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The bathroom has a one piece vinyl floor that we are replacing this year with cork for esthetic purposes only. No problems with the vinyl flooring whatsoever. The place used to have linoleum in the bedrooms which was removed to show the original wood floors. There was no problems with the linoleum in the heat and cold either, it was just ugly.
Lay a level or straight edge across the area that has the dip and let us know the distance across the dip. If it is a relatively short distance the dip may transfer through vinyl. If it is a long gradual dip it may not be noticed. Either way the vinyl most likely will not "float" over it. Floor leveler will work if applied properly, if needed.
I was thinking of installing "Allure -Ultra", "engage- select plank", or "Coretec -plus". Vinyl plank over it. They're 5 mm, 5 mm, and 8mm gauge thickness They all have lifetime residential /10yr commercial warranties Does anyone know about these brands? Would you recommend these over particle board subfloor?
History: I’ve nearly finished a bathroom installation of “Trafficmaster Allure” floating vinyl plank. I left the recommended 1/8 inch gap around the entire perimeter and around the closet flange for the toilet. I called and asked the manufacturer if I could caulk around the perimeter in bathrooms before installing the trim.
This is what the previous flooring looked like. Look at that lip on each step. They were only able to remove that "wood" on one step because it was mega glued/welded to the floor, and they took nearly an hour on 1 step. So they decided to lay the new vinyl on top.
I was considering self-leveler and laying plank over it, but now I'm having doubts. these 5mm thin planks seem to have too-shallow click locks at the end. even thicker laminate floor is a pain if you have gaps. looks like these floors have zero tolerance for anything other than a perfectly flat floor. Unless the floor sees no foot traffic at all.
This is our first time installing luxury vinyl plank. After getting the spacers down and up against the drywall for the suggested 1/4 expansion gap and attempting to lay the first row we are finding that the walls aren’t straight. This causes the floor to touch the spacers in some areas and not in others.
I didn't, the bull nose overlaps the riser by about 3/4", the step is about 6' in width, there are 3 planks to the riser, one center, and the two that wrap around both ends.
The flooring I believe is ok with 1/4" or smaller gaps in subfloor but I've some Henry 345 premixed patch n'level I can use to fill in the few areas similar to these photos. Is there an issue with gap filling material preventing the subfloor sheets from expanding/contracting with seasonal humidity changes and causing humps or similar?
Tile is a better option- almost always! And especially if you have concerns about a wet basement. Vinyl is a price-point carpet alternative. If you go down this road, work with a local distributor to find a product that best suits your needs. As you have pondered, you will not pull up a snap-and-click flooring and reinstall it.