Rental Property Investor · Crozet, VA · Member since 2016 · 44 posts · 31 votes
Hi BP Community,
Getting to the part of the rehab on a 3/2 SFH here in Houston where I need to make some decisions on the flooring. The house is 1250 Sqft and i was thinking of Vinyl plank throughout including the bed rooms. I have had some advice on putting carpet into the bed rooms, but as it is a rental unit my concern is that carpet is more prone to being trashed - any words of wisdom on the subject would be appreciated.
I'd recommend LVP. Spend a little more upfront but you get great scratch resistance, waterproof floors and no dirty/smelly carpet. Well worth the investment IMO.
@Ian Middleton i agree! Ive been in the floorcovering buisness for 25 year and ive seen alot of rental units. Im actually doing the same in my rental im rehabbing right now. Highly recommend! But make sure you put a few boxes away for what i call “closet stock” so you can make repairs in the future when you need too. manufacturers are always dropping and adding lines and styles so i may not be available in a year or 2.