Is it tacky to use the same sheet vinyl in multiple rooms?
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Comments (4)We just installed vinyl tiles in our main (ha-only!) bathroom, replacing very old sheet vinyl. The difference with these tiles is that they can be grouted so they look just like tile. I think they're referred to as "luxury vinyl tile". The benefit of tile, yet without the coldness/hardness. Many of the major manufacturers carry them, ours was Armstrong. Although they're "peel & stick", a friend in the flooring business recommended using additional flooring adhesive rather than just the glue on the back of the tile. My only advice is to get the highest "grade" in the line...ours is only "better" and I can see minor scratches showing up. We purchased from Lowes so I expect flooring stores to carry better quality. But overall, it is beautiful and really does look just like ceramic tile. Very easy for the DIYer, unlike real tile it can be grouted immediately after laying the tile. Hope this helps, as I never knew there was such a thing. Here is a link that might be useful: Armstrong's Groutable vinyl tiles...See MoreURGENT! Vinyl sheet floor meets tile wall - caulk? vinyl cove?
Comments (12)Amen, Glenn. I started when I was 12 helping Dad on weekends and evenings when Mom worked. At 15, I helped during evening weekends, and summer vacations (and getting paid!) when he went out on his own. At 17, I went to the Armstong School of Resilient Installation to learn all that I could, which was before certifications. They confirmed shool completions back then but didnt "certify" as they do now. All my life I have been taught on the job and Dad pulled me aside when other co-workers and his bosses did things inappropriately to save time and cut corners, telling me this isnt the way you should do this, but we do what we have to when we work for someone else. Every facet from pattern scribing inlaid resilient sheet in a room full of pipes and old radiators, all the way down to professionally and expertly installing vinyl/rubber cover base corners. Nothing was too big or too small to do right. At 21, me and Dad had a falling out in business. He had his own busienss now doign commercial and residential subcontract work and was becomming like so many others we laughed at and despised for doing shoddy work to make a buck, then I went out on my own. I am not maligning my Father. I love Him and he taught me pretty much evrything I know, but I couldnt do the work he was asking me to do anylonger when I knew it wasnt right. He had changed. Business had changed him. Money and time was becomming more important that job quality. Business certainly isnt easy, but a time comes when it's either right or its wrong, with little middle ground. Whhen professionals hit that crossroad, then take the wrong path, it changes them, and each time they elect that improper path, it makes the next crossroads easier and easier to take the wrong path, until the day comes that money and time means more than giving people who trust use with their work a professional job. I am an advocate of installer and buiness educataion no matter how they go about obtaining it, whether that be on the job, through a mentorship, union apprentiship, manufacturer or distributor training session, or certification. If certifications are the only way they can get proper training, they shoud go get it. Consumers need to step up and make a fuss when anything isnt exactly how they want it to be. We live in a low cost wallmart and home depot world, where as long as the price is right, they can live with almost anything. As an employer, I instill in my men and women the same installation and customer service values my Dad originally instilled in me, and I demand that on every job. I believe much of the talent has moved to the commercial spectrum too. Its where the money is at. Interesting you should say that (about commercial work getting the good men). When I left Dad, I went all commercial for about 10-11 years before we started opening up stores. Did alot of traveling and made alot of money. Now we bring those values and quality to the residential sector. In the end if something isnt done right, it doesnt matter why....See MoreLooking for recommendations on sheet vinyl
Comments (14)When I was appraising in California I saw some very elegant modern homes with sheet vinyl -- high grade -- in the active living areas, and I absolutely fell in love with it. Vinyl was definitely out of style, pushed out by bad design and cheap versions everywhere, but these people were in the know. As it happens, none of their floors looked like anything but vinyl--two solid color as I recall, and one two tone with a large swirl design, as if you could waltz following the swirls. My true love, which I've never forgotten, was a simple solid cream with a highish-medium gloss, which looked spectacular with sun flooding in through sheets of glass and views of the city beyond. It was also cushioned and wonderfully comfortable to walk on. Perfect for a home. IMO, quality vinyl is a sadly underused flooring. That the material came to be seen as synonymous with tackiness doesn't mean it can't be fine. Linoleum's also a great material. Both have real virtues, but definitely different. Sorry I don't have a brand to recommend, Byzantine, but I just wanted to note that not all noses wrinkle at mention of sheet flooring. At least it would be easier to find specialty-market stuff without a good decorator now if necessary....See MoreRolled sheet vinyl or luxury vinyl plank
Comments (2)Sheet vinyl is the only 'vinyl' product that is 100% water proof. Even if it has a seam, the installer will 'weld' the seam (either chemically or thermally). That means a sheet product is EXCELLENT for 'leaky animals' (including humans in a splash zone). I'm not fond of sheet vinyl in a dining room (formal especially) but 'eat in kitchens' have often been covered in sheet vinyl. It all depends on the space. Vinyl planks have seams. Thousands of seams. Each click edge (4 sides of every plank) has a limitation. They can be water resistant (a large spill = gallon of milk = stand for 24 hours without issues) but are never 100% water proof. Ever. The gallon of milk may not seep through to the subfloor BUT the milk will settle in between the planks = no amount of cleaning will get it out. That's when odours occur. The milk, being an example, will sour and then you have a large patch of flooring that smells like sour milk (because you couldn't get every stick of milk out from between every single plank). The same thing happens with body fluids from pets. The planks can prevent the urine from reaching the SUBFLOOR but it won't stop it from pooling in between the planks (in the seams). I have a soft spot in my heart for sheet vinyl (for some weird reason). I think it is a product that has EXCELLENT properties for certain situations. Not everyone 'needs' those properties. That's why vinyl planks were invented. It makes people feel like they've done something 'good' for their home. Which can be very true. Your personal situation will dictate what you use. If you need water proof (ie. snow/rain has to be stopped at the doorways) then sheet is your go-to product. If you have an area that gets some splashes from the sink but nothing more than that, the vinyl planks do very well. Dog drinking bowls are known to cause 'bigger than we thought' water issues. And dogs will age. Sad but true. Photos of your space will help us understand what's going on....See MoreRolo creations
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