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Blueprint Request
Hi Joe,
I’m getting ready to start install of LVP on first floor. Attached is drawing of the first floor. Some specific notes and questions:
– I’m on a concrete slab. Currently I have three types of flooring: tile in the foyer; carpet in the living, dining, family room; sheet vinyl in the kitchen, guest bath, and laundry room.
– I’ll be installing LVP with Quiet Walk underlayment (black) in all areas except the family room and guest bedroom (noted in the drawing)
– Dimensions of LVP on the drawing and pic attached
– I’m going to start in two bathrooms upstairs before tackling this larger downstairs area, I think.
Questions:
– Where should I start? I imagine that the direction will be East/West because of the long run from the main entrance all the way back to the kitchen.
– I’m likely going to demo the tile in the foyer. Would you recommend this or to keep the tile? (pic attached)
– I should be able to install over the sheet vinyl in the bathroom and kitchen, correct? (pic of current transition from carpet to sheet vinyl attached)
– There is also one decent sized divot in the kitchen. Looks like someone dropped something round and heavy at some point. Will I just need to fill this in? (pic attached)
– Right now, the entryway from the laundry room into the house is carpeted. I’d like to cut the carpet there and move the transition to the north keeping carpet in the family room, but having LVP from that entryway into the house. Is that ok? (pic attached)
– Do I install LVP under the range and dishwasher? There is currently no sheet vinyl under the dishwasher. There was sheet vinyl under the range, but it was coming up, so I cut it up already.
Thanks so much for your help with all of this, and I look forward to getting started with your guidance! Please let me know if there is any additional information you need from me to get started.
Thank you,
Vu (pronounced Voo)
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working on this now Vu
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Joe,
Thank you so much for the quick turnaround and for answering all of my questions! I’m really looking forward to working on this with your help. Can’t thank you enough for sharing your expertise.
– Pics are attached of the pantry door angle and the pantry itself. I’d like to run the flooring into this space if possible.
– Pics are attached of the laundry room as well. The one door (on the north side) goes out into the garage. That part you had a question about (on the NW corner) is a wall. It’s where our fireplace is on the other side in the family room. There is a door in the SE corner of the laundry room and that is a coat closet. I can run flooring in there or leave it carpeted as it is.
– I think running the planks East-West and starting in the laundry room sounds good. I’m going to think about the tile in the foyer. It would definitely be easier to not have to demo and prep that area.
– I’ll plan on leaving the sheet vinyl in all of those areas where they currently are and feather out. Thanks for answering the questions about the dishwasher and stove.
– I’m going to start in a smaller area upstairs in the master bath that has a walk-in closet (on the left) and a sliding door closet (on the right, but doors are removed right now). I’ve attached a picture from the bedroom area going into the carpeted bathroom (gross). Question: Where do I transition from the carpet to the LVP? On the bathroom side of the entryway? Bedroom side? Halfway? Is there anything I need to be aware of when transitioning from the wood subfloor in the hallway and main bath area to the sheet vinyl in the toilet room?
Thank you!
Vu
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Good morning Joe,
Thanks for the info on the master bath. I’m glad I asked about it. To be clear, I do have to remove the sheet vinyl as well as the underlayment? I can’t install the plank on top of the sheet vinyl? If we did want to include the hallway with the closets, do I end it before or after the entryway partition? I included a pic with some lines drawn.
Since I asked about the master bath, will this other bathroom be the same as far as the 1/4″ underlayment and having to remove it and the sheet vinyl? This is the kids’ bathroom upstairs. You’re saying that I can’t just lay the Quietwalk underlayment and the plank right on top of this, correct?
Thanks for answering these couple of questions, and I’ll look forward to the main blueprint on Monday. Have a great weekend!
Vu
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This is awesome, Joe. Thanks for the detailed instructions. Got started on prep today.
A couple of questions come to mind right now:
1. What transition do I use at the sliding door? Height difference is 3/8″ to the LVP (pic attached)
2. What transition do I use at the door to the garage? Height difference is 7/8″ to the LVP (pic attached)
I’m also attaching a picture of that thick wall to the south of the laundry room entrance that you had a question about. It also lines up exactly with the thick wall by the sliding door to the west.
On a separate note, I finished both bathrooms upstairs, aside from baseboard and transitions to carpet. I’m waiting on the baseboard and endcap pieces. Glad I started in those areas. Thanks for your guidance on those!
Vu
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Hi Joe,
I’m just about done with the flooring. I need to do a few transitions and then get baseboards on. Mostly everything has turned out according to plan, although some things like the pantry just took some time.
Thanks for answering the questions on the doorway transitions. I know you have a few videos regarding transitions to carpet and to tile, which I’ve watched. I’ll use T-molding from plank to tile in the main entryway. I just want to confirm the use of an endcap as opposed to a reducer from plank to carpet. The bottom of the carpet is currently 1/4″ higher than the plank (pic attached). We will be replacing the carpet soon, so I’m not going to finish it off, just install the transitions. Can you confirm?
Thanks,
Vu
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Thanks, Joe. I’ll use endcaps in those places. One more transition question. This is coming from the kids’ upstairs bathroom. This was one of the bathrooms I did early on. Since it was a standalone room, your suggestion was to install over the existing sheet vinyl instead of removing it and the wood it was attached to like I did in our master bath.
Questions are:
– Since there is the 1/4″ piece of wood underneath, where should I end the plank and start my transition? You can see the holes from where the previous metal transition was nailed in. Should I add another thin strip of plank? I’ve attached pics of the transition dimensions if that helps.
– What type of transition here? Still an end cap or use a reducer? It’s going to carpet, and we’ll be having the carpet replaced soon.
I’ll definitely share pics of everything when all of the baseboard is installed and everything is in place! It’s looking and feeling really good. Thanks!
Vu
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