Plywood floor made to look like wide plank hardwoods?

[Anonymous]

Has anyone done this or seen it in person? We're buying a house that has carpeting EVERYWHERE and we'd like to put in some hardwoods, but we're on a budget. I am very handy and we're not in a huge rush, so thinking of doing this to save a little money. Wondering what the end result is like in person. Anyone? This is what I'm asking about: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/219691288044984026/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone done this or seen it in person? We're buying a house that has carpeting EVERYWHERE and we'd like to put in some hardwoods, but we're on a budget. I am very handy and we're not in a huge rush, so thinking of doing this to save a little money. Wondering what the end result is like in person. Anyone? This is what I'm asking about: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/219691288044984026/

Is it durable though. Heavy furniture, impact from drops etc?

[Anonymous]

interesting
http://quarryorchard.blogspot.com/2010/12/plywood-to-plank-flooring-tutorial.html

haven't seen it in person myself

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone done this or seen it in person? We're buying a house that has carpeting EVERYWHERE and we'd like to put in some hardwoods, but we're on a budget. I am very handy and we're not in a huge rush, so thinking of doing this to save a little money. Wondering what the end result is like in person. Anyone? This is what I'm asking about: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/219691288044984026/

Looks about the same as poured concrete driveways that are colored and textured to look like brick.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looks about the same as poured concrete driveways that are colored and textured to look like brick.

I'm not sure about that. That's concrete disguised as brick; this is actual wood, just a different type quality/type of wood than what is normally used for flooring, but ripped, sanded and stained to be indistinguishable.

[Anonymous]

Little Green Notebook did this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Little Green Notebook did this.

Yes. Not crazy about the whitewash look, but here it is: http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2014/03/diy-wide-plank-floors-made-from-plywood.html

But has anyone seen it in person or done it themself?

[Anonymous]

Seems like a lot of work. Have you already priced out cheap hardwood or laminate floors?

[Anonymous]

rather than try to make plywood look like something it isn't, why not paint the floors and polyurethane them. You could do it yourself.

[Anonymous]

Plywood is not meant to be flooring. It's not going to last.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Plywood is not meant to be flooring. It's not going to last.

Isn't engineered flooring just plywood with a veneer? Sure, the veneer is hardwood, but besides that, it doesn't seem that different.