Questions tagged [vinyl-flooring]
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What exactly are LVP and LVT?
There was a reference to installing LVP or LVT in a basement a previous QA. These seem to come up a fair bit on this site. However, I haven't seen them defined anywhere on here. Other places give ...
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Floor tile layout process?
I am working on tiling a small bathroom with vinyl floor tiles. As I was measuring to ensure there are no unusual pieces in the corners and thresholds, I decided to check for an application to help ...
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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 do I deal with a skinny strip of flooring at the edge of a wall?
I am laying vinyl plank flooring, and have ended up with the skinny strip problem at the end of the room. I don't want to tear the whole thing up and start again (economically impractical, apart from ...
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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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What are my options for tiling over an uneven concrete floor?
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After doing my research, it seems like I will need to level the floor before tiling. My carpenter doesn't know how to it so I will have to get a contractor to do this job. How much would it ...
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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 ...
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How do I know if my subfloor is fire retardant or preservative-treated?
I'm getting ready to install COREtec Pro Plus LVP over a wooden subfloor in my 1985 second floor condo. The installation instructions state that "Resilient flooring is not recommended directly ...
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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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How should I prepare a plywood subfloor for vinyl sheet flooring?
I'm planning on replacing the carpet in my dining room with a vinyl sheet flooring. I know I need to get the carpet, padding and any staples/debris cleaned up before laying the vinyl, but do I need ...
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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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Should I install our toilet on top of the subfloor or on top of the PVT?
We just bought a new home (first-time!) which had carpet in the bathroom. Our goal was to replace the carpet with COREtec LVT. Unfortunately, when we pulled up the carpet, we saw that the plywood ...
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Laying Vinyl Flooring Over Uneven Poured Concrete
I am trying to give my basement floor an update, and I have purchased a click and lock vinyl floating floor. The existing poured concrete has some raised areas (where the concrete was clumpy and not ...
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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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When installing two layers of subfloor, is it okay to secure both layers to joists?
I am in the middle of replacing my subfloor. The old subfloor was two layers, each about 1/2 inch thick, totaling 1 inch.
1-1/8 inch OSB is pretty much out of stock everywhere at the moment so I'm ...
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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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Advice for installing click lock engineered bamboo floor over linoleum?
I am currently acclimating a bunch of Home Decorators Collection click lock engineered bamboo flooring. The installation area (entryway and kitchen) currently has very even/flat linoleum and I plan to ...
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Why are the areas (square footage) for carpet removal and for vinyl plank installation different?
I requested a quote (from Lowe's) to replace the existing carpet with vinyl planks. The area the quote uses to calculate the labor cost of installing the planks ("basic labor floating LVP/LVT&...
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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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The vinyl plank click flooring I installed in two rooms develops gaps at the ends between the two rooms. Can I glue the ends together in this area?
I installed this click plank flooring product in two rooms, as a continuous run. It is a floating floor. Between the two rooms is a short narrow corridor about 4 feet wide by 3 feet long. The subfloor ...
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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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Best way to repair a small tear in vinyl flooring?
We recently noticed a small tear in our vinyl flooring (laundry room if that matters.) I'm assuming overtime a mixture of air and dirt will begin causing bubbles to form, and it will impact the rest ...
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What is the best flooring for my basement?
I live in Michigan, where humidity is fairly high. I have a 70 pint dehumidifier that works great. I also have a sump pump and water powered backup sump pump.
I am looking to floor my basement ...
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How to use this vinyl tile
I have acquired a property abandoned by some inexperienced flippers. They left some materials behind and one of the things was about 75 sq ft. of vinyl self stick tile.
I am not a big fan of self ...
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How to make vinyl flooring stable in bathroom?
In my bathroom I've put vinyl flooring on top of some sort of underlay but the vinyl is moving and creasing a lot:
Here's what is underneath, a blue underlay and then the wooden floor under that:
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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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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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floor prep for LVP installation: need advice
I'm planning to float LVP (6.5mm) on 2nd store of our house (30+ years old). I'm currently working on a room that is 13' by 10'. I removed the carpet & padding, scraped and vacuumed. This is what ...
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How do I adhere vinyl sheeting to carpet?
We foster puppies on a regular basis and in order to protect the carpet I am looking to cover a section of their room with vinyl sheet flooring where their pen is located. I thought about vinyl ...
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How can I conceal a gap between a wall and newly installed vinyl flooring that I cut too short?
I cut my new vinyl flooring too short, causing a gap at one wall. How can I cover it up?
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How to best to install vinyl floor around the base of banister?
I am planning to install a vinyl floor in a large portion of the main floor of my home. What baffles me is how to best install the vinyl when it covers the floor around the large banisters going ...
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How to fill gaps in floor after wall removal
Having recently removed a separating wall between kitchen and kitchen-diner, there is now a gap left in the floor that needs to be filled (150mm x 3000mm).
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Rolled vinyl flooring ... on a wall?
I'm (slowly) remodelling a bathroom, and have a shower-stall kit that includes thin plastic sheets to glue to the walls. I'm debating if I want to tear out what I have now and replace it with cement ...
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How should I install flooring over fresh concrete?
I have fresh concrete poured in my basement. Planing to use Metrofloor Engage Select vinyl plank for most of the floor. Contemplating ceramic tile for the bathroom if vinyl is not good enough for that....
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What grade of plywood should we use as subfloor under VCT tile?
What is the preferred grade of plywood we should use as a subfloor underneath commercial-grade Vinyl Composition Tile (VCT) tile (not vinyl peel & stick tile).
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Skirting boards over vinyl - seal with silicone?
Thinking of sealing under the skirting boards, as the flooring is waterproof.
I have laid 22 square metres of vinyl planks in an apartment; the sort that lock together as in the photo. Now I am ready ...
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Is grout required when installing luxury vinyl tile flooring?
My wife and I are redoing two bathrooms. My wife hates ceramic tile due to mold issues here in the South Eastern US and generally not liking the grout which requires frequent cleaning and resealing.
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Removing and adding skirting boards when installing floors?
I read for carpet it should be installed without removng skirting. For laimnate, wood and tiles one should remove the skirting board, lay the floor, then re-add the skirting board. . Why so?
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Remove brown bicycle tire marks from vinyl floor
I'm trying to remove these brown bicycle tire marks from my kitchen floor (see pictures). I've searched the internet and I have tried the following recommendations:
White spirit
Bike degreaser (Muc-...
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Installed LVP on subfloor, but there are slight divots
I recently installed luxury vinyl plank in our kitchen. Prior to the installation, there was a section of hardwood and a section of carpet. I took out the hardwood so that I would be able to have a ...
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Would vinyl plank flooring allow liquids to leak through?
I'm looking to replace carpet on an upstairs bedroom and was thinking about going vinyl sheet (12' x whatever I need) to avoid seams. I need to have a hardwood look (requirement from the missus). The ...
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I noticed this spacing on floor behind stove, seal it?
I noticed this spacing behind the stove, on the floor between wall and floor. Is this normal? Should I seal it with something?
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Need help on how best to level this floor
I'm planning on installing LVP in my bathroom - it is about 68 sqft of flooring. The floor is unlevel, sloping 3/4" at the worst location. A floor joist had been cut straight through by the ...
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Crusty stuff coming up between basement floor planks
My son bought a 8-year old house, last August, that had some new "plastic" flooring put in the basement over concrete in preparation to putting it on the market by the previous owner. I'm guessing ...
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Trouble removing vinyl tile and underlayment from wood flooring
I'm in the middle of remodeling my half bathroom and have run into a sticky situation with the existing flooring. My goal is to remove it and refinish the flooring beneath, much like has been done for ...
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Vinyl or laminate in large basement?
I need to choose type of flooring for large basement area, totally of 625 SF, with poured concrete. I'm considering laminate or vinyl. Although it is a country side house, the basement is quite dry, ...
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What underlayment for LVT on concrete subfloor?
My previous question, which led me to go with LVT, was answered here.
I saw this question and guess that (6-mil plastic) could be an answer but I'll give you guys the details and see what you think.
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Working with concrete-like float between plywood and flooring
I am total beginner, so please bear with me.
I live in a second floor condo unit (built around 1997). I recently removed a closet and discovered that my carpet rests on some sort of underlayment, ...
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Should vinyl plank flooring be caulked around a wall pipe?
I am installing Vinyl Plank flooring with a moisture barrier underlayment on our concrete basement floor. The basement was unfinished, but is now being finished. I installed the flooring all through ...
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Fixing/stopping crack in vinyl plank flooring
We have "luxury vinyl plank flooring" that was installed about 18 months ago by a the previous owner. I believe it's installed over the bare concrete slab are some cracks/ridges in the slab ...
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