extrime blog's: DIY: Plywood Flooring in Kids Rooms

Monday, February 28, 2011

DIY: Plywood Flooring in Kids Rooms

The flooring in this room believe it or not is made of plywood sheets! Plywood was cut into strips to look like planks. The plywood floor looks fabulous and was done for cheap!!! I just love this idea!! This is such a great inexpensive project for a playroom or kids room. The plywood can also be painted for a fun colorful look. Shannon (and her hubby) of Quarry Orchard created this inexpensive yet terrific looking flooring. Here's the lowdown according to Shannon...

Materials:

16 sheets of 15/32 pine plywood @ $16.49 per sheet

9 gigantic tubes of Liquid Nail @ $4.75 each

10 lbs of cut nails (ordered from Tremont Nail Company) @ $69.63 (includes s&h)

4 gallons of Varathane polyurethane @ $37.46 per gallon

2 quarts of stain @ $9.99 each

Square footage of the room: 533

Rough estimate of cost: $520

We started the project with sheets of plywood. We ripped them on the table saw into 6 inch strips that were all 8 feet long. Then, we Dustin carried all of this up to the house so it could sit and “acclimate” to the room. I don’t know if that helped, but that is something that is recommended when laying hardwood flooring.

Plywood sheets soon to be planks

The process of laying planks of plywood on top of the plywood subfloor.

According to Shannon, the floor isn't rough. Some sanding and the polyurethane sealing has made it smooth. An unbelievable project for about $1 a sq foot. Can't find that price for flooring looking this good. Complete DIY instructions turning plywood into plank floors

Painting plywood floors....