[coleprice]

We tiled the floor of our Lanai and it looks beautiful. Like the responses above stated, "once and done" and "it looks like it's part of our home's interior, not a patio or add-on". Also, to answer your question, if your current floor is solid and isn't "flaking", you can probably buy an epoxy (or other) FLOOR paint and paint it yourself as DIY project. Just make sure that your surface is clean and that you follow all of the applicable instructions.

[Elixir34]

Originally Posted by Joy1rn

We are getting our lanai glassed in. The current floor is some kind of epoxy and it is stained. We had it power washed and still not very clean in places. Can the floor be painted over? The Custom Windows guy said it was a mix of cement flakes and other stuff and cement flakes are probably what is not coming clean. Has anyone painted over this? I know it would be cheaper to paint over it than tile over it. I plan to put a large area rug down.

Yes. You can paint over a lanai and a pool deck. We had ours done several years ago. I can’t find the receipt, but it might have been T&D Construction. Cost for the pool and spa deck plus an 11’x20’ lanai was $2000. Took them three days to clean, prep, fill cracks and apply three coats of paint with roller for the main area and brush for the edging. It was a team of several workers.

[bmcgowan13]

[QUOTE=coleprice;2408379]We tiled the floor of our Lanai and it looks beautiful. /QUOTE]

Our lanai enclosure guy suggested we skip the LVP flooring in the lanai. We have it in the rest of the house, but he warned that the lanai might not be as well-heated and cooled as the inside. We’ll have a split system to handle heating and cooling. He’s not installing the tile or LVP himself; he’s just raising and leveling the floor and installing electrical outlets. He’s always been great at giving us advice.

The designers at the Village Design Center also recommended against LVP in the bathrooms or lanai because of moisture. I guess no matter how careful you are, water can find a way to get through a seam or missed spot of caulking.

Maybe there’s a newer or special kind of LVP that would work better in the enclosed lanai.

[jimhoward]

[QUOTE=bmcgowan13;2408666]

Originally Posted by coleprice

We tiled the floor of our Lanai and it looks beautiful. /QUOTE]

Our lanai enclosure guy suggested we skip the LVP flooring in the lanai. We have it in the rest of the house, but he warned that the lanai might not be as well-heated and cooled as the inside. We’ll have a split system to handle heating and cooling. He’s not installing the tile or LVP himself; he’s just raising and leveling the floor and installing electrical outlets. He’s always been great at giving us advice.

The designers at the Village Design Center also recommended against LVP in the bathrooms or lanai because of moisture. I guess no matter how careful you are, water can find a way to get through a seam or missed spot of caulking.

Maybe there’s a newer or special kind of LVP that would work better in the enclosed lanai.

The villages development corp, puts vinyl plank flooring in bathrooms on many new houses. Not that that makes it okay or recommended, but they do it.

[villagetinker]

[QUOTE=bmcgowan13;2408666]

Originally Posted by coleprice

We tiled the floor of our Lanai and it looks beautiful. /QUOTE]

Our lanai enclosure guy suggested we skip the LVP flooring in the lanai. We have it in the rest of the house, but he warned that the lanai might not be as well-heated and cooled as the inside. We’ll have a split system to handle heating and cooling. He’s not installing the tile or LVP himself; he’s just raising and leveling the floor and installing electrical outlets. He’s always been great at giving us advice.

The designers at the Village Design Center also recommended against LVP in the bathrooms or lanai because of moisture. I guess no matter how careful you are, water can find a way to get through a seam or missed spot of caulking.

Maybe there’s a newer or special kind of LVP that would work better in the enclosed lanai.

I found Mohawk Luxury Vinyl Plank (at Lowes), this is a 100% vinyl product, and is 100% waterproof. It is softer to walk on than tile and almost as quiet as carpet. This is a soft product, you can bend in a U shape and cut it with a box cutter. Now I have no idea if this would be suitable for a lanai due to possible bleaching from the sun, but you could call Mohawk and ask about this application. I did 2 bedrooms, a hallway and 3 closets with this material 3 years ago and it still looks new. Pay attention to the manufacturer's installation instructions and NOT Lowes recommendations.