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EP kitchen project
Just joined and am ready to submit a drawing. I don’t have the membership that offers a blueprint, but hope I can still receive advice on where to start my LVP installation. As you will see from the drawing, I have a pretty complicated kitchen and three adjoining small spaces that I want to install the LVP in.
I included info on the plank I’m using on the drawing (300 square feet of Lowe’s Smartcore Ultra – I should have waited for all your reviews before buying, but I didn’t want to miss the sale). You recently reviewed this stuff so know the orientation of the tongues and grooves and the drop & click end joining. It’s going over a wood subfloor, some of which has a height mismatch. I have Henry 546 liquid and Henry 547 powder leveler that will hopefully take care of those problems.
I look forward to working with you!
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Thank you very much, Joe. You showed me exactly what I needed to see. I will likely do the East – West installation. I’ve already watched a lot of your videos and will go watch again, especially the one you pointed out. I’ve actually done quite a few floors over the years, but never LVP. Angles shouldn’t be too bad for me. I have experience with angles and all the tools needed, but after I watch your video I may find I don’t need all those tools!
I can’t start my install yet as we’re working on getting new cabinets. If I have issues when I get going I’ll ask them here! Thanks again and God Bless you and your family.
Ernie
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Hi Joe – A new question for you regarding lot numbers. I recently bought 20 boxes of the Smartcore Ultra from Lowe’s (I think I made a huge mistake here). After delivery I discovered they had sent me flooring from 2 different lot numbers. I’m including the lot numbers in case they are needed for answering this question:
201221A
151221A
As you can see these lot numbers are somewhat similar. I haven’t been able to find any info on these lot numbers as far as whether they can be mixed or not, and quite frankly I wouldn’t trust anything Lowe’s told me if they even have a clue.
I should also mention Lowe’s didn’t package this flooring properly for delivery, the strapping holding the flooring to the pallet cutting into two of the top boxes to the extent that a plank in each box was damaged. The problem occurred again when I received replacements for the lot number mismatch except that 10 out of 15 boxes of flooring were damaged to the point where about a dozen planks were beyond using except for spacers or maybe short pieces. I also received one box that had a fragment of flooring between two plank faces, creating a very noticeable dent. That would have been a QC issue at the factory. Additionally I found about 10 other planks with small dents in the show face that weren’t really bad but were likely caused by mishandling. I wanted to point this out for the benefit of other members considering buying flooring from Lowe’s. Buyer Beware! is the appropriate phrase here. If anyone does buy flooring from Lowe’s I’d suggest opening every box and inspecting every plank.
Thank you, Joe!
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Thanks for the info!!
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Hi Joe,
I didn’t actually ask my question! Duh. Regarding lot numbers, how concerned do I need to be about lot numbers? I provided the lot numbers I have in case you have any insight about the way these lot numbers are generated and if these lot numbers are close enough to use together or if I should avoid mixing them.
Thanks again!
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I would just mix them with the other cartons and I think it will be OK if you have a variation in shades for that plank. If there are not shade variations and it is all supposed to be the exact same color, then I would return the plank and adk for new.
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Thank you, Joe!
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