Bob Vila On Plywood Plank Floors

We didn t have 20k in our flooring budget so we came up with a diy way to get high end looking totally unique wood floors for our 1100 sq foot great room.

Bob vila on plywood plank floors. Expert advice from bob vila the most trusted name in home improvement home. These were about 20 each. I really wanted old looking white floors for our new studio space. Get the facts and then go on to gorgeous diy results with this inexpensive alternative to hardwood.

We chose sanded pine plywood in 1 2 think 4 x 8 sheets. Plank flooring can bring a lot of charm into a room but the cost can be prohibitive. I actually saw some interesting beat up knotty oak at lumber liquidators for a little more than a dollar per square foot which is practically highway robbery when it comes to wood flooring prices. Aug 25 2018 once reserved for subfloors and sheathing construction grade plywood is now making a splash as affordable residential finish flooring.

Armstrong vinyl tile and laminate flooring is attractive durable and long lasting even under a home s highest traffic conditions but the product. 29 oct 2017 at 3. He uses a variety of sanders and buffers. There are two basic ways to go.

An inexpensive alternative to real plank flooring is to fake it with a faux wood paint technique on a plywood. Remove the existing flooring such as carpet or vinyl and then refinish the plywood subfloor beneath or install new plywood cut into planks squares. Our plywood pretty week is coming to a close and there s one topic we haven t covered yet. By donna boyle schwartz and bob vila photo.

I ve seen it done a lot of different ways and in many different finishes and figured it would be worth a shot. After a ton of research online i decided to try plywood plank flooring which is an economical solution that looks pretty nice too. Flooring specialist howard brickman joins bob to sand old growth white oak floors and demonstrate his techniques for achieving a smooth even finish. Ok now for how to make pretty plank floors out of plywood.

First we went to home depot to check out the different types of plywood. Diy wide plank floors made from plywood diy.