Old Lake Cottage Renovation | Flooring!

[@mral8145]

“Super old” hits hard when you were brought up in a house built in 1740s! 😂😂

[@mar-ui2sr]

Wait really? That's cool! 🤔 what was the design of the house like?

[@mral8145]

@@mar-ui2sr big, symmetrical, butter coloured stone and big gardens, pre- Baronial with baronial adaptations in the 19th century.

[@StephHall95]

Yes I am from the UK and I was waiting for the old house to be behind this house 😂

[@mral8145]

@@StephHall95 😂😂 yup! You can walk down most streets and see a house 3 times as old.

[@zellalaing5439]

Yeh I was just thinking, super old by American standards, for me, georgians are just "older" and medieval are "old" for super old itd have to be pre-norman as incredible rare 😂

[@Onurtime]

So when you walk on it, is it level or does it creak? The old flooring underneath didn't seem like completely flat

[@DougElliott-g1s]

This flooring is actually award winning. I think it’s gorgeous and lends a rustic look to the room. Light wood looks like this will come and go in popularity, just as the darker tones will. So it’s personal preference. We tend to do what we’re told in terms of how to decorate from social media or magazines. They get paid to make sure you are constantly ripping out your old look FOR PROFIT! Do what speaks to you! It’s depressing feeling like someone else owns the right to tell what is in or what is out! This looks beautiful. The old floor she had would have been very time consuming and perhaps she doesn’t have forever to get the floors done! These floors take a damn beating I know for a fact. And the color choice is so charming. Great job!!!👏

[@thewanderingeagle]

What is the reasoning for laying the vinyl over the old flooring? I have seen a few other people do that but I've always removed the old flooring first. I'm new to renovating so I'm just trying to learn the why. Thanks in advance for your knowledge. Looking forward to the final reveal!

[@studio_adash]

If the flooring is in good shape and level, it’s easier to lay over top! The flooring comes with underlayment attached so it’s unnecessary to rip up the old. In my case, the flooring underneath had the potential to have asbestos in it so it’s actually safer to leave it contained and installed the new flooring over top. Hope that helps!!

[@graveyardmonarch1629]

Personally would have gone with a slightly warmer shade to keep the cottage aesthetic alive.

[@mrst7831]

Really love that flooring color. Can't wait to see some of your other projects. I need some work up here.

[@minakindo3243]

Flooret is great. Love the way the room turned

[@studio_adash]

Thank you so much!

[@coopsahoy8563]

Looks amazing already

[@studio_adash]

🥰🥰🥰

[@IsabelGomez-b8s]

Love the new vinyl floor❤

[@jvillarba]

No underlayment?

[@studio_adash]

Not needed! 🙌

[@donnaspahr5585]

Maybe not needed but it’s going to be very loud when walked on.

[@Teeko67]

Those planks have an underlayment on the bottom. We installed the same type in our house, it's why the boards are thick.

[@linmonash1244]

@@studio_adash Tips > Prep and paint your walls first before laying new flooring. Ceilings too. Work out where any vents and/or new light fittings will go. Sort Electrics. [# Get an Electrician to check old wiring & old Power Board / Fuse Boxes -and INSTALL a Safety Cut Out Switch. You do not want your new investment to burn down 1/2 way through the reno due to old faulty -or rat chewed wiring! * Also, without an accredted safety check - as part of your pre-purchase Building Inspection. Insurers may refuse coverage - if anything happens ] Patch/plaster old ceiling and wall holes -whereyou've moved switches etc. Painting then goes MUCH faster and you don't have so much masking off to do or worry about spills. Then pre-paint your base boards too before fitting.

[@rosehavenfarm2969]

​@linmonash1244 Yeah, floors are LAST afer all the important stuff. Well, it's their first reno. They will hopefully learn.

[@sharonwhitehead-s3l]

Good job.

[@studio_adash]

Thank you!

[@cdavham]

You are just delightful, my dear. Thank you for your kindness, support, and inspiration. ❤

[@violettegresser3436]

No isolation between the historical one and the new on top?

[@studio_adash]

Nope! It’s not needed as the planks have a subfloor on it already.

[@aishawebb-xm9oz]

Love the color

[@iamreborn3463]

Why would you do the floors first lmao

[@Girlofpages]

That was my only criticism. 😅

[@ciclalysandoval2252]

Can you please provide a link for the vynil flooring

[@cherylbooth5649]

Unsure why people place boards over old flooring to be honest I would not do that at all 😮

[@EmmaHope88]

Because sometimes they can't be salvaged. My parents have vinyl over old hardwood. Originally, when they had first bought the house, they had the hardwood floors redone and they were good for about 20 years. However, they could not be redone another time because they would have gotten too thin (according to the professionals who had done them before), so my parents put other flooring on top.

[@agardengrows]

Kudos to you for doing the hard work 😊

[@BeatrizNietoNavia]

why not restoring wood floors? 🤔

[@laurenskee2665]

My landlord put those in his house... guess what he is replacing.

[@lemin0u]

oh god no

[@kathynolet4480]

Can u tell me the exact name and color I love that floor

[@pamagujar183]

Nice🎉

[@Lena-rp9rz]

It looks very nice but.... Seriously, you just laid it on top of the old flooring? Wow, only in America.

[@studio_adash]

Hahahaha you’re supposed to! Especially because there is a danger of it being asbestos

[@avynena6151]

These are the floors I wanna put in my airbnbbbb

[@Irishfoxydude]

Those are nice floors but they don't last

[@robs1873]

Super old?

[@kona702]

Right? Lol

[@kona702]

I'm thinking maybe 1950s-70's?

[@studio_adash]

1940s

[@robs1873]

@@studio_adash saying “super” all the time shows you didnt go to harvard

[@cathygravelle8150]

@@robs1873shoo, troll, shoo

[@ritagreen846]

We bought luxury vinyl because we have dogs and we're messy.

[@zellalaing5439]

From a European lense, this is just, not a new home, got be 200 yrs old to be consider "older", 400 yrs old to be "old" and 1000 yrs old to be "super old" 😂

[@genevievevitale8141]

Ugh, tap dancing floors. Vinyl sucks and is a waste of money. You could have bought reclaimed hardwood.

[@Trish-j2y]

Looks like she could have just restored the original ones

[@larsbjrndaldainese1382]

Never ever use the word vinyl and luxuary in the same sentence

[@cherylbooth5649]

Luxury is spelt like this 🔵

[@lalag1695]

You “searched forever” to find the most common, basic vinyl flooring? 🧐

[@kellivu2981]

Right?!? 😂

[@dermatillomaniac1]

too grey

[@janesmith8050]

"luxury vinyl" is an oxymoron

[@janesmith8050]

"luxury vinyl" is an oxymoron