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Comments (10)I like the idea of a click-together floating vinyl tile in a bit of a checker pattern (tone on tone will look very handsome). It will keep the idea of your current flooring without actually going out and finding the same tile. Now, the technical side of this gets super interesting. The garage slab is DIFFERENT from the house slab. That means weird things will need to be done to get everything all ready for flooring. Shall we assume you have already leveled the garage floor with lots and lots and lots of new concrete? Excellent. Garage slabs are notorious for being dirty and "wet" (they allow HUGE amounts of moisture to move through them because they were never designed as living spaces. You are welcome to "float" a floor over the properly flattened slab. You will have to use a vapour barrier (I'm assuming you did not go whole hog and pay a SCHWACK of money to have the garage slab sealed and then flattened). The plastic vapour barriers are easy and low cost. And for that reason the click together variant would be your best bet. To get ANYTHING to "glue down" to an old garage slab is a huge technical slurry of problems that need expensive fixes. Because everything will be refloored in a few years (kitchen and pantry) I suggest you work with cheap and cheerful vinyl click tiles and keep going with the rest of the project. Please do not expect the LVT you use today to be available in 5 years from now. Traditionally these man-made floors only have a 24 month shelf life and then they are gone - never to be seen again....See MoreFlooring threshold transition help needed, please!
Comments (9)The carpet should not have been cut back so far and the wood should be cut straight across, not jagged like how it's shown in the photo. A simple Z bar would have fixed this issue without having to purchase a wood transition that could break over time due to people stepping on it. And yes, it can break if one side of the transition is on the wood (hard surface) and the other side is on the carpet (soft surface). The soft surface will allow flex in the transition which will cause it to crack and break. A Z Bar is installed under the carpet and allows one end to be tucked leaving a clean finish bumping up to your wood. Photo shows carpet to tile but gives you an idea of the finished layout....See MoreFlooring transition help
Comments (3)Wow this is a tough one! Are all 3 doorways usually open? Are you planning to change any of the other floors in the next year or 3? The floor that is tripping me up is the green? tile. If you are not changing any floors, I'd go with a larger pattern stone in the kitchen like a tumbled travertine that is overall light, but has hints of the other floor colors in it. I'd use the larger pieces with smaller pieces in a random pattern which blends the small patterns your existing floors with something soothing and larger. Perhaps like this? A lot depends on the light in your kitchen. Buy a sheet in several colors, bring them home and then decide once you've seen them in your kitchen in daylight and nighttime. Good luck!...See Morehelp with floor transitions- 2 many decision makers here we need help
Comments (1)I thought this was a blank slate and if so why do marble in the bathrooms. I think I would need to see the house and the suite in the center is a bit of a mystery sow show that in a to scale floor plan . Where are you located? IMO all stone floors only work in the tropics they are hard on feet, backs and knees for sure....See MoreRelated Professionals
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