, are part of the polyurethane family of Rustoleum. I personally prefer Minwax. It's still all polyurethane.
  • Mary-Ann Mary-Ann on Nov 06, 2016
    you can put a click vinyl tile floor down right over the existing floor. Otherwise, you need to have a new subfloor laid down and then whatever on top of it. These vinyl tile products stay together and don't shrink like individual tiles might
  • Robin Sennings Robin Sennings on Nov 09, 2016
    A good tile person can float the floor so it will not be noticeablešŸ˜Š
  • Carolyn Kelso-Bell Carolyn Kelso-Bell on Nov 13, 2016
    Thanks Hometalkers! My hubby will not agree to self stick tiles, nor paint. Sigh...