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Installation and repair methods: LVP and vinyl installation, subfloor preparation and moisture, and diagnosing floors that fail.
A click-lock LVP floor can look flat-out perfect on day one, then start showing repeat seams, weak spots, or visible lines once life happens. The usual culprit is layout, not the product. If you…
If a floating LVP floor could talk, it would ask for one thing: room to move. That movement is tiny, but it’s constant. Temperature swings, sunlight, HVAC cycles, and seasonal humidity all nudge a…
If you’ve ever finished a staircase and heard that first little “tick” underfoot, you know the feeling. Stairs are loud when something’s loose, and click lock LVP stairs can be the worst place to…
A floating LVP floor wants to slide under the trim like it belongs there. If the plank stops at the door casing, you either end up with awkward notches, tight spots that pinch the…
When LVP buckling shows up in a single room, it feels personal. One minute the floor is flat and quiet, the next it’s tenting like a little ridge you can feel under your sock.…
That sharp crack when you’re closing an end joint can stop a job cold. One minute the planks are clicking together, the next you’re staring at a chipped tongue, a broken tab, or an…
Installing lvp over tile sounds like the perfect shortcut. No demo dust, no dumpster, no days of chip-out noise. For stores and installers, it can also look like an easy upsell that keeps projects…
Nothing ruins a new install faster than LVP plank gaps you can see from across the room. One day the floor looks tight and clean, the next it looks like a zipper that wasn’t…
If you’ve ever opened a box of LVP on a jobsite and thought, “It’s plastic, it won’t move,” you’re not alone. Luxury vinyl plank is stable, but it’s not immune to temperature swings, tight…
A self-leveler pour can look perfect at first, then turn into a headache a day later. You tap the surface and hear a dull thud, the floor dents under a boot heel, or a…