Replacing all Floors with LVP and Carpet - Please Help!
Tammy
6 years ago
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Color advice: Match Oak cabinets to new LVP and carpet.
Comments (17)@aprilneverends, the original cabinet picture is posted in my original post. I do not have the pictures to the "space" but the rest of it is indeed just ivory colored walls with windows, and oak colored baseboards, covered with a neutral carpet -- which will be replaced with a vinyl plank flooring. To answer your other question regarding LVP: I intend to put wood-look vinyl in the living/dining area, and intend to put tile-look vinyl in the kitchen and entry -- which is approximately 6'x8' area that is completely open otherwise to the rest of the Great Room. Hope that answers the questions. Housegal, thanks for the link share. Bardapotter: thank you for the pointer. Would love to see pix. Colonel115: any pointers regarding which wood/stain look would be a shade darker? TIA!!...See MoreKarastan LuxeCraft LVP: Please help me choose
Comments (198)Karastan LVP over tile. I wouldn’t if part of it is over tile. We had ours installed and the installer didn’t level it properly. There was a split pour when the condo was built. Normal. That caused a downhill drop. The planks over the drop were coming up within 3 months. The store ripped out the entire 700 sq ft floor and had another installer come down. A better job but still a small drop. Within 6 months, a plank coming up. The store sent down its master installer who spent 4 hours replacing that one plank. He put carpet padding over the problem area and then replaced the plank. That appears to be a good fix. To answer your question. The luxury LVP is very rigid and I think less rigid planks would be a better choice for some uneven areas. We had a downhill area in our previous home. We had less rigid Pergo installed and nothing came apart. FYI. The repair. The expert, with 40 years experience at this family owned store, used a power saw to cut the middle of the plank, lengthwise. That allowed him to remove the plank without damaging the surrounding area. It was a very time consuming repair. Four hours for one plank. The alternative was to rip out the floor a second time. My dealer guarantees satisfaction and certainly honors that warranty,...See MoreNeed help choosing Provenza LVP flooring please!
Comments (19)@Judy Frank are the ”saw” marks these textured stripes that run horizontally throughout the planks? my sample board of Finally Mine has them and wasn’t sure if defect of sample or true of the floor overall. Does anyone have experience and insight on these ”saw marks” sometimes I see them referred to as ”cut marks”...See Moreflooring help! Need to rip out carpet-what to replace it with?
Comments (5)Since budget is a serious issue for you, you are back to carpet, inexpensive vinyl or inexpensive laminate. Don't worry about whether it is the perfect match. It's going to be temporary, and I know you don't like that either, but you have so many other expenses going on. If your subfloor is concrete, I suppose you could just throw down area rugs for a while. But that is not going to work if the pet problem is not resolved. Pet accident smell directly on the concrete would be a long-term problem....See MoreTammy
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