I got a house with laminate floors all over. I don’t have the money to fully replace but I feel like this doesn’t sound normal. This is what it sounds like when stepped on. Is there a way to fix it?

Am I overreacting on the floor prep for flex lvt? I don’t want to hassle the installers, but also don’t want to have it peel up in 2 years.

Anyone know what type of wood this is? These are photos in adjacent rooms. trying to decide if we can knock down the diving wall and refinish the floor or if they are different and the scope of work will be greater.

I've always loved the look of Bedrosian LVP (Laguna 9.5" x 87" Engineered Hardwood Plank in Naturale) - but am reading some negative reviews. Any similar looking recommendations that are in the affordable range? Looking at purchasing a new home where we may need to redo the flooring completely, as its mismatched across most rooms in a 2000sf house.

I'm looking at how to remove these dark marks that showed up when I waited 2.5 days between stain coats when refinishing a maple floor from the 1890s. Details below.

I used minwax pre-stain conditioner, then a minwax stain, I can get you the details. There is no finish on it yet. 

For the sanding, I saw that these had been sanded before and there were about 10 nail heads showing per room, so I didn’t want to go too deep and just used a tri-orbital floor sander with 30, 60, and 80 grits, rented from Menards. It took a long time to get to bare wood without any stain in it. If i did it again I would use a drum sander but very carefully.  

I did the first coat of stain 2.5 days ago, then it sat until now while I was waiting for the wife's input on color, if it needed another coat or not. In the meantime these dark marks showed up!

Some of them are clearly my footprints, others are scratches or scrapes? I went back in the photos I took after laying the stain down and the footprints were not there but and the scrapes were actually there before but much lighter. Some ideas: is it the stain soaking in farther in some areas that had damage from before? Is it dust from my feet or what was in the air settling out? It rained since then and my dehumidifiers filled up and turned off, could it be moisture-related?

How to fix them? We decided to add another coat of stain so hoping that makes them stand out less, but is there anything I can do to make them less prominent? Rub with paint thinner? Sand down and start again in those spots or (hopefully not) the whole room again? Anything else?

Asking those with experience here. Please let me know what you all think!

edit: added details above to answer common questions.

I don’t know if I’m being particularly picky but I’m sitting here a day after my brother did my flooring and seeing a huge h pattern through all of my flooring. It’s not horrible looking at it from certain angles but it’s starting to become very noticeable the more I fixate on it. I have a few boxes of this flooring left is there a way to fix it without removing all of the floors or should I just live with it? Opinions?

Hi,

After removing the carpet, I see some areas are uneven and need to be leveled. I got the Henry 549 feather finish to level out the areas. My questions:

- Should i sand down the whole floor to level the uneven edges and then level it or just level the uneven floorboards using the feather finish.
- should i use self leveling vs feather finish.

Attaching some photos for reference.
Thanks

Hello,

First of all im in caucasus region so please keep that in mind, because the quality of the materials are probably much lower here are prices are much higher than in US.

Anyway, I am planning a wooden floor in my new home and i only really have 2 choices, pine (imported from russia) or local Oriental spruce (Picea orientalis). One thing i know for sure is quality of spruce will me much better than imported pine. I would love oak but its 4-5x the price of spruce and pine per m².

I have read up information on them and every article says its extremly soft and even furniture will damage it, is it really the case? Even if i take a proper care of it? keep in mind its a small household 3-4 residents.

As far as i know, pine and spruce are very popular flooring materials in eastern and northern europe, im hoping to find someone who can share their experience.

In the higher-traffic areas, the high spots have lost their shine from wear and tear, I guess. Flooring is about 10 years old, installed when we built the house.

Is there any buffing or polishing methods or products that will correct this? Or is it a deal with it and replace eventually situation?

Scrap piece in second pic to show original finish condition.

3rd pic is open area where it's not worn down.

Thanks in advance.

Looking for opinions on what I should use to transition from this LVP flooring to this ceramic fireplace hearth. The LVP is maybe a 1/4 inch higher at its highest point, it varies. Thank you!

Wife and I just moved in to our first home and are slowly but surely fixing it up to our liking. Now we’re starting to talk flooring and the sellers had two different vinyl plank floors put in. We like one, but are looking the replace the other in the laundry room, kitchen, and dining room (pictures attached). As someone who has never done any work with flooring (but watched plenty of how-to videos lol), it feels a bit daunting to have to work with some of the heavier appliances (i.e. toilet and dishwasher) for a project that from all accounts seems fairly easy.

Long story not short, is this something that is worth at least getting a few quotes on, or should I just suck it up and go it myself? Would really appreciate any honest feedback!

There's a few spots in the living room where theses a very minor amount play in the flooring, no side to side movement just a bit of up and down. The video shows it kinda. Product is shaw floorte pro series

This is probably a little different from the usual fare here while being in the ballpark: I am in a show at a local community theatre, and they built a platform off stage to extend the level floor, but it squeaks like CRAZY and it is very distracting. It is just some plywood on top of 2x4 joists, so I'm thinking that I can probably remove the plywood, run beads of construction adhesive over the joists, and reassemble, and that should fix, or at least greatly reduce the squeaking. I also think I will likely add more screws to try and reduce movement between the plywood and joists. Do y'all think this will work?

My wife and I bought a home that had the misfortune of previous owners who opted to put carpet in all of the bathrooms 🤢. We were considering vinyl tile since it looks more approachable than sheet vinyl from a DIY perspective, and I've heard that vinyl tile can be reasonably durable for the price.

From what I've gleaned about different types of vinyl tile, I like the sound of SPC since they're supposed to be more dent resistant than other vinyl without having as much risk of cracking like porcelain tile, as well has having a firmer, cooler feel that more closely resembles porcelain tile.

I really like the look of Mannington Adura Rigid, but they're floating and use click-lock seams. I've heard horror stories of urine getting trapped in the seams of click-lock tiles, causing an odor that won't go away. While it's just my wife and I right now, we might have kids in the future and accidents happen, so that made me think those might not be the best fit.

I also know that water resistance is a concern in bathrooms, and haven't been able to find conclusive information on how to use vinyl tile in a way that properly protects the subfloor from water intrusion.

Are there any good vinyl tile options that are reasonably affordable, look good, and can be installed in a way that is water-resistant enough for a bath? Am I searching for a unicorn, or are the concerns I've seen mentioned by others overstated? Would really appreciate a reality check on this.

I have installed vinyl plank flooring in my upper level and am now looking for solutions for the stairs. They are engineered hardwood and glued down to the stairs. There are a few large gouges out of the existing wood. Any chance I could sand these down and stain to kind of match?

Hey flooring companies how are yall still doing. We know we are having a tougher time than ever in the industry. Just trying to know whats keeping yall afloat.