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I need some advice. I am redoing the floors in my parent's house. I need the floors as level as possible because we are going to install LVP flooring. The living room had carpet, but the kitchen had tile. The kitchen has a 3/4” subfloor and a 5/8” layer of underlayment and a 1/8” layer of...

My diy half-bathroom project isn’t going the way I had planned. First, it was the rock lath wall. And now this: looks like the used cement to do the floor and the pipe is sticking out. I’m not even sure what that pipe is for. Am I way over my head? Is it possible to DIY this? Im thinking new...

Greetings, Our family has a very old So Cal beach home with 8mm thick click lock LVP (Cali Bamboo "100% Waterproof GeoCore® SPC Composite link bottom) installed. We have a wood sub floor with a three foot crawlspace under it, house is over sand. Some of the LVP may have been installed over...

Hi All, I have hardwood on my main floor (living room, entrance, laundry room, kitchen, half bathroom). But now I want to put LVP. My hardwood is full of scratches and I want to change color. So I am definitely going to put LVP (already purchased). Now my question is, should I rip my existing...

Hello from Poland everyone, I am converting my attic space into the office room and facing several challenges. My existing floor is nailed down to the Joists by nails and joist spacing are various 60-90 CM. Currently I am laying rock wool Acoustic wool between the drywall ceiling and plank...

Hello! We recently bought a 1970's house. We are looking to install solid hardwood (3/4" white oak) on the first floor (over a conditioned basement). We will be replacing carpet in the family, dining and living rooms as well as slate tile in the entryway. I'm seeking some advice/guidance on...

Hey all, New homeowner and new member here. I'm working on my first project which, admittedly, is an ambitious one... I'm remodeling my bathroom and have taken it down to stud and joist. Looking for some advice on the subfloor. A little background, the house was built in the 1950s. Walls are...

I am remodeling my bathroom (first time). Removed tile and a 3/4”layer of subfloor that was fairly water damaged only to find this other layer of subfloor that is in much better shape, with a small amount of water damage near the toilet. I am wondering if I should remove/replace only the section...

Hello, I'm in the process of finishing up a plywood subfloor over a slab. I'm about to install the last piece of plywood that leads into the kitchen, however I'm unsure as to whether or not I should extend the vapor barrier into the kitchen itself, as the kitchen will have large format marble...

So I’m redoing our first floor, it’s not subterranean, but it’s right on the slab. We had some moisture problems, mainly because the previous owner had carpet and padding right on the slab. We ripped everything out, put in an interior drain and sump pump. The moisture seems under control now...

House was built in the lat '60s. House has a subfloor that has posts spaced 8' apart along joists, and joists are 4' apart. The problem is that walking between the joists acts like a drum! The house actually doesn't creak much, but a 4' continuous span across the length of the house acts as a...

Hi y'all! We recently installed sleepers and a plywood sleeper floor to level our kitchen floor. Keeping with the general recommendations for plywood subfloors, I left 1/8th gaps between sheets of plywood for expansion. (The plywood's not tongue and groove). We now want to install Marmoleum...

So, I did something foolish. I'm replacing the toilet in my master bathroom, and cut out a much larger piece of my subfloor than I likely should have. There is no joist running next to the wall for me to fasten my new 5/8 plywood on to. To complicate things further, the closest joist seems to be...

Hi folks, I’m in the planning stages of insulating and finishing our concrete basement floor. Has anyone utilized this product Dricore Insul-armour subfloor (link below)? We will be laying down a floating luxury vinyl plank waterproof flooring on top...

Hi - I have some spongy 3/4" T&G red oak floors. They are 62 years old, so I am sure there are some broken tongues and that the original cleats have loosened from the subfloor in some areas. The original subfloor is only 3/8" thick - it may have absorbed some moisture from the humid air below...

Hi - I have some spongy 3/4" T&G red oak floors. They are 62 years old, so I am sure there are some broken tongues and that the original cleats have loosened from the subfloor in some areas. The original subfloor is only 3/8" thick - it may have absorbed some moisture from the humid air below...

Hi, we are building a new home in southwest Ohio and have encountered a curious problem which seems to have stumped everyone. I am reaching out to see if anyone else has experienced something similar or if anyone has any ideas. We are pretty much at a standstill until this can be figured out...

tldr: what's the wisest way to proceed with levelling this bathroom subfloor over years, after replacing gaskets, replacing the toilet, and using shims under the toilet, i finally began the subfloor replacement in the area beneath the toilet to resolve the toilet not sitting flush and water...

I'm remodeling an 8' x 5' half bath in a 3-level split where the bath is in the basement on concrete. The old floor was vinyl tile glued directly to the concrete. My plan is to place 1/8" wood subflooring and then the vinyl sheet over that. First question, is that recommended/necessary (to add...

Hi there, I've spent alot of time searching the forum and am more confused than when I started, so thought I'd ask directly. I plan on laying semi-flexible LVF on top of original pine plank (house is about 100 years old). The original floor is pretty stiff and in good shape except for one...