Imgur pictures are of my laundry room - the existing tile is all 9x9 from 1957 so I think is almost certainly asbestos. There's an area in the corner (under laundry machines) where it looks like the previous owners must have had some water damage and subsequently cut out and replaced that section of floor using vinyl composite tiles. The new tiles they used are all an 1/8 inch or so taller than the originals. How can I address this while installing? I want to avoid ripping out the asbestos and so was hoping to just put down new tile over the top. I thought about putting down a piece of 1/2 plywood over that area and trimming it out and just making it a separate slightly raised platform, but then I've got to deal with moving the washer and dryer up and down onto it (and probably stubbing my toes occasionally). I thought the other option would be to just cover this floor with the thinnest plywood I can get, but that's a lot of effort. Is there any other way to deal with this? Any ideas of how to fill in a few areas where there are small gaps between the tiles? Appreciate the input.
Hi there,
Had a few queries re installing click in rigid LVT's to those who have it in their homes / have experience installing them.
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In terms of durability, cost, and long lasting products, how does LVT compare to other types of indoor flooring?
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We are thinking of getting LV tiles vs glue on vinyl flooring. Advantages and disadvantages in people's experience?
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Any particular brands people recommend and if anyone knows Malmo click in rigid LV tiles, what is your opinion of them?
Open to any tips and advice.
Thanks
I am going to get my basement floor tile tested since I’m not 100% sure it’s asbestos but likely. I have lived in this house 4 years. But for those that are familiar, the tile is worn (circa 1962) but in tact overall. Some places in basement where there is missing tile but I do not walk or touch those areas. How much of a hazard is this tile in it’s current condition? I called an expert at one point and they said osha wouldn’t even bat an eye to this — meaning very low risk— since it’s old floor tile , remains undisturbed and potentially could contain 1-2% only of asbestos? Is this true? What to do ? Thank you !
We were planning to replace the stick on vinyl floor in our kitchen but a loose square revealed what looks to be asbestos tile underneath (house from the 1940s). Is it safe to peel the vinyl off and retile on top of the asbestos tile, or is that likely to cause a disturbance? Should we just live with the current vinyl/add more vinyl on top (making the floor likely not flush with the doorway)?
Hi folks. For the 3 roots community it seems to be more "luxury " homes, some costing mid 1 millions. Is it bad to put luxury vinyl planks in these types of homes verses say a wood look tile or hardwood?
Thanks!
Contemplating looking into options, but also wanting to know what to expect. For those of you who have these kinds of machines, how much do they reduce the need to manually clean the floor? Do you think they’re worth the price? If so, which model(s) do you recommend?
Looking to review and potentially upgrade my cleaning arsenal since we just got ~550 sqft of carpet replaced by vinyl, so now first floor has the vinyl plus ~700 sqft of stone tile w/grout.
We are busy and are horrible about cleaning frequently. Should probably stay away from anything too complex as I know there are members in my household that won't help maintain the equipment - mainly not cleaning it out after using.
I have seen a few craigslist/facebook post of folks selling new crosswaves for pretty cheap, but again I am afraid it won't get cleaned out after use. Maybe there is a hack to clean em out/deodorize quickly? Flush with a cleaning solution?
I am thinking maybe a duoclean vacuum and just upgrading the mop to one of those with the spinning bucket attachment.
No pets but have young kids. Thank you!
Has anyone tried or done this?
Currently redoing a small utility room and bathroom and was wanting to add radiant heat. I think the square footage is only around like 40 of total heat able space.
Subfloor is old wood and Currently I've been adding a layer of new underlayment to the whole house.
So basically I'm trying to figure out the beat route and product. Do I put radiant down then add the underlayment and bump it up to 1/2 and then put flooring? Do I add underlayment then pad then floor?
Anyone done this before?
