Just noticed this chunk out of the floors in the living room. Not sure what happened due to many people living here but I know it needs to be fixed before it gets worse. How would you go about fixing this?

Redoing my stairs with LVP and adding under side LED lights. I extended my stair nosing so the LED strip can be accessed for repair/replacement later on. Now with LVP, the overhang will be close to 2”, I know the standard is maximum 1 and a quarter, how bad is it?

We've had issues with our bamboo hardwood floors splitting. We had two people come to give us an estimate and they had different ideas on why we're having issues. One said it's house settling between seasons (we have extreme hot and cold temperatures). The other said there should be no underlayment and the one we have is causing a bounce that in turn causes the splitting. They also said the floors should have been nailed down. We're okay to have the boards nailed but to remove the underlayment we would have to purchase more wood that matches and that might be challenging. We're not even sure how old the floors are. Thoughts? House from the 60s, purchased last summer.

What should we do for the flooring in the kitchen on the right? This is an AI mockup of our refinished hardwood on the left, but we're not sure what to do for the flooring on the right. It's currently a grey LVP (not the tile shown). Cost is a factor, and hardwood isn't an option. Any suggestions?

Other bedrooms did not have this. My home was build in 1955. I removed the padding under the carpet and found this glue. Will I need to sand this down? Plan on adding vinyl. Any tips or information helps

We had to saw the concrete and dig 4--5 feet to repair a sewer line. after concrete was re-poured we needed to fix the vct that was removed. This is the third time that we have had this seepage issue, and it is the only place where it is happening. when the tile is taken up there is no visible moisture. do we need to treat the concrete? is my guy using too much glue (he says no but he isn't a flooring expert). any thoughts would be appreciated. The color faded as well, but that hasn't happened the other times.

Hi everyone,

I just finished doing an entire basement of baseboards and going up my stairs to finish my flooring project.

However when I get to the top of my stairs the baseboard wraps around the wall and transitions to a different style which is throughout the entire upstairs. However it's significantly shorter and my new baseboard will meet the old on an outside corner.

I have no idea what would be best for this scenario and appreciate any insight.

I apologize for the baby gate that might be blocking a little of the area.

I'm installing LVP over wooden subfloor. (LVP will end with the black line marked on vinyl sheet.)

In the area where living room meets kitchen's vinyl Armstrong Solarian, floor needs to be leveled ( up to black line) How would you go about leveling it with self leveling compound? Should I tear down the vinyl first or can I leave this strip and pour SLC over it, barrier the rest off with a wooden plank?

I'm doing a house renovation as a project and there are a few things I am clueless about. Carpeting is one of them.

So I decided to go for a bargain and bought a carpet that fits the room from wall to wall almost exactly but now I'm dealing with the consequences.

Is there any way to cover this gap? I tried looking for wider door strips but couldn't find anything remotely similar. All of the corners of the room are already kicked in so stretching it using a kicker is probably not possible. I could stich something together from the scraps I had but that will probably require more tools and they are expensive. If anyone has any tips that would be greatly appreciated!

We have contractors installing these terracotta tiles from clay imports. Issue we have is the height difference at the transition to hardwoods. Contractor says we need at least 1/2 inch of mortar under the terracotta which will basically create a 1/2 inch toe stubbing machine. Contractor says he could shave down and reseal that edge at the transition to ease into it. Realistically is there a better way to make that transition flush or close to it?

I want to install vinyl plank flooring over the tile, which is fine according to instructions, but the tile is very old and I wonder if I should do something about this particular place, should I put compound here? This black mastic is probably asbestos so I so not want to touch it much. Level difference is almost 1/4 inch between the tile and patch where there is no mastic left, please advise

I have a 1930s home. The wall vents aren't flat against the wall. They stick out and are at floor level and have rounded corners. They were painted to the wall so I'm not sure if they are permanently stuck or if I can removed them. I won't know until the carpet is removed.

Any thoughts on possible solutions to adding floating floors around the vents?

I just moved in and am having new carpet installed. The treads on my stairs are pretty shallow, seemingly 9.5" from the rise to the tip of the nose... the old carpet has padding on the risers and I'm hoping to get a little more surface on the treads after the new install, with the depth I have, can I push for the "Hollywood"/"Cadillac" method for the carpet on these steps? The current waterfall really seems to further cramps the space on the treads.

Hello, about 5 years ago we had our whole house installed with a grey oak style pergo. This last year we had an issue with our dishwasher and it caused a lot of water damage surrounding the kitchen. A buddy of mine and I started ripping up all the damaged pieces and started replacing as I had a few packs left. Come to find out I’m about 2 boxes short. Here’s the dilemma, I can’t find this specific flooring anywhere. It’s been such a pain, I’ll take any grey oak I can find at this point.

The problem I’m running into is everything is 7.5 inches and I need 6 (5.98) inches wide. Can anyone help me out?

My main floor in the basement sits 1.5" higher than the hallway leading to it. How can make it look clean where they meet.

So we’re laying terrazzo tile and of course we’re going to have a 1”-2” gap. It was really our only option bc it was either there or in our doorway. Anyway, am I missing an obvious solution or will we just be stuck with a sliver of a tile there? I feel like the limestone wall is limiting our options. Thank you for any advice.

Hey folks, looking for some advice here.

This is a (I guess) wood floor built over an aluminum frame — the boards sit across the frame arms, which run perpendicular underneath. Thing is, the boards aren’t fixed in place and have shifted over time, so now a bunch of them are no longer properly supported. You can see some of the gaps in the pic. Some boards bounce like diving boards when you step on them. Not ideal.

I want to turn this area into a small BJJ space with mats, but it obviously needs a more stable base. Re-securing the boards seems like a lot of work cause many of them are tilted and some also cracked. Maybe there’s a better way to cover it up and even things out. Ideally something cost-effective and not too permanent.

Open to any ideas — subfloor panels, plywood overlay, whatever. Thanks in advance!

Noob DIY. Helping my mom install vinyl flooring where she previously had carpet. After tearing up the carpet, the floor height in the adjoining entryway is 1.25inch higher and in the kitchen is about inch higher due to it being tile. I bought osb place on top of the subfloor gets the heights closer to each other. But I’m now second guessing myself and I’m not sure if they is the best option or even ok to do. Any tips and advice would be great.

DIY newb, how to fix flooring

Laminate flooring was installed 3 years ago. There are a couple of areas where the seams are lifting and the boards are cracked or peeling away from the seams. I’ve never replaced flooring so pulling up the boards and replacing them sounds really daunting. What should I do?

We had most of our home done a few years ago. We are now looking to get vinyl plank flooring installed in one bedroom. The bedroom is approx150 sq ft and we are not picky on the color. The carpet is already out and the baseboards are staying so the 1/4 round would need to be put in also. I was quoted 1100.00. I feel like that’s kind of high for such a small room? Maybe that’s average I don’t know. I am in a fairly small town in central California. What do you guys think?

I am looking to get my living room changed out for LVP. I found two brands that I like. I was wondering if any of the experts out there could give me their opinion. I have a high traffic house with kids and pets so that is why I am going with commercial flooring. Thanks ahead of time.

https://www.floorcity.com/products/coretec-vv674-03013-ansley-walnut?_pos=6&_sid=d36f0dda5&_ss=r

https://commercial.floorzz.com/collections/commercial-lvp/products/mohawk-hot-and-heavy-secoya-9-in-x-59-in-luxury-vinyl-atwell-mill

I can’t seem to get them out. Looks like my kids from running around have created these. We had our floors refinished not even two years ago. I tried a tennis ball with no luck. Any advice?

Our hallway for our bedroom is worse.

When the natural sun light shines you can really see how bad it is. This picture doesnt do justice.

I just ordered some flooring that’s been discontinued from Home Depot off of what I thought was the direct traffic master website. It was called trafficmasterstore.com and the prices were about what it was when it was in store, just a bit discounted. Oddly enough it had me pay on PayPal and I didn’t get a confirmation email afterwards and it just feels suspicious. Did I get scammed? Not sure if this is the right group for this, but maybe someone has some experience

Hello! Trying to decide between vinyl sheet or vinyl planks for my living room! I'm leaning more towards sheet due to price, I also have 6 cats and 2 dobermans. I know vinyl sheet tends to rip easier but I've seen several repair videos for that too if you keep extra pieces!! So vinyl sheet or vinyl planks for a living room with 6 cats and 2 dobermans!? I'll also get rugs to help!

Hi Flooring, I currently have the millennial grey lvp floors in my new house; I am planning on upgrading my hardwood floors in my condo to lvp this fall. I want to take out the grey floors in house, replace with brown lvp, and put the grey in the condo since I rent it out. Is this a good idea?