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Blueprint Request – nr
Hello, I am looking for some advice on redoing all the floors of my home in the same plank.
The house is 15 years old, under 1700sqft, and currently consists of a mix of sheet vinyl and carpet. All the rooms are pretty rectangular and flat, so I have confidence there.
Everything will be done except for the stairs (which I have X’d). Also, I will likely do a kitchen remodel, but I haven’t finalized those plans. I marked a rough idea for expanding the cabinets, and you can assume that it will be something like that.
I am really unsure what direction to go on floor 2 in particular. The doorways are close together in different directions. Advice there in particular would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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Attached is a more traditional floor plan with measurements. Sorry for the wrinkles
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Thanks for the feedback. My name is Adam. The subfloor is wood.
Floor 2: Working N/S, from the master bed/bath, makes a lot of sense to me, since there would only be that one closet to work backwards. That was the way I was originally thinking, because of the long hallway in the master bath and closet. The main hallway in the center was throwing me off with the sort of spiral of doorways. I couldn’t decide which would be easier.
Floor1: The other issue, I thought, was if the boards aesthetically need to run the same direction upstairs and downstairs. I know this is opinion, but is that something you see a lot as a contractor? This is my first 2-story house.
Running the boards N/S seems to solve that question, because both floors would run N/S and have the least amount of working backwards.
Do you see any issues with transitioning to the carpet stairs? I have done stair noses before to the basement, so I’m familiar with that. I haven’t transitioned at the bottom of steps before, nor have I done much with carpet. Currently, the carpet runs from the floor, completely covers the stairs, and then continues upstairs. I plan on cutting it so that the carpet remains on the stairs and terminates at both ends. I assume there is already a seam there and a tac strip to hold it down. Does it not matter which direction the boards run at the bottom, because there would be a quarter round or something covering the transition?
Your cleanup of my drawing was mostly correct. One closet is in the wrong room. I have attached a picture of a more traditional floorplan with some measurements. Hopefully, that helps. Sorry for the wrinkles.
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That’s a fair point: the second floor is pretty far removed from the first. The staircase has a landing and turns 180, so it’s not visible.
I didn’t think about being able to tuck under the riser. That’s interesting. I like that plan. So, the carpet is assumably glued/stapled down hard to the riser? Makes sense.
I have it on my list to get back to you on the planks. For full transparency, I’m not too worried about getting scheduled just yet. I got some things to take care of on my end to get there. I’m still looking for flooring. I am targeting a traditional tongue plank, but it seems like drop and lock is taking over.
I do appreciate you answering my questions. The more unknowns I can clear ahead of time, the more confident I feel. I’m not in a rush right now, but I am looking to hit the ground running in about a month or so. I’m using this time for whatever I can plan. It’s going to be a big project and no turning back.
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