Painted Plywood Sub-flooring
Sometimes you've got to live with what you've got until it's in the budget to change it up. This room was created by taking half a dining room and a walk in closet and putting them together. Everything in the room has been done, but flooring just wasn't in the budget yet. Yes, we could have thrown down some carpet, but we really want this flooring to match the rest of the house which won't be changed until later this year. So, in the mean time, we decided to make lemonade out of lemons and paint the sub-floor to resemble hardwood.
Here's the finished product. You can barely tell it's sub-flooring!
Here's what we started off with. It was super dusty and gross.
The first step was to clean out all the dust and dirt.
Next was to paint the floor. We just used a latex paint, painting the corners and edges first and then the middle.
After painting, it needed to be sealed. We put 3 coats of polycrylic on the floor with at least 24 hours between each coat.
Once all the rugs and furniture were in place, you can hardly tell it's just sub-flooring. Still can't wait to get new flooring in though!
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Woman after my own heart! I love what you did, it looks awesome. I personally don't like carpeting for a number of reasons, so the painted floor is perfect. It will also provide a 'background' should you later decide to install hardwood. Being budget friendly is a bonus! Thanks for sharing your great home improvement project. Keep up the great work.
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so inspired! my carpet was already bad , taken from another house then 8 years of a renter. we bought it but havent had cash to replace. now woke up and large dog had a entire litter of pups on carpet! it stinks and is stained green! iv been ready to rip out and live with sub floor. thank you for your idea!
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What is the best way to paint a plywood floor a light color, either white or soft gray?
What type of paint did you use? I have some bad carpet in my upstairs due to fur babies and can't afford to get flooring at this time. Also did you sand down the sub floor before painting it?