r/Flooring

Hello everyone, how do I fix these stains on vinyl flooring in my toilet? Have so far used mould spray, pink stuff, diluted white vinegar and baking soda. Nothing seems to work. Any ideas ? Thank you

I am fitting a checkerboard pattern 30x30cm marble tile as a total tiling novice.

The tiles will be in the area with the cardboard, over underfloor heating cement boards laid with decoupling membrane on top. The area is 2.80m x 1.65m, about 48 tiles to lay.

Please confirm how long do you think this might take? Helpful to guesstimate so I can time other trades in!

I have the grace of having skirting plinths sit on top of the edges beneath the cabinets and boxed plasterboard sit on top of the edges on the door side walls.

So very forgiving on rough cuts but expect to be slow as a first timer.

Thank you!!

Removed a section of tiles which were bonded to a kitchen floor.

Been in the stone business a while and slabs like this still stop me every time. This is Statuario marble — the grey veining running through it looks almost like a mountain ridge depending on the angle.

For anyone considering it as flooring specifically, a few honest things worth knowing:

• It's a soft marble — beautiful for low-traffic areas (entryway with a mat, powder room, bedroom) but it'll etch and scratch over time in high-traffic zones or kitchens
• Finish matters a lot here — honed will hide wear far better than polished if it's going anywhere near daily foot traffic
• If you're doing radiant heat underneath, confirm the slab's rated for it — heat cycling can cause hairline cracking at the joints on some marbles

Basically: gorgeous statement floor for the right room, but not the one I'd pick for a mudroom or busy kitchen.

Curious if anyone here has actually lived with a Statuario or similar white marble floor long-term — how's it held up for you?

Laminate vinyl flooring. Noticed this a few hours after moving the rug and mopping today. They’re all rock hard and don’t move at all when pressed. The inside of my house is also 88 degrees (not joking) as the AC is broken. What is this? How do I fix?

***EDIT**** : Thank you everyone for your replies I really appreciate all the comments!

My basement flooded and now after the cleanup I decided to remove the tiles. This black stuff is under these tiles in the 1st and 2nd pic but not the 3rd pic.

Contractor just finished 2900 sq/ft of glue down LVP in my house. There are already spots within the past couple days that are lipping and coming loose. Hes been back out twice to “fix” the spots. Not sure he can actually get it done. What should I do?

Its a 612 sq feet apt that my partner and I live in. I dont like the tile floors but like everything else. I was potentially looking to change the floors after we purchased it but people told me it would cost so much to put hardwood floors and remove the tiles. Seeing that its a one bedroom apt I dont know if we’ll live here long enough for it to be worth it but Im also thinking it could increase the condos value?

Thanks!

My fault. I accidentally left the door coming into the sun room open and didn't get it closed in time when a flash thunderstorm moved through. Now it's quite warped. We literally don't use this room, but it's how we have to cut through to get to the deck.

Is there any way to salvage this without a full reno? To top it off, there's a good chance we move in about a year. So I don't want it to look crappy when we put the house on the market, but I don't want to pay for something that we won't see a return on. TYIA!

Is it an easy fix to regrout? We hired a licensed handyman. It looked great after installation. Within a week, noticed some cracks, then chunks of grout coming off. At this point, two months later, there are cracks in many spot and missing chunks of grout everywhere. A few tiles also wobble when stepped on. Can we rehire someone to fix this? Can they just regrout or will a whole new installation be needed.

Edit: next question - legally, am I allowed to ask him to come back to fix it at no additional cost? Or this more of a me-problem to rehire. So sorry for questions. New homeowner here.

We've done a bunch of renovations to our rustic cottage. The last thing to do is deal with the floor. It was painted by the previous owners several different colours over the years. Some of the paint contains lead. Due to the unevenness of the floor we think repainting might be our only choice.

A few years ago we put LVP in the basement of our house. Based on that experience I know our cottage floor is not flat enough.

Here are a few photos of the floor. Wondering if there is any flooring product we could use as an alternative to painting.

I’m thinking the white for either all cabinets or uppers and then the darker walnut color for lowers and or/island. Which floor works best?

Hey guys. We had this engineered flooring installed about 10 years ago. Lately, we’ve been noticing the floor blackening up really fast over the last year and found that our cleaning lady had been mopping up the floor with dirty rags… so, we’ve been trying to reverse the damage but it’s been really tough. We used Weiman’s floor cleaner along with a slightly damp sponge and some elbow grease, along with constantly rinsing out the sponge, but it’s just been a really slow process. Looking for any advice on whether this is salvageable, is there possibly an easier route, or do we just continue cleaning up plank by plank?

Note: the bright and clean part is because it’s always been covered with a sheet of plastic that we have at our entrance and is the area where we take off our shoes before entering, hence why it’s so beautiful and bright. We are a no shoe home.

Thank you in advance!

Is there any way I can fit this piece in without taking the door trim off

Found this under the carpet and refinished natural. I love how it turned out. 1969 build.

I had a brain fart while installing LVP and didnt undercut the closet trim in three bedrooms (i realized on the last one and did it properly which is the second picture). Would installing a small piece of quarter round be a sin or should I bite the bullet and take apart the floors to try to redo?

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Hi, I live in a small 2 bedroom flat and I'd like to change the flooring in the hallway with laminate or wooden flooring. I dont know if I should attempt it myself or pay someone to do it professionally. I have installed wooden flooring in a living room previously but as you can imagine it was pretty straight forward compared to a small tight hallway. The fact it's so tight and that fact it will involve multiple cuts being made is whats putting me off attempting it myself. Any help appreciated. Cheers