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Looking to get some flooring done......what's the going rate for install range? For both tile and LVP? How about demo?
Looking to get some flooring done......what's the going rate for install range? For both tile and LVP? How about demo?
Looking to get some flooring done......what's the going rate for install range? For both tile and LVP? How about demo?
Meh...I don't know about their online stuff, but the lvp they have in the stores is ok. Pricing is pretty solid at my local Floor and Decor......and way better selection.Just a heads up, but Costco had a sale for premium lvp flooring that blew away anyone else's pricing with free shipping.
Whats the prep for lvp? I'm talking about just going with the floating...just the vapor barrier before no?LVP should range from $2.50-$3.50. If there is a lot of floor prep that would be additional. With LVP the floor needs to be prepped with quality. Tile install is around $5.
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So what about using the roll out moisture barriers? Should something be rolled on instead to seal? Even if no leveling is needed?LVP and Laminate both need a very level slab or subfloor. Humps show and low areas cause hollowness. Slabs can be ground down with a diamond disk, and low spots floated and filled with a floor leveling compound. Make sure the installers use a primer if the manufacturer of the compound requires it.
One thing to know about both LVP and Laminate is that they trap moisture under the flooring surface. Sure LVP can handle getting wet...but they don't let out much moisture from the slab underneath. I have seen multiple cases where the planks get moldy underneath.
One guy laid LVP over glued down hardwood....and it stunk of mold so bad that had to tear both floors out and cook the slab to get it to dry down. So exterior drainage is important. No watering around the foundation, use rain gutters and longer downspouts if there is a chance you have moisture issues.
Whats the prep for lvp? I'm talking about just going with the floating...just the vapor barrier before no?
LVP should range from $2.50-$3.50. If there is a lot of floor prep that would be additional. With LVP the floor needs to be prepped with quality. Tile install is around $5.
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Porque?Slab=tile. Raised = LVP.
Feeling kind of bad for the guys doing mine right now. Hands and knees grinding the concrete level and smooth. And floating in spots that need it. Not what I would want to be doing for sure.
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Wife is the painter and a very neat one. we got 22, 16' boards painted last night and not one drop on the floor.Painting on a brand new floor.... either the wife is not home or you’re not married.
AND you have better painting skills..... I would have drop cloth all over the place... and still get it on the floor.
I wonder what's the install pricing for large format tile these days? Building a new house currently in Boerne Tx. Heard the subfloor needs to be very flat (and ideally level as well) if you want it looking bitching.
I asked some family in Europe that are GCs and they said to just screed the floor of the whole house. Or in the US, just run self leveling compound throughout at minimum 1/8" thick in the high spots. Sounds expensive but a lot more fun than grinding concrete
Like the color....pretty close to what we are looking for.Goes much faster Laying it than grinding and floating. [emoji33][emoji106]
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Painting baseboards as I post.
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Thanks. i believe it is called Hawthorne. We were thinking in the beginning to go darker gray/with a little black. but between the flooring companies advice and having brought home almost 10 different samples. I'm glad we went with this. I think it's looking really good and we were able to one color throughout the whole house. Upstairs and down.Like the color....pretty close to what we are looking for.
Does the LVP budget costs that your posted include demo of any existing tiles? Or is that extra.LVP should range from $2.50-$3.50. If there is a lot of floor prep that would be additional. With LVP the floor needs to be prepped with quality. Tile install is around $5.
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Does the LVP budget costs that your posted include demo of any existing tiles? Or is that extra.
I'd like to do 24x48
Ok so I will figure $6 for demo and install. How much for the LVP per foot? I'm thinking about 800 SF. Thanks!!!Demo is extra. Guys charge anywhere from $1.25-$2.50 depending on what the tile is and the footages.
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Ok so I will figure $6 for demo and install. How much for the LVP per foot? I'm thinking about 800 SF. Thanks!!!
Not to highjack the thread but I thought I would throw out a cautionary note. 6 years ago we did LVP throughout the house and it was pretty high end stuff, I don't recall the brand
but the wife did her research and this was top shelf stuff. The installers did a great job on fit and finish and even had us store the vinyl inside for a week prior to install to normalize it. It looked great at first but as time went by not so much. Now at the 6.5 yr. mark the end joints no longer mate up in quite a few areas and in the traffic areas of the house the corners of the planks are starting to curl. I'm not at all happy with this stuff and would never use it again. It might be a different story if you were laying it on a slab floor (mine is a raised platform hardwood) but I'm pretty soured on the whole deal.
Wife says it's out of warranty. Really I don't care at this point, house will be for sell early next year and I'm not going to put any more effort into it, just very disappointed that it hasn't held up better than that.What was the warranty from the LVT and what kind of warranty did the flooring company give. Seems this would be on both a little to rectify the issues.
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This thread is scaring the shit out of me. I have a 3500 sq ft home that needs pretty much everything refloored. Bedroom I think I’ll just go carpet. Bathrooms are tile and don’t need to be redone. The rest is really up in the air.
Lol.....I forsee your pain in my near future too...Uggggg. Part 2. Kick plates for the steps and 12 more baseboards
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Lol.....I forsee your pain in my near future too...
Lol... man up what? I'll be doing my baseboards...ez peezy. Shouldn't be a struggle like your tough off road light build.C’mon Hoot man up (need to give you back some of your grief about my metalworking)
Lol.....I forsee your pain in my near future too...[emoji23]