Is it possible to match/coordinate hardwood floors to LVP?
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Comments (1)Test...See MoreEngineered Hardwood vs Hardwood vs LVP in Kitchen/Dining/Living? MDWST
Comments (19)Kim,,,it's very solid. just make sure the glue is spread to completely cover the plank. I have a few spots (like under the kitchen sink) where they missed the corner and it squeaks. They've held up great. I don't have dogs, but I have cats and have heard their nails burning rubber across the floor they go off on their tangents. I've spilled water, cleaned up their barf, spilled food, whatever, it all cleans up very well. as for dents, only if you drop something very heavy. but any wood floor will dent. I vacuum w/a Dyson, and then I use Bona wood floor cleaner on a mop. in the kitchen, i'll often take the scrubby brush and watered down Dawn to clean up spills or oil stains. no problem. no, I don't baby them. I don't wear shoes in my house though. I love my floors. just make sure on install they clean up all the glue residue. my guys were messy and lazy. had to call them back w/special glue remover and rag and go over the entire floor....See MoreBasement flooring dilemma - Hardwood stairs to LVP flooring transition
Comments (9)We have hardwood on our main floor and LVP on our stairs down to the basement as well as on the basement floor (over cement). When the LVP was first installed on the stairs (it's been a little over a year now), my husband thought the "lip" part of the stair treads (the bull-nosed edge piece) was not installed perfectly flush and secure on several (I think 4) of the treads, so I wonder if that is not uncommon and is what your flooring contractor is worried about. I didn't even notice it, but my husband is a perfectionist and it bothered him. Rather than complain and have the installers come back to address the issue, my husband fixed the issue himself. I think he used tiny little nails (with no heads) to better secure the edge pieces to the adjoining LVP pieces, and I used dots of acrylic paint from my art supplies to cover the bitty nail holes. We have never had a problem with them since and we are up and down the stairs many times daily so they get heavy use. Just wanted to mention our experience in case that makes any difference for your decision. I don't regret using it on our stairs. We picked an LVP that coordinates pretty well with our upstairs hardwood in color, just a little more rustic which fits our basement vibe. We didn't want to introduce yet another type of flooring just for the stairs....See MoreWhat LVP matches this hardwood white oak floor?
Comments (11)The 'change' is not in opinion...it is in YOUR location. The original concept for THAT poster = slab above grade. Yours is BELOW grade. Gluing down is always a risk below grade. We MUST assume your slabs vapour barrier has been breached. MUST. It is the ONLY safe way to approach this. Your sales person is doing her job. She has experienced the difference between a glue down (over well prepared concrete) vs a floating floor that was POORLY prepared. Yes. There is a difference. The DIFFERENCE in 'feeling' is in the 'proper' vs. 'poorly' prepared concrete. A well prepared subfloor = a solid feeling floor. Always. That adds a huge amount of cost to your project for a glue down option. You would need to add in $3-$5/sf for concrete SEALING...and then you start dealing with the installation/floor prep costs. A glue down vinyl is top of the table...yep. It is what gets 40-50 years out of a floor. The COST is staggering. The adhesive adds another $2/sf to the cost of the floor....especially below grade. And yes, any slab that has even 1" of it below the surface of the ground means the ENTIRE THING is considered 'under ground' = below grade. That's how it is supposed to be looked at. If you do not want the chemicals, then go with floating. Remember: your concrete must be flat....that can add $3/sf to prepare. And you need a vapour barrier (10mil polyethylene sheeting) and then the vinyl can be put down. A floating floor = more expensive to purchase but cheaper to install (all the way around). Your sales person may not be educated in MOISTURE mitigation. Even a single course on moisture mitigation (4 hours) will illuminate her and would allow her to understand a glue down floor vs. a glue down BELOW grade. Two very different beasts....See MoreRelated Professionals
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