Fill Seam Subfloor Vinyl Plank

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Fill seam subfloor vinyl plank.

Take out your sawzall and cut the side that has the lip and to the two corners to make a u shape. Get some 1 8 hardboard lauan or birch plywood one side smooth and lay it down without gaps over the sub floor. If you re installing sheet vinyl or peel and stick tiles you also want to fill knots that you would be able to feel under the flooring. Take 4 flashlights turn them on and put them over the holes.

Another way to measure the moisture in a concrete subfloor is to tape a piece of your scrap vinyl to the floor using duct tape. Feather the edges of the patch to blend with the surrounding concrete. If your concrete subfloor was just poured you ll need to allow it to properly cure for a minimum of 60 days before your luxury vinyl flooring installation begins. An effective strategy for filling large gaps is to mix patching compound to a stiff mortar like consistency trowel it into the plywood subfloor gaps and wait for it to stiffen before troweling it smooth.

After 72 hours pull the tape off the floor. Smooth any edges fill any gaps. Allow the patch to dry. Fill low spots on the floor with patching compound applied with a putty knife.

At this video i would like to share with you one method of flooring vinyl plank replacement. This filler is more flexible however and moves with the vinyl flooring as you. Go down to your basement and find the lights shining down. Drill a tiny hole in each corner of the plank through the floor to the basement.

If it is easy to pull up your subfloor has too much moisture for vinyl. At this thickness you can staple it down. Preparing a concrete subfloor for luxury vinyl flooring concrete is a common subfloor material and in general it s easy to prepare for a luxury vinyl flooring installation project.