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re: I am your OT flooring expert
Posted on 11/16/18 at 9:58 pm to DevilDogTiger
Posted on 11/16/18 at 9:58 pm to DevilDogTiger
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Your opinion of vinyl planks?
They are more durable than laminate but more expensive. They will dent easy and burn if you drag something heavy. buy wood or tile for the best value.
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Posted on 11/16/18 at 10:00 pm to weadjust
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An expert would use a toe kick saw. I think you're flooring expert impostor
Most people here probably have an angle grinder of some sort.
Posted on 11/16/18 at 10:00 pm to Mud_Till_May
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Yes, remove the base or quarter round where its bound up and use a angle saw to cut an expansion gap.
I have 2 areas like this that used to look fine but pushed together and made spots like this. I didn't put this flooring down. It was in our spare bedroom and office when we moved here.
Wondering if I should just replace it or have it repaired. My wife bitches about it occasionally
I have 10-15 extra pieces in a closet somewhere that the previous owner left
Posted on 11/16/18 at 10:01 pm to eng08
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How you get carpet tile glue up to put down vct?
throw down some dry feather finish that will harden it up so you can scrape it easier.
Posted on 11/16/18 at 10:02 pm to Mud_Till_May
A whole 5 years??
Posted on 11/16/18 at 10:02 pm to Mud_Till_May
Are you a Rag alter? He worked in flooring.
Posted on 11/16/18 at 10:03 pm to fallguy_1978
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I have 2 areas like this that used to look fine but pushed together and made spots like this. I didn't put this flooring down. It was in our spare bedroom and office when we moved here.
Wondering if I should just replace it or have it repaired. My wife bitches about it occasionally ?
I have 10-15 extra pieces in a closet somewhere that the previous owner left
Put a rug down or pay a guy to repair it. depending on where it is, that will cause the price to vary.
Posted on 11/16/18 at 10:04 pm to OweO
Not a rag alter.
Posted on 11/16/18 at 10:05 pm to The Pirate King
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A whole 5 years??
Thats almost a masters degree there brother.
Posted on 11/16/18 at 10:05 pm to Tester1216
Does your carpet match the drapes?
Posted on 11/16/18 at 10:06 pm to BigPerm30
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Does your carpet match the drapes?
Yes and so does your old ladies.
Posted on 11/16/18 at 10:15 pm to Tweet Tweet Birdies
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why do I see builders put bracing between joists?
I always thought bridging or bridgework (bracing) between floor joists was to minimize transverse swaying. (Not a professional builder)
Posted on 11/16/18 at 10:21 pm to Mud_Till_May
I was asking Bella. No homo
This post was edited on 11/16/18 at 10:22 pm
Posted on 11/16/18 at 10:32 pm to fallguy_1978
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I have 2 areas like this that used to look fine but pushed together and made spots like this. I didn't put this flooring down. It was in our spare bedroom and office when we moved here. Wondering if I should just replace it or have it repaired. My wife bitches about it occasionally I have 10-15 extra pieces in a closet somewhere that the previous owner left
Cut the damaged laminate boards down the middle with a circular saw. Set saw blade depth so you don't cut deeper than the thickness of the flooring. Remove the damaged pieces of flooring. Replace with your good extra left over pieces of flooring. Cut the tongue off of the last piece and apply glue to the edge before setting it in place.
Posted on 11/16/18 at 10:48 pm to Mud_Till_May
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I am a 5 year veteran of the flooring industry and can answer any questions about materials or install questions.
I can recommend good, better, best options for any flooring material or project.
I can also give pricing advice.
Wow that's good timing.
We just had some major rainfall in SLC that backed up our French drain outside into our basement. It wasn't much, but enough to dampen about 400-ish sq ft. of carpet.
Our house was newly remodeled, so the carpet was new, but we don't like carpet in general. We're looking at getting work done. Our big concerns are:
1. What material could be put in a basement that:
-- Isn't Cold (SLC can get cold obviously), Painting our Concrete is out, plus we want some barrier/padding
-- Will retain our house value (we live in an older neighborhood that has really good property value. It's right in the transition of older crowd to a younger middle aged crowd and values are up every year)
-- Is durable for a basement and can handle any other problems that may occur
-- Can go directly on a concrete subfloor
We were first jumping on LVT/P, but we hesitated due to 1) Questions around value long term, and 2) chemicals/environmental impact. We don't want carpet. Some of the off the wall choices like rubber and cork just seem to be too risky.We looked into Marmoleum as well, but apparently that isn't below grade.
We're kind of stuck on LVT, reluctantly, and have looked at Karndean and Flooret Rigid for options. But we'd be open to something else, we just don't know what that something else is.
Thoughts? If it checks all the boxes, I'm unconcerned with price honestly.
This post was edited on 11/16/18 at 11:01 pm
Posted on 11/16/18 at 11:12 pm to Mud_Till_May
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I am a 5 year veteran of the flooring industry and can answer any questions about materials or install questions.
My flooring guys laugh at your "5 years of experience". Case in point, you are giving terrible advice about acclimating wood floors that could cost people big bucks it they followed it. I don't think you are as good as you think you are, and therein lies the danger of people following your "expert" guidance.
If you want to know about preventing floor cupping it involves longer acclimation times than you proposed, moisture meters, monitoring, and temperature differential control particularly during the summer months.
Posted on 11/16/18 at 11:13 pm to Mud_Till_May
How big of a deal is it to replace carpet with ceramic plank on 2nd floor? Brother in law says floor can't be bouncy at all or the tile will crack.
Posted on 11/16/18 at 11:19 pm to Mud_Till_May
Do you tell people "I lay that wood"?
Posted on 11/16/18 at 11:33 pm to Mud_Till_May
What’s your opinion on coretec flooring? Have been getting very good reviews on it. In a raised subfloor home.
Posted on 11/17/18 at 5:55 am to Mud_Till_May
How expensive is it to fix uneven floors on a 2nd floor house?
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