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re: Flooring Installation Advice
Posted on 10/20/19 at 4:24 pm to Clames
Posted on 10/20/19 at 4:24 pm to Clames
LVT will easily cut with an old worn blade. And even a Harbor Freight oscillating multitool will excel for undercutting casing and jams.
What's the tile installed on?
Hint: it's often much easier to remove in large pieces using 2 or 3 large crowbars prying on top of joists (depending of type of installation).
What's the tile installed on?
Hint: it's often much easier to remove in large pieces using 2 or 3 large crowbars prying on top of joists (depending of type of installation).
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Posted on 10/21/19 at 9:13 am to awestruck
Thanks everyone for the info. Got most of the old tile removed over the weekend and it wasn't too bad. I broke the old tile up with a ball and pin hammer and then used a crowbar and a shovel to remove the hardie board. Hardie board was on top of some old vinyl flooring that came up easily with a shovel and then there was some other membrane underneath that came up easily. Worst part was getting all the nails out. My sub floor was in really good shape, so that's a relief.
The LVT I currently have is about $5.25 a square foot. It would be cheaper for me to pull up what I have and just put laminate floors throughout (~$2 sq/ft for the stuff at Costco) the existing and new parts of the house; however, I would not be able to put the laminate in my bathroom. Also, I have some concerns with putting the laminate in my existing living area as the house is not completely flat, although the existing home was leveled in 2015--not sure if this is an actual concern, but the LVT planks are 72" long and less rigid so they contour to the floor better than laminate planks.
Any thoughts on this?
The LVT I currently have is about $5.25 a square foot. It would be cheaper for me to pull up what I have and just put laminate floors throughout (~$2 sq/ft for the stuff at Costco) the existing and new parts of the house; however, I would not be able to put the laminate in my bathroom. Also, I have some concerns with putting the laminate in my existing living area as the house is not completely flat, although the existing home was leveled in 2015--not sure if this is an actual concern, but the LVT planks are 72" long and less rigid so they contour to the floor better than laminate planks.
Any thoughts on this?
Posted on 10/21/19 at 9:23 am to awestruck
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LVT will easily cut with an old worn blade. And even a Harbor Freight oscillating multitool will excel for undercutting casing and jams.
It will for some pieces for a room or two. The oxide in the top coating wears out carbide blades far quicker than normal usage in wood or MDF. I just did a nearly whole house's worth of LVT and the 12" Irwin construction blade I put on my miter saw in place of the trim blade shows noticeable dulling. That's why I also have PCD-tipped Pergo blades, hundreds of cuts in engineered flooring and no sign of dulling. I have a Rigid, Dremel, and Porter-Cable oscillating tools, I use them to finish what the Ultra Saw doesn’t quite reach.
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