vinyl flooring
By megrockstarso, its a desperate situation. i need to put in a new vinyl floor in my kitchen and bathroom. I have scrubbed and scrubbed and it needs to be preplaced. I have asked around and its a 10x11 kitchen and a tiny bath. Everyone says ~$1,000. So, hearing about the stickies, I want to try it. Do you think this can be done with general ease. I mean, im not very handy but I am getting better but I hate the floor so much Im ready to rope in Ker(see my pictures, shes my co-woman-in-charge) and undertake this.?
On a side note; ive painted nearly everything and im going to post pics soon, it looks great!
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Im just hear to learn. I havea million questions but Ill try to do one...
megrockstar
i looked at the stickies this weekend and they look good but no pattern that grabbed me but thats cool. The only real q was about the angles. any tricks to cutting around a pedistle sink and a bathtub?
I plan to get a vanity iin the future(semi distant) whhen i take out the pedistle can i just take those few stickies or should i wait altogether?
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kathyk writes:
April 08, 2007Hey, those stickies can work easy for the install, but in areas with real high traffic and moisture, they do catch the dirt, and start to move.... Laminate that floats is a nice option, maybe you can find some on a closeout, as the manufacturers are always changing the colors or have overruns, Check with a local flooring place as they will have better product at about the same price as the big box....it is easy to install, most laminates are now preglued and snap into place. You don't have to worry so much about the seams and will add great value if you sell and move. Good Luck!
felisaudis
I used stickies for kitchen and bathroom when I moved into my house and they worked fine. It went over a vinly floor also, so no ripping up. There are a few products to buy to make it more professional. The guys at Home Depot or Lowes etc could help you, it's like a white glue that you roller on before putting down the floor to help it stick properly.
My kitchen last fine for 6 years, but I was finally able to upgrade to pergo so replaced it anyway. In the bathroom it seemed to not stick as tight (maybe due to the humidity?) so they got that gap between some of them. I think it would have helped if my edge pieces were cut much closer to the wall so there was no room to spread, I had about a 1/2 inch gap that was covered by quarter round and it just slid right up to the wall.
But aside from my installation, the top wore fine. :-) Have fun on your project!
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