r/Flooring

Had some water damage a few months back and two sets of flooring installers (from the same company who gave us the original quote) said the flooring can't be replaced.
The second set of installers replaced the transition strip and revealed strong adhesive from the old strip that can't be scrubbed off with mineral spirits or rubbing alcohol. Pictures 2 & 3. Any advice would be appreciated.

Hi all! looking for some advice, we recently closed on a house and ripped up the old carpeting in the upstairs bedroom. we found that the majority of the room has the same 200 year old pine flooring as the rest of the house, but painted. We had hoped to repaint the flooring but unfortunately some sections of it are plywood…. the strip along the wall in the photo and then a section to the right of the photo that includes a little landing by the stairs and bathroom.

We are fine with getting new nicer carpeting, but wanted to see if there are any other ideas?

Thanks in advance!!!

Can anyone tell me whether this is a normal thinset for laying tile? Or potentially a black mastic?

Building was built in 1920s but not sure when the tile was laid. The layers seem to be tile, the black stuff, plywood, and then the wooden subfloor.

Hey all!

My fiancé and I are planning to install Coretec LVP in the 1200 range and we’re stuck on colour choices between Leaf and Lumber. We’ll be installing ourselves throughout our entire house including 4 bedrooms, 2 living rooms and dining room, approx 120m2 total.

We don’t get a lot of natural light inside and have read it’s a good idea to err on the lighter side to keep it brighter in a low light situation, however, we don’t want a grey toned floor so we really only have Leaf and Lumber to choose from, with Leaf being the lighter of the 2.

We really like both colours but struggling to decide one way or the other. We can’t access samples to keep at home for a day or two as the shop only brings them out in person.

One of the possible deciding factors is the leaf boards have grooves in between them whereas lumber sits flat, I’ve read that can be a pita to keep clean but then others have said it’s fine so we’re not sure how heavily to factor that in.

I’m adding some photos I took with the samples in different areas, some are in natural light (lower than normal as it was late afternoon and raining), some are in a warmer light from our lamps or lights being on and some are with minimal added light.

If anyone has used leaf or lumber in their home, or has any advice or insight into which looks better or if the grooves are indeed annoying to keep clean, we’d love any advice we can get so we can make a decision and order them in.

Thanks so much!

TL:DR which of these colours would work better in low natural light, throughout the entire house?

Hello,

We live in louisiana. We had a mat down for a computer chair to wheel around on without messing up the floor boards (so much for that! Lol). Water got trapped under the mat somehow, I guess humidity. The picture shows what we found under the mat. The rest of the pictures is from the following morning.

The floor boards are getting replaced. I just want to say that. The question is "how critical is it that we do it now?" The other option is to wait closer to when we intend to sell, about a year from now.

The main concern in our minds is mold. We dont know how to access if this area is molded, if it can be solved with a cleaner, or if this is just a rip it out situation. Ive been told that we cant locally replace only this section (cant get the same floorboards).

What do we think?

Edit: I figured people might ask. The floorboards are pretty solid still, not soft or spongy. They are warped a bit.

Just moved into a new flat (rental, so I really can't afford to mess this up) and there are these discoloured patches across the wooden floor. We already reported all of them. No idea what caused them — they were already there when we got the keys. The previous tenants seemed grubby.

Image 4-6 for worst stains

What we've tried so far:
- Hot soapy water — didn't really touch them
- Elbow Grease on one stain — worked really well!

The catch: the cleaner was nervous about using Elbow Grease on the rest because she said it's quite strong and could potentially damage the wood if used more widely. Since it's not my floor to ruin, I want to be careful.

I’m in the UK so uk only products please:) I normally use baking soda and vinegar if I own the thing that is stained.

A few questions for the hive mind:

1. Has anyone used Elbow Grease (or similar degreasers) on wood floors without issues?
2. Is there a gentler product you'd reach for next — something that won't strip the finish?
3. Any guess what these stains actually are?

Photos attached. Thanks in advance!

How much sy of carpet would I need for this ? 12 foot wide rolls.

My contractor “filled”, sanded, stained, and has applied two coats of oil based polyurethane to my hardwood floor. I notice areas where they failed actually fill some gaps. They are going to proceed tomorrow (Thursday) and said these gaps will be fixed. What is the best or proper way to fix this?

I’m betting the right answer isn’t an extra heavy final coat of polyurethane, right?
Can additional thin layers of polyurethane fill these in?
Should he fill with wood filler and apply stain to the filler and then coat again with poly?

Please help!!!!! if you are a professional and have real experience and input I need your comments quick!!!

So I got glue down lvt professionally laid last week and the subfloor was levelled and primed…I’ve noticed quite a few of the tiles are lifting and I can press them - I have let the company know…but does this mean the whole floor needs re-doing? 😩

I am a renter.

Context. When I moved in, that was all against the baseboards like one expects. Rather, the carpet was. As time as gone by this has sunk down. Tape measure for scale. So it's a good inch and a couple cm of sinking in sixteen months. I have no idea what that metal thing is. It looks like a big nail? I used a finger to show someone how far the "hole" went and felt something metal. When I grabbed a flashlight, I saw that. What is going on here?

Second photo is the bathroom floor in the lofted area. Pretty sure there's water below it. The area of the floor feels spongy. That's never good.

Edit: Landlord is basically saying "nothing is wrong. We'll have maintenance come take a look." I have been in touch with them. More than once. In January of last year my foot went through the floor downstairs. (I was not injured.)

Edit 2: I began this thread because a friend of mine who is in construction was visiting and said "You have a big problem in here." There were a lot of things he pointed out that I just figured was "old apartment and landlord special paint slap." I had no clue.

Thank you all for the help, thoughtful comments, and the funny comments too. Laughing at a time like this is good. I have several phone calls to make first thing in the morning. More to add to my files too. Thank you again!

I observed this as my installers got started. No expansion gap. I alerted them and they agreed. They then went off to Home Depot to buy spacers. Next thing I know, the contractor is pissed off at me for telling his guys to buy something at Home Depot (which I didn’t do). And now he has called off work until Monday after he is back from vacation. He thinks I am at fault.

At some point I may need to pull the plug and walk away from this guy.

Oh, yeah. This was after I observed that the vapor barrier was being done wrong. They were taping each section of plastic to the slab and they did not tape the separate sheet to each other. So there was a gap in the barrier between each sheet. But I’m the bad guy for noticing.

Update: we resolved our differences and will move on

Hey folks,

Yesterday posted about wet flooring and got helpful responses. Leak was near toilet from a bidet tube.

I need help on current setup

1. Removed baseboard and confirmed no mold

2. Raised flooring with sticks as in picture and now pointing fans as u see and GE dehumidifier.

Currently most moisture reading is from under blue fan till toilet base.

I was not sure if I should place the second fan opposite to blue or whats best placement (as not to move moisture down somehow)

1. Is current placement ideal?

2. Should I keep door closed or not?

3. Is this enough tile raise or not really?

I also have radiant heating loop and live in seattle, so weather has been dry recently. If this affects question 1 and 2

I told a floor and the instructions for the grout said wait 30 minutes before wiping. Well, half way through wiping (which had only been 10 mins), the grout fully cured on my tiles. I am devastated. This is my first time ever tiling and it took me FOREVER and multiple attempts to get it right. I am so proud of it and now I feel defeated. I called the grout company and they recommended a grout cleaner but it’s done absolutely nothing. we’ve been on our hands and knees for hours trying to scrub it. I can’t get the grout off my tile and I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations.

Replaced the carpet in my living room with lvp over the weekend. I hope it’s a long time until a project like this comes up again 😂

I decided to rent a jamb saw and under cut the baseboards. It’s going slower than I thought but happy so far. I knew the hallway would be the most time consuming.

Hi all! Got some floors in. Having difficulty figuring out which way we should lay the planks. Any advice?