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Which is the less expensive; refinishing natural wood floor or laying tile?

July 29th, 2010 admin 4 Comments »

Looking at a house that needs a little TLC, starting with the floors. Which would be the less expensive way to go; to pull up the carpet and refinish the hardwood floor or lay tile? This is 2500 sq ft.
Keep in mind…we live in Southern CA where everything costs more!

Dusty is right . refinishing 2500 s/f is WAY cheaper than redoing it with tile. To do tile, the wood should come out. A new substrate for the tile , tile and tile labor will run you total closer to 12/ 15 $ a s/f. This doesn t even count the rip out and disposal of all that wood.
Redoing wood would be closer to 4/5$ a s/f. And with that amount of wood , you may be able to get a discount, thats a good size job. And ask for a price break for that size job.
Any questions you can e mail me through my avatar. GL

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4 Responses to “ Which is the less expensive; refinishing natural wood floor or laying tile? ”

  1. Brieanne says:
    July 30, 2010 at 12:16 am

    Laying tile, definitely! I was in the same situation, and I couldn’t believe the estimate they gave me! It was like twice the price of carpet! So I just got carpet for the living room and bedrooms, and put ceramic tile on the kitchen and bathroom.
    References :

  2. dusty8940 says:
    July 30, 2010 at 12:36 am

    Refinishing the floors will be cheaper by far. Tile and installation can run anywhere from about $6-$15 per square foot depending upon what tile you choose. Refinishing the wood floors will only be about $2-$3 per square foot.
    References :
    http://www.rhodeshardwoodflooring.com
    http://www.hardwoodfloorminnesota.com

  3. rob s says:
    July 30, 2010 at 12:43 am

    Dusty is right . refinishing 2500 s/f is WAY cheaper than redoing it with tile. To do tile, the wood should come out. A new substrate for the tile , tile and tile labor will run you total closer to 12/ 15 $ a s/f. This doesn t even count the rip out and disposal of all that wood.
    Redoing wood would be closer to 4/5$ a s/f. And with that amount of wood , you may be able to get a discount, thats a good size job. And ask for a price break for that size job.
    Any questions you can e mail me through my avatar. GL
    References :
    20 years in flooring as a store owner/installer

  4. XPS says:
    July 30, 2010 at 12:57 am

    Hi
    Why dont you try having a polished concrete floors!! they are easy to install, inexpensive and much low on maintenance as compared to any other flooring material. You can have any color or style that you want for your floors….
    References :
    http://www.xtremepolishingsystems.com/polished_concrete.htm

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