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Brief progress update with one question
@joeletendre I could not have completed this family room without your videos and support! Installing my flooring around the fireplace was a big challenge, but this site, your videos and your 1-on-1 support made this a success! In the closeup you will see that I have installed the vinyl plank touching the tile that surrounds the fireplace. I know that I should have left about a 1/8 inch gap, but I like the way the flush installation looks. My question for you: What risk have I introduced with this flush install? Will my floor potentially pop up at some point somewhere in this room?
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@joeletendre thanks for your prompt response, Joe. Ironically, just a few minutes after I submitted this question to you I discovered a spot where my floor was lifting in the middle of the family room. So yesterday I removed and reinstalled all 23 rows of plank. When I first installed this flooring in this family room, I was using my existing tile line to be my straight line for the entire flooring project. So to do this I needed install the floor backwards from the straight line to the opposite wall where my fireplace is located. Yesterday I removed and reinstalled all the flooring the opposite direction from the fireplace to the straight line. Now I realize that something has shifted where my straight line is no longer straight. The photos below show my straight line. I am off the straight line 1/16″ from the inside wall to the outside wall. My question for you is this: Do I need to remove this flooring once again to make sure my 1/16″ gap is corrected or should I not be concerned about such a small misalignment? I still have close to 1,000 square feet of flooring to be installed before this project is finished.
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No, you are just fine with the 1\16th of an inch!! That is very minor.
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Thanks, @joeletendre I think sometimes my OCD can get in the way of my progress 😆
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I have that problem too!
