If you re installing sheet vinyl or peel and stick tiles you also want to fill knots that you would be able to feel under the flooring.
Fill seam subfloor vinyl plank.
Allow the patch to dry.
Take out your sawzall and cut the side that has the lip and to the two corners to make a u shape.
Drill a tiny hole in each corner of the plank through the floor to the basement.
If you have this problem then you may be wondering what you can do both to improve the look of your vinyl plank flooring and also to fill in gaps that can allow cold to enter from the subfloor.
Preparing a concrete subfloor for luxury vinyl flooring concrete is a common subfloor material and in general it s easy to prepare for a luxury vinyl flooring installation project.
Get some 1 8 hardboard lauan or birch plywood one side smooth and lay it down without gaps over the sub floor.
At this thickness you can staple it down.
At this video i would like to share with you one method of flooring vinyl plank replacement.
Feather the edges of the patch to blend with the surrounding concrete.
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Floor filler is a type of portland cement mortar much like the material used to fill any voids in an existing floor.
If your concrete subfloor was just poured you ll need to allow it to properly cure for a minimum of 60 days before your luxury vinyl flooring installation begins.
Go down to your basement and find the lights shining down.
If it is easy to pull up your subfloor has too much moisture for vinyl.
An effective strategy for filling large gaps is to mix patching compound to a stiff mortar like consistency trowel it into the plywood subfloor gaps and wait for it to stiffen before troweling it smooth.
Seal in the edges so no air can escape.
Take 4 flashlights turn them on and put them over the holes.
Smooth any edges fill any gaps.
Another way to measure the moisture in a concrete subfloor is to tape a piece of your scrap vinyl to the floor using duct tape.