Questions tagged [flooring]
For questions regarding various types of floor coverings in general, including hardwood and laminate board, tile, carpet, and sheet flooring (linoleum/vinyl). For questions about the structure beneath this top layer, please see the "floor" tag.
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Register for vent with almost zero floor clearance
I bought a house built in the US in the mid 70s, and the vents for the forced air system are mostly at the baseboard level.
The original vent covers were something like this, like a wall register but ...
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Gap between bathtub and underlayment
The front of our new bathtub is slightly curved, and the underlayment I installed is about 1/4” from the tub on the ends (I should’ve cut better in the first place). Is there something I can fill that ...
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Replacing Tile in the Kitchen without the removal of the cabinet
I want to replace the tile in my kitchen
but the Cabinet that has the stove, dishwasher and sink is on top of the tile.
Is there a way I can replace the tile with hardwood without the removal or ...
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Gaps left in vinyl tiles [closed]
Before I had my room redone with new tiles somehow air was pushing underneath the old set of tiles that kept pushing the rest of them up until they slid around like Dominos. Now I just had the floor ...
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What type of coating is on my basement slab? [closed]
1984 construction has a basement that was intended as semi finished but prior owner took no care of it. What is this flooring? My first thought is just concrete with epoxy that’s well worn. But the ...
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My subfloor has been built with untreated 1x2s and plywood. Am I in trouble? [closed]
Last year a contractor installed about 800 square feet of sub flooring to even out the very uneven concrete floor. At the time I didn’t think of it, but the fellow used standard 1x2s and plywood. I’m ...
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Filling gaps between stone wall and floor to stop draught?
Just moved into an old 1900s tenement building (UK). The bay window in the living room has a small bench built under it which has a freezing cold draught coming from the floor below. What would be ...
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Level subfloor before installing 2nd layer
I have 1/2 plywood subfloors in my house and I'm preparing to put a second layer of 5/8 OSB subfloor before installing hardwood flooring. In one of the rooms, there are two big areas, about 15' by 8' ...
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Filling large flooring gaps with rigid material
I have a couple of flooring transitions that have approx. 1/2" wide and deep gaps between dissimilar covering materials. I would like to fill them with something that is both rigid (so not foam ...
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Can t moulding cover 1/8" difference?
I've just ran laminate flooring throughout the floor, except in the bathroom which is tiled.
There's slight floor height difference and the tile is higher by about 1/8". I have a t moulding that ...
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Kitchen floor is sloping
I am a first time home owner, hoping maybe people can give some advice. I have a 120+ year old home.
I noticed a slope in my kitchen floor. I got an inspection done (from a generalist not a structural ...
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What type of flooring material is this and how do I fix it?
I bought my house a year ago and I started seeing these cracks in my kitchen floor. I think this flooring type is called vinyl but looks like this kind of vinyl flooring is bit older. So 3 questions ...
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Upstairs wall studs sitting on top of subflooring that needs to be removed
I am currently renovating the entire second floor of my 1920's home and have run into an issue. The subflooring is currently unleveled and had intentions of pulling up the subflooring, adding a sister ...
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Likely slow copper pipe leak in wall
We noticed our wood floors were beginning to feel a little uneven/warped. Not wet or visible, just to feel. Pulled the fridge out and heard water dripping on water behind the wall. Investigated and ...
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Repair Protection Covering: Rosin Paper and Masking Paper Difference
(1) What is the difference between Rosin Paper and Masking Paper? (Besides the color). Trying to protect my home during construction.
(2) Specifically, What is better for protecting walls? I usually ...
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Will adding another layer of plywood improve shed floor bouncing?
I have shed floor that appears to be a sheet of 3/4 inch pressure treated plywood nailed to the joists. While the floor is "sturdy" in that it's holding up fine and shows no sign of rot, it ...
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Dealing with Black Adhesive on the Floor
In my basement, there was likely an asbestos tile floor which was removed before we purchased the house, leaving behind a layer of black adhesive. I have seen a lot of questions/answers about remove ...
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Moving into a home that had dogs, and I'm allergic... what should be on my to-do list?
In about a month, I'm moving into a house that had 1-2 large dogs. I'll allergic to dogs, and I'm curious what steps I should take to prep the house before I move in. There is also a room (living room)...
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What moisture content reading do I need to wait for before tiling on a sceed floor?
We've recently had an anhydrite liquid screed floor laid in our house. We are now waiting for it to dry before porcelain floor tiles are laid (over a decoupling layer).
There is some disagreement ...
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Replacing old floor boards before sanding. Will the color match? [duplicate]
I have some areas in my 70s home that has:
Some small nail holes from old carpet
A couple of darker water stains as well.
Some squeaky areas due to nailed subfloor
If I were to remove some flooring ...
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Contractor baseboard install. Is this caulk line standard?
Contractor is set to paint my walls tomorrow, these caulk lines I’ve been told are really large and paint alone won’t resolve the gap between the baseboard and the wall. Contractor said this would be ...
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Can Someone Explain This Metal Flashing Under Tub/Shower Insert?
We moved into a model home ten years ago, and we’ve decided to start making some upgrades.
Currently, I’m removing the existing flooring on our second floor in order to replace it with vinyl laminate ...
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I have 19/32 Plywood subfloor screwed to floor joists. Can I add a MLV and floating OSB subfloor before installing LVP?
I am rebuilding the floor of a living room/dining room and am down to the plywood subfloor. I want to reduce noise transmission to the basement while keeping a low maintenance, low-ish budget solution....
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Does a hardwood flooring patch require the whole room to be sanded? [closed]
I’m looking for someone to fix holes in my floor from radiators. They’re going to cut out the boards with holes in them and replace those. One says they can’t sand them unless they sand the whole ...
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Nasty Bathroom Tile Grout - Renter Solutions?
We are looking for some solutions. We rent 1 bath apartment in a historic building. The grout on our tile bathroom floor has dissolved across most of the floor and looks nasty. Originally the grout ...
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First time hiring contractor
Hiring a contractor for the first time to replace carpet with wood floors. They are a local company with a great reputation. A couple questions. Any advice appreciated!
They’ve offered a pretty ...
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Please help me identify this 1927 flooring found under carpet? I need to buy 30 feet for repairs
I’d love to learn how to identify type and color so I can buy some matching repair pieces
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How to transition between manufactured hardwood and vinyl rolled flooring?
We had the tan colored hardwood installed recently and the contractor put in these perpendicular pieces of wood wherever the floor butted up against another flooring type. There used to be one of ...
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I bought LVT do I need underlayment and a vapor barrier on concrete floor
The installer is trying to lay the lvt on an uneven concrete floor. What is the best way to prepare the concrete floor for the LVT?
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What to do with gap between stair transition and carpet?
We installed luxury vinyl tile in our kitchen and landing, which replaced 25 year old laminate. The landing was the only place that didn't have quarter inch plywood under the laminate. Our handyman ...
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Fixing water damaged flooring
The corner of my study area was exposed to water damage due to clogged gutter leaking water directly on the foundation around the corner. What steps should I take to fix this? I already cleared the ...
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Do I need to remove old adhesive if putting on the same adhesive?
I messed up putting in my vinyl floors today. I’m using Roberts resilient glue. I ended up scraping up what glue I could, but now a thin layer of residue remains.
If I keep using the same glue, do I ...
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How do I stabilise a delaminating pine floor?
We bought a flat with softwood pine floors in the living room. The area of the flooring that receives the most traffic is beginning to delaminate/flake/splinter (I'm not sure of the correct term!)
I'm ...
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Residue after parquet floor cleaning
had my parquet flooring sanded back, re-stained and polished by a contractor. But now notice this yucky black residue all around the edge of the floor at the skirting boards. It is rock hard and not ...
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How to repair a thin cut in vinyl sheet flooring
We moved into a new build home in June and over the past weekend my Wife saw this cut/slice in the sheet vinyl flooring near a room doorway.
Despite how it looks in the photo, it's almost impossible ...
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How to fix long scratch in wood floor?
How do I hide a scratch in my hardwood floor? I made the mistake of dragging a piece of furniture and got ahead of myself, and didn’t see that I left a long scratch. I tried to fix a small section ...
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LVT lifting/shifting
I have several sections of LVT (installed by a "professional") lifting/separating. Is there a way to fix this without redoing the entire floor?
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Covering screw holes in hardwood floor
I have an old hardwood floor that is squeaky. I'm using this product: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6YDMGGK
to drill 1/8 inch holes in the floor, then driving the special screws in, that break a little ...
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How to fix a scrape in a hardwood floor? [duplicate]
Although I put a blanket under a very heavy object to move it, it was so heavy that it gouged a very shallow 3-foot line in the floor.
Is there a DIY way to fill and or buff it out without having to ...
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Red Brick/Tile Help- remodeling
We bought a 1950s house and have hired a whole team for remodel (architect, contractor and interior designer). We have a beautiful red brick flooring (not paver, we have ripped up the tile in the ...
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Laying Hardwood in an Octagonal Pattern [closed]
Edit: I do not understand how the below is 'opinion-based' more than any other construction question. I am literally asking if carpenters here have advice on how to do a complex flooring pattern. I ...
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Floor and Marriage Joint question
Found a leak in our second floor bathroom which destroyed the existing OSB subfloor and had to remove - giving me the opportunity to remodel it into a more modern master bath (fun). Discovered what ...
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Walls not straight (obviously) how to install hardwoods?
I’m installing Bruce hardwood flooring, I am just starting the first line against the wall and I’ve run into a problem, the spacing is 1/2” on either side, I ran my chalk line and started laying down ...
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Dryer or wetter engineered hardwood planks for install into intermittently conditioned space?
Engineered hardwood planks: 3/4 thick T&G white oak, 8" wide, 5mm thick top wood layer.
Subfloor is out of the equation: we're using a 100% moisture barrier underneath.
So our seasonal ...
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Gap between MDF Skirting Board and Engineered Wood Floor
I have engineered hardwood floor (2cm thick, 190cm x 19cm).
Flooring is installed using glue over both concrete and over plywood(?) subfloor.
I have MDF skirting boards. The skirtings come with white ...
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How should I fit flooring planks between my walls?
I'm pretty new to all things home improvement, and my first big project is installing some vinyl flooring. I've watched and read a bit about wanting an offset of around 6 inches between rows. The ...
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Can I varnish a laminate floor?
I made a big hole in my laminate flooring. Thankfully, I've filled it and after many attempts managed to match the colour / pattern with some paints intended for fixing small scratches in wood ...
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Do I need to place anything under the rubber mats to protect the tile from discoloration?
I'm setting up a small home gym and wanted to place some rubber mats (rolled or interlocking) on the tile. Do I need to place anything under the mats to protect the tile and grout from discoloration? ...
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Do you need a subfloor over insulated concrete?
I'm having a house built, and I was discussing the floor in the basement with the builder. I thought I was going to use LVP over a subfloor, but the builder says they no longer put subfloors over ...
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How can I repair cracking grout at an entry door threshold?
I am a first time home owner, so please educate me. This is at the entrance of main door. I see this join between tile and the metal near door frame is broken. Is this grout that need to be ...
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