Hardwood flooring pro tips?

Question

Hello! I'm just in the planning stages for a whole house rehab. Planning to do about 1,600 sq ft of engineered hardwood.

Do you have any tips for cutting costs when it comes to installing engineered hardwood floor?

Should I go with Floor and Decor / Lumber Liquidators or try to use another source? Is this something to DIY or is that going to be a terrible idea? (I have done drywall, skim-coating, electrical, plumbing, hanging doors and windows, and laid LVP flooring previously.)

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!

Tamas Pal · Answer

Joseph you may consider the Quick lock engineered hardwood floors .It will make your life easier.Also you can save few hundred bucks on glue.I usually glue it down but I have installed many times without with no problems.Before you start plan the layout and start the installation regarding. Good luck with the project!

Trenton Miller · Answer

Engineered hardwood is no different than LVP; it's thicker, may have floating tech, may need underlayment ect.  What is your cost per square ft of materials based on your flips estimate?  $0.99 of $3.49?  Installing this flooring is no different than LVP.  Except that maybe you used glue down vs click to lock..

It's not complicated to install, however, I believe your time can be spent better elsewhere than installing floors.  Especially if you are the one flipping the house getting it ready for market!

Pay the pros to install it per the manufacturer's recommendations.  Keep in mind there will be additional costs associated other than the material itself.  IE underlayment, transitions, baseboard ect.