New Floors in the A-Frame Cabin

This past weekend we started our first project at the cabin. Seeing as everything else rests on the floors it made sense to start with our cabin flooring. We spent a lot of time looking at different options before finally deciding on luxury vinyl plank (LVP) flooring.

Although we love the look and feel of real hardwood it wasn’t the right choice for this project. First, we have plenty of real wood around the A-Frame. More importantly, we need floors that will hold up to anything we throw at them. The 4 Pines Cabin is five minutes away from some of the best skiing in California as well as close proximity to Donner Lake, Lake Tahoe and some epic rivers, streams and ponds. Safe to say there’s going to be a lot of snow, mud and water on these floors.

After pouring over just about 30 samples from various companies we decided to go with Rosun Flooring sold by our local flooring distributer The Wholesale House in Aptos, CA.

The best thing about these floors (besides the fact that they are virtually indestructible) is the high quality look and feel. Despite being vinyl, they feel so warm like real wood, just like cabin flooring should!

The color was tough, we didn’t want to be too matchy, not too dark, not too light, not too busy.. etc, etc. In the end, Maple Pecan was the best choice. The warmer tones matched the pine on the walls while the lighter hue helped to brighten the place up even more.

The next challenge is getting these floors down. The planks are snap together floating floor, which is supposed to be easy but was more challenging than we thought. Our house is a “kit house” from Sears and Roebuck. So although our home is built solid as a rock, the paneling in the front of the house was slightly off. But once we spent some time getting that first row down just right, the rest ended up being as easy as we thought.

There’s still a lot of work to be done at the 4 Pines Cabin, but we’re working hard and excited to show you our progress.

Stayed tuned for before and after pictures on our Instagram page! Follow us so you don’t miss them. Next up is our kitchen remodel. Read more about that process and watch for our before and after photos.