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+1, building a house now and may consider this
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Thanks for the replies and suggestions.
Re: the doorway.
Plan is for that to be done last after each room. Not possible to do all of it at once like an unoccupado new construction.
When passing through the doorways, I undercut my jams. I lay a piece of scrap plank tight up against the jab and with a flat blade on a Oscillating Multi-Tool I'll cut the jam and trim off. Your plank will slide under the jam perfectly everytime. Makes for a pretty clean looking finished job. If you don't have a Oscillating Multi-Tool get one. Harbor Freight sells them for under 20 bucks and they typically come with the offset flat cutting blade. The tool comes in handy for cutting small little inside cuts and the like in the planks as well. I use the same from harbor freight also.
God bless Texas-----------------------
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I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull
Its not how you pick the booger..
but where you put it !!
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There are two main “types”, snap/click together and glue down.
If you go with glue down you prolly will need a nice clean new underlayment.
I just finished installing the 1/4 “ underlayment yesterday, today I start installing the Industrial Grade Glue down.
Highly recommended.
Easy to install
Can easily work from both directions
Extremely durable
Replacing a damaged plank is a snap I've installed a lot of this also, pressure-sensitive glue. On this type of flooring your floor prep has to be really good, it will show any flaws in the subfloor.
God bless Texas-----------------------
Old 300
I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull
Its not how you pick the booger..
but where you put it !!
Roger V Hunter
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Nothing that I've ever done, the base either gets pulled off or the rooms get the 1/4 round wrap.
Stxhunter is the master floor guy, he's probably does as many of these floors as I've ever done in his adverage week.
He's gotta be full of tips and tricks.
We undercut door jams and put shoe mould or quarter round on the baseboard. you could remove the base also but people opt. for the trim so they don't have to do a lot of touch up painting.
God bless Texas-----------------------
Old 300
I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull
Its not how you pick the booger..
but where you put it !!
Roger V Hunter
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I had it installed 25 years ago. Just starting to knick up and show. Some scuffs. Good stuff and looks good. It was the best on the market when installed. Wife wants to replace it soon. Have Pergo laminate in the bedrooms. 25 years and not one scratch on it anywhere and.no defects.
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A friend put a lot down. like vinyl siding the main floor is not so costly, it's the trim. and transiting's..
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If you are going to install the 1/4 inch underlayment, make sure you fasten it correctly.
3/16-1/4 crown stables 7/8+ long, 2 inches at the seams and 4 inches in the field.
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It is called LVT - Luxury Vinyl Tile, not LVP
Secret is to make sure any subfloor imperfections are smoothed out as a bump or a dip in the subfloor will telegraph through. As with most things, you get what you pay for. I would stay with a brand name of US manufacture.
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See it used in stores that are extremely high traffic areas, it looks great.
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Pulled the baseboard, door trim, and oak window sill. Sill needs refinishing. Made repainting easier. IIRC, when I did a different room w laminate, I undercut the door jamb w a back saw. No Harbor Freight here.
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It is called LVT - Luxury Vinyl Tile, not LVP
Secret is to make sure any subfloor imperfections are smoothed out as a bump or a dip in the subfloor will telegraph through. As with most things, you get what you pay for. I would stay with a brand name of US manufacture. Two different, but similar, products. https://www.flooringamerica.com/flooring-faq/starting-a-project-faq/lvt-vs-lvp-flooring
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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I'll use both in a house.
Tile type in bathrooms and sometimes kitchens, the wood looking plank throughout the rest of a house.
If you stick with one brand for both they lock together making for a clean transition between the two.
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I'll use both in a house.
Tile type in bathrooms and sometimes kitchens, the wood looking plank throughout the rest of a house.
If you stick with one brand for both they lock together making for a clean transition between the two. Good to know. BR and kitchen in the future.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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Just a FYI for those who may not already be aware --- It's wise to buy all of what ever model flooring you decide on that you think you'll ever need up front, ... and then some extra as 'just in case' spares.
The reason is because flooring manufactures are notorious for permanently obsoleting specific models and introducing new ones. Point being you likely may not be able to find the same exact model again if you should ever decide in the future to replace the flooring in other rooms or need to replace some damaged areas and want to match existing flooring.
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Thanks for the replies and suggestions.
Re: the doorway.
Plan is for that to be done last after each room. Not possible to do all of it at once like an unoccupado new construction.
When passing through the doorways, I undercut my jams. I lay a piece of scrap plank tight up against the jab and with a flat blade on a Oscillating Multi-Tool I'll cut the jam and trim off. Your plank will slide under the jam perfectly everytime. Makes for a pretty clean looking finished job. If you don't have a Oscillating Multi-Tool get one. Harbor Freight sells them for under 20 bucks and they typically come with the offset flat cutting blade. The tool comes in handy for cutting small little inside cuts and the like in the planks as well. I use the same from harbor freight also. Those things are great! Besides undercutting jams, they work well on formica, etc. The blade on my Ryobi is about shot. Need to get a new one.
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I can’t answer the question but vinyl plank does look nice. My mom recently had it installed and I hate to admit it but it looks better than my hardwood floors. Yep we had a flood in 2016 and had it installed and it’s wonderful; practically indestructible and looks really nice.
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Just a FYI for those who may not already be aware --- It's wise to buy all of what ever model flooring you decide on that you think you'll ever need up front, ... and then some extra as 'just in case' spares.
The reason is because flooring manufactures are notorious for permanently obsoleting specific models and introducing new ones. Point being you likely may not be able to find the same exact model again if you should ever decide in the future to replace the flooring in other rooms or need to replace some damaged areas and want to match existing flooring.
That’s my plan. I’m figuring measured are +10%. Is there a rule of thumb for that?
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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You're way safe at 10 %.
Keep your left and right cutoffs sorted use them every time you can.
After you cut both ends off a scrap it's trash, get the best use out of each cutoff length possible.
I just finished doing 2 bedrooms and a hall, my waste amounted to one small handful, mostly leftover rips from the table saw cuts.
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Thanks for the replies and suggestions.
Re: the doorway.
Plan is for that to be done last after each room. Not possible to do all of it at once like an unoccupado new construction.
When passing through the doorways, I undercut my jams. I lay a piece of scrap plank tight up against the jab and with a flat blade on a Oscillating Multi-Tool I'll cut the jam and trim off. Your plank will slide under the jam perfectly everytime. Makes for a pretty clean looking finished job. If you don't have a Oscillating Multi-Tool get one. Harbor Freight sells them for under 20 bucks and they typically come with the offset flat cutting blade. The tool comes in handy for cutting small little inside cuts and the like in the planks as well. I use the same from harbor freight also. Those things are great! Besides undercutting jams, they work well on formica, etc. The blade on my Ryobi is about shot. Need to get a new one. So are the 4-inch grinders for 20 bucks, slap a 4-inch diamond blade on it for cutting tile.
God bless Texas-----------------------
Old 300
I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull
Its not how you pick the booger..
but where you put it !!
Roger V Hunter
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You're way safe at 10 %.
Keep your left and right cutoffs sorted use them every time you can.
After you cut both ends off a scrap it's trash, get the best use out of each cutoff length possible.
I just finished doing 2 bedrooms and a hall, my waste amounted to one small handful, mostly leftover rips from the table saw cuts. Yes installing on a random pattern = very little waste.
God bless Texas-----------------------
Old 300
I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull
Its not how you pick the booger..
but where you put it !!
Roger V Hunter
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