DIY Hardwood Floors for Under $1.50/sq.ft.
I'm here to show you how we added real hardwood floors to our house for under $1.50/sq.ft!
My hubby and I are full time house flippers and every time we remodel a house, we try to get the best possible look for the least possible price. Follow these tips to save tons of money on your floors too!
If you’ve ever shopped for hardwood flooring before, you know that it is not cheap. I personally love the look of wide planks too (4 inches wide or more) and those are even more expensive! Prices for this sized hardwood flooring easily run $5-$10+ per sq. ft which was way out of our budget. I finally found some real New England white pine (5 inches wide) and it's only $1.29 per square foot! Now that is a price I can live with!
The wall paint we used was Moth Gray by Pittsburgh Paints but honestly, I think you could use any gray, beige, or white color you have lying around (just try it out on a sample board first!).
Dilute your paint with water at about a 3 parts water & 1 part paint ratio. You want it to be more of a stain consistency and not as thick as paint. Begin rolling on your paint/water mixture. Do about a 4 foot section at a time and then take an old cloth and wipe it off! Remember, this is not a painted floor – this is a type of stain so you want to wipe it off just like you would a stain. Continue on rolling and wiping off.
to see the full tutorial and find sources for where I purchased my $1.29 wide planked pine floors, please click over to my blog!
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I have pine floors and I love them, but the subject line is misleading. Pine is not *Hardwood* oak and maple is hardwood...... pine is softwood.....
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Very pretty we like grey
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