02-28-2015, 10:39 AM
Chester,
Ernie was kind enough to share a few tips with me. I have the flooring I am going to use. It will be a month before we are home and I can do the install. I suspect I (we) are going to learn a ton about what does and does not work with the flat floor HWH slides.
I am using LVT luxury vinyl plank. I chose a Mohawk brand that is 100% vinyl. There is no composition content. I chose that for the maximum resistance to moisture and temperature sensitivity. The planking I have is 10 mm thick, or just a hair over 3/8 thick.
The challenge will be to keep the slide floor level low enough not to scrape, and match the existing height of the granite that will remain in the kitchen.
Stay tuned. I am having to exert an unusual amount of self restraint not to tear out the carpet and start, but I think being at home and having access to routers, band saws, and what not will be better than doing it on the road. As far as suitability for critters with claws, I can't say. Tuga had installed LVT in the bedroom, and it has held up well. My initial impression is the LVT would hold up better than wood to critters, since the LVT does not have a clear finish on top to show any scratch.
Ernie was kind enough to share a few tips with me. I have the flooring I am going to use. It will be a month before we are home and I can do the install. I suspect I (we) are going to learn a ton about what does and does not work with the flat floor HWH slides.
I am using LVT luxury vinyl plank. I chose a Mohawk brand that is 100% vinyl. There is no composition content. I chose that for the maximum resistance to moisture and temperature sensitivity. The planking I have is 10 mm thick, or just a hair over 3/8 thick.
The challenge will be to keep the slide floor level low enough not to scrape, and match the existing height of the granite that will remain in the kitchen.
Stay tuned. I am having to exert an unusual amount of self restraint not to tear out the carpet and start, but I think being at home and having access to routers, band saws, and what not will be better than doing it on the road. As far as suitability for critters with claws, I can't say. Tuga had installed LVT in the bedroom, and it has held up well. My initial impression is the LVT would hold up better than wood to critters, since the LVT does not have a clear finish on top to show any scratch.
Richard and Rhonda Entrekin
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