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How should I prepare a plywood subfloor for floating vinyl plank flooring?
The floor of my laundry room was three layers of hideous vinyl flooring of various vintages, a layer of 3/4" plywood underlayment (to match the height of the vinyl to surrounding hardwood flooring) ...
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How can I fix a small puncture hole in vinyl flooring?
When I was installing mini blinds in my new house, a pair of needle nose pliers fell out of my tool belt and landed nose first into the vinyl floor below. It left a very small pin sized hole in the ...
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Vinyl tile installation over a concrete basement floor with moisture
I would like to put some sort of flooring over part of my basement. Something with the look and simple installation of an interlocking garage tile (example) would fit the bill -- this isn't a living ...
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Should I use glue even if I've prepped floor by sanding & cleaning with amonia & water to put down vinyl tiles over old ones?
I have already sanded and washed the old vinyl tile flooring twice. I will be fixing the areas needed with patch. But, should I still use glue to put down the new tiles? Some people say I shouldn't ...
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What is that new Rubber Flooring type?
Somebody told me about a different laminate that is actually made from a type of rubber/plastic.
what is the product called and what are the pros/cons over conventional laminate flooring.
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How do I make seams in vinyl flooring look good?
and thank you for all the help so far! This place is great!
Can you help with this?
I really blew it when I cut my vinyl floor in the kitchen. So to "fix" it I made cuts along the grout lines in ...
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Cheaply repair burnt / melted vinyl floor
I left a pot on the stove too long, and it melted the aluminum drip pan. When I removed the hot pan from the stove, the liquified aluminum dripped onto the vinyl floor, melting it in several spots ...
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How do I remove a stair tread under linoleum without damaging the linoleum?
I'm replacing some old 1970s railing in between my kitchen and family room (there's a step down into my family room.) I ripped that out and exposed what looks like a stair tread that was ripped down ...
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Should I remove vinyl flooring before laying down hardwood?
I'm putting hardwood floors in my kitchen and living room, which next to each other. The kitchen has vinyl flooring, so it is slightly higher than the living room, which has carpet on subfloor. I ...
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How can I install ceramic tile over vinyl tile?
I'm trying to install ceramic tile in a friend's bathroom, appox. 45 sq ft.
The current floor in the bathroom is vinyl squares over the base cement. There is no subfloor or anything like that. The ...
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How can I prepare slightly uneven tiled floor for vinyl 'planks'?
I recently bought some very nice vinyl planks for reflooring our kitchen.
It was only when I got home that I noticed it said they have to be installed on 'flat, smooth' surfaces. Our kitchen is ...
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Is luxury vinyl tile cost effective?
I am about to tile my bathroom floor, and a friend pointed me to this Luxury Vinyl Tile
Basically, I'm wondering if the money savings, and ease of installation will hurt me in the long run when I go ...
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How was this subfloor cleaned?
I'm replacing the floor in my bathroom, which was previously a vinyl sheet. Prior to that (and I think original to the house, built in early 70's) it was some peel and stick-type tiles, except they're ...
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How to remove old vinyl tiles?
I have a layer of old, crumbly and very sticky vinyl tiles that I need to remove to bring the old tile back (see picture). What is the best way of removing these?
Bonus question: How do I get the ...
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How to prep existing floor for installation of self-adhesive vinyl flooring?
Some quick background to preempt some discussion about quality, longevity, rental issues, etc.: I'm in a rental that is literally "anything goes". It's a long story, but suffice it to say if it does ...
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How do I roughly cut linoleum to room width?
So far I had to replace linoleum twice and each time it was a room of something like slightly-more-than 3 meters by slightly-less-than 3 meters.
Linoleum is usually cut to length at a shop and then ...
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How do I repair a nick in vinyl floor?
We had some recent work done on our house and it appears that one of the workers nicked the vinyl flooring in the kitchen -- resulting in a circular gash about 3/4 inch wide. Here's a picture:
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How Is “Super Laminate” flooring installed?
I recently learned about AABSO "Super Laminate" flooring (aka Vinyl flooring planks). It seems to have some advantages over standard laminate flooring when it comes to moisture resistance so I'm ...
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What's the easiest process for cutting bathroom flooring tiles to fit complex door trim?
I'm going to be laying in some fairly heavy-duty vinyl bathroom flooring tiles (similar to the Armstrong Caliber product, although I'm not sure it's actually that brand). The bathroom has some tough ...
