Posted: 1/4/2014 4:56:10 AM EDT
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Our house is on a slab wife wants to replace carpet in 2 bedrooms with some sort of wood. I'm thinking that a click together floating floor would be the easiest for me to install.
Vapor barrier all I need for underlayment? Thanks |
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Do it. Should be easy.
Stuff I put down had a thin foam backing so it just went over plastic vapor barrier. Other types are different. I ended up getting cheap stuff on sale at Costco. It looks great and almost 2 years later looks the same as the day it went in. If I remember about $1/sq ft. Most difficult part is clearing the room and getting all the old rug and backer stuff off. Clean it good. Put plastic down. Add flooring. Return furniture and you are done. |
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I just finished a flooring project.
Read the Pergo installation instructions. It gives details on subfloor flatness requirements and how to install the flooring. Lessons learned - 1. Don't bother buying any of the tools they sell to help install the flooring. Use a piece of scrap flooring as the edge spacer. Use a piece of scrap with an appropriate mating profile as a tapping block (the blocks they sell don't match and will damage the flooring when tapped). 2. Get a shim and a large level (mine is 6' long). Measure and mark the thickness of the shim at several locations along its length. Use the shim to check the flatness of the floor by trying to slip it beneath the level. 3. Fill low spots in subfloor. I used the DAP premixed product. It requires 6 hours to dry, so do all the spots and let them dry overnight. That there are only 3 lessons above is a reflection of how easy it was. Also note, they are all about preparation, the installation is actually easy. I removed my old baseboards before installing the flooring. Score and break the paint seal at the top using a utility knife. Replace with an appropriately thick baseboard. Be careful about the edge gap and base board overlap. The gap prevents warpage/buckling in the flooring. The overlap actually holds the floor down. |
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You can do this very easily...especially with a table saw and miter saw.
1) Get a big level......make sure your floor is level! Work the floor in one direction and go back and do the other. Circle low spots with chalk. Then hit them with a self-leveler and let it set as the directions say. Check it the next day again and if need be, repeat the process till you are level. 2) Shop around for "Floor Muffler Ultraseal." Its is green in color and do not buy a knock off! It is a PITA laying if you are working by your self as it wants to roll back up. I just used soda/beer cans to hold it down on the ends till I started laying floor. It is a both a sound barrier (prevents the hollow sound you typically get) and its a vapor barrier. Most flooring warranties tell you they will only warranty the floor if you meet certain standards, including a specification on the vapor barrier. This company exceeds all industry standards and will warranty your floor if it fails and causes any damage. You won't find anything that is even close to this. I used it under 2,000 sqf now in three projects in three different house and it had done exactly what it promises. You won't be dissatisfied! Check out the reviews on the net for yourself. Best you can buy! If you are up in the air on the floor, and want wood, I highly recommend Mirage Lock. Engineered flooring with a easy lock system. In addition, it has mico edges so your feet don't get caught or feel the board ends and no dirt or dust collects. Its also formaldehyde free if you care. The quality has beat out anything Lumber Liquidators sells and is easy to lay. The boxes are loaded with a great mix of long and mid-length boards. I have had zero issues with finish or quality. And if you are want it.....they will make it. I asked if they could do 200' of a custom color in the lock that was only available in the full wood category. Within two hours I was told yes and the price was just over anything you can get at a box store. I had it in 10 days...delivered from the factory in Canada. Not many companies would do a run that small. 3) Don't forget the quarterr round afterwards (nail it to the baseboard...not the floor!)! |
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http://www.lumberliquidators.com/ll/c/Imperial-Teak-Handscraped-Laminate-Dream-Home-Kensington-Manor-12IT-K/10023958
i put this down several years ago in the basement. it has the padding attached so all i had to do was the vapor barrier. still looks great except for a little bubbling where one of the kids spilled some milk and didnt tell anybody. its hard to tell since its handscraped. |