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Luxury vinyl plank flooring
Posted on 1/4/21 at 9:49 am
Posted on 1/4/21 at 9:49 am
Taking the carpet out of 3 bedrooms and replacing it with vinyl plank flooring. Looking at something in the 7mm range with attached pad. It will be going down directly on top of concrete. Anything that I need to know about selection of the planks or tips/tricks on installation? I'll be adding some quarter round molding to the baseboards also.
Thanks!
Thanks!
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Posted on 1/4/21 at 9:54 am to AyyyBaw
CaliBamboo is awesome. Reach out to them for samples . It blows away the stuff in stores.
Posted on 1/4/21 at 10:04 am to AyyyBaw
You will need a reducer moulding for the transition.
Posted on 1/4/21 at 11:35 am to AyyyBaw
I was researching this recently and apparently the concrete has to be very smooth otherwise the imperfections will show through over time. I’ve never owned or installed this product FWIW
Posted on 1/4/21 at 11:40 am to AyyyBaw
I've installed a few thousand sqft of the LifeProof stuff from Home Depot. All I can tell you is to be very careful on how you plan the layout, have a good soft mallet, tapping block, pullbar, layout/measurement tools, 12" miter saw or a small cutoff saw with a speed square, and something to cushion your knees.
Posted on 1/4/21 at 11:40 am to AyyyBaw
I have it in my new home, absolutely love it. Pre install work is key, make sure the base floor is as smooth and level as possible. A lot of the LVP has built in sound reducers and padding. Can barely hear any hollow ness on mine. If you have small kids and animals it’s the best way to go
Posted on 1/4/21 at 1:02 pm to AyyyBaw
We’re using it for our whole home remodel. Everybody recommends it over laminate now because water won’t cause it to warp.
We had some trouble finding the right type that wasn’t too modern looking (house was built in the 40s)
We’re actually running it into both new bathrooms instead of tile. Main thing is to make sure the surface is flat. We’re putting it on pier and beam so concrete won’t be an issue but they’ve said it can be.
Our decor will be a bit more classic in keeping with the historic house but that’s what we’re using.
We had some trouble finding the right type that wasn’t too modern looking (house was built in the 40s)
We’re actually running it into both new bathrooms instead of tile. Main thing is to make sure the surface is flat. We’re putting it on pier and beam so concrete won’t be an issue but they’ve said it can be.
Our decor will be a bit more classic in keeping with the historic house but that’s what we’re using.
Posted on 1/4/21 at 1:22 pm to AyyyBaw
Used it in a bath reno we did over Xmas break.
PLAN, PLAN, PLAN. Then plan again.
Once your plan is good it's fairly straight forward. Laid 12x24x7mm over existing ceramic. Had to level a small area where old vanity was installed, but floor went over that quite easily.
Score with utility knife and snap for crosscuts, used a jigsaw for rips. Spacers are your friend, they hold everything in place while you are working. Base and shoe and you're done.
PLAN, PLAN, PLAN. Then plan again.
Once your plan is good it's fairly straight forward. Laid 12x24x7mm over existing ceramic. Had to level a small area where old vanity was installed, but floor went over that quite easily.
Score with utility knife and snap for crosscuts, used a jigsaw for rips. Spacers are your friend, they hold everything in place while you are working. Base and shoe and you're done.
Posted on 1/4/21 at 1:32 pm to AyyyBaw
We installed Coretech plus vinyl planks and it was a little easier than the previous plank flooring we installed 10 years ago.
However, we learned over the last year of having it installed is that the vinyl planks are SOFT so anything like chair legs with a hard rubber bottom will crate dents in the flooring. Make sure to change the hard plastic on the bottom of chairs and heavy furniture to the soft pads.
At the time of install I read that it said do not install a kitchen Island on top of the flooring and thankfully I followed the directions.
Also, you need a flat floor to install the floor on. If you have undulations in the subfloor with low and high spots those will be felt with the Vinyl planks. I have a couple spots I did not think would be a problem that now I wish I had poured a leveler on the floor so it all lays down solid.
However, we learned over the last year of having it installed is that the vinyl planks are SOFT so anything like chair legs with a hard rubber bottom will crate dents in the flooring. Make sure to change the hard plastic on the bottom of chairs and heavy furniture to the soft pads.
At the time of install I read that it said do not install a kitchen Island on top of the flooring and thankfully I followed the directions.
Also, you need a flat floor to install the floor on. If you have undulations in the subfloor with low and high spots those will be felt with the Vinyl planks. I have a couple spots I did not think would be a problem that now I wish I had poured a leveler on the floor so it all lays down solid.
Posted on 1/4/21 at 5:58 pm to BasilFawlty
quote:what did you do with grout lines?
Laid 12x24x7mm over existing ceramic.
Posted on 1/4/21 at 6:31 pm to tigerfoot
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what did you do with grout lines?
Nothing. Made sure all of the planks would bridge the grout lines and laid it down. The 7mm planks are plenty sturdy, and my grout lines aren't that deep. No problems.
Posted on 1/4/21 at 6:36 pm to tigerfoot
Was the hardest decision ive ever made, picking a color.....
Cant go to any or many stores here in California & see a 10x10ft area of the various colors to hel make a selection easier.
Great products out right now, bulletproof compared to laminate or real hardwood...
Something alot of people dont know is 7mm is the overall thickness of the plank...
theres a mil wear layer which is the protective film, some 12, some 20, very few even thicker...
dont go 12, 20 isnt much more cost wise...
I went with MSI Whitfield grey color in the Prescott series 20mil.
Ripped all the carpet out the 3 bedrooms, hallway, stair & had LVP laid...
MSI floor page:
https://www.msisurfaces.com/vinyl-flooring/
Cant go to any or many stores here in California & see a 10x10ft area of the various colors to hel make a selection easier.
Great products out right now, bulletproof compared to laminate or real hardwood...
Something alot of people dont know is 7mm is the overall thickness of the plank...
theres a mil wear layer which is the protective film, some 12, some 20, very few even thicker...
dont go 12, 20 isnt much more cost wise...
I went with MSI Whitfield grey color in the Prescott series 20mil.
Ripped all the carpet out the 3 bedrooms, hallway, stair & had LVP laid...
MSI floor page:
https://www.msisurfaces.com/vinyl-flooring/
This post was edited on 1/4/21 at 7:00 pm
Posted on 1/4/21 at 8:17 pm to slater
Getting ready to have put in new construction home. Shaw Matrix vinyl plank in Walnut Cascade.
Posted on 1/4/21 at 11:19 pm to CE Tiger
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CaliBamboo
I put this down also. Amazing stuff. I have the long boards I think it's called. They are massive and indestructible. Contact them and negotiate the price with them. Delivery was also perfect.
Posted on 1/5/21 at 5:29 am to LEASTBAY
I despise our LVP floors. We actually just had the whole house flooring replaced last week bc the LVP planks were separating. They paid for it all, but only if we put the same exact floor back down, and literally 4 days later it’s beginning to separate again. They “have no idea why it’s doing that”. I think it’s a shite product. 2 different installers, 2 different methods of install and it’s still going to separate. House is only 1 year old. Sucks.
Posted on 1/5/21 at 8:12 am to gsvar2004
Do you find that it separates more when it is cold?
Thanks for all of the replies and suggestions!
Thanks for all of the replies and suggestions!
Posted on 1/5/21 at 9:35 am to gsvar2004
That's pretty strange. The Cali bamboo planks are locked into each other. If they are flat then no way are they coming apart.
Posted on 1/5/21 at 12:46 pm to LEASTBAY
This flooring is drop and click too. Didn’t stop it from separating at the short end.
Posted on 1/5/21 at 3:29 pm to gsvar2004
Lesson learned. Nothing replaces solid wood flooring.
Posted on 1/5/21 at 3:48 pm to AyyyBaw
Got this crap from lumber liquidators and literally everything scratched it. Maybe it was a lower quality product or something but will never buy it again. Was supposed to be scratch proof.
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