Back in 2013, we had this LVP installed. We've loved it and it has held up well I think. But we had a few small areas where the top layer was bubbling up. You can see the issue in this picture a little bit.
Who knows why, but I wanted to get it replaced before it got worse.
It seemed like it would not be hard to do. It's just glued down. .....
I used my crafty embossing tool to heat the plank I wanted to remove then used the shiny multi tool to pry the plank off the floor. OH MY GOSH!!! MY knees are crying, my elbow is killing me...I have a floor burn on my elbow!!! I'm far too old for this floor work!!
Anyways, I got all the planks to be replaced off. Phew!
Ringo was helping....
One trip to Lowe's because I had purchased some glue for the replacement planks, but it was not going to be nearly enough, then a couple more trips out to the garage for the shop vac and an extension cord....and one more time on the floor. Oh my back is killing me!
So I ended up replacing 12 planks. With only one of them needing to be cut to fit around the end of the cabinet. I also learned to use only a small amount of glue because it will squish out the edges otherwise. Thankfully Bean came over to visit and Ben finished it off for me-he put the trim back on ! Thank goodness. I also learned that if we need planks replaced again, I'm calling the flooring folks.
Th replacements look great! I was worried they might stand out, but they don't.
I'm so glad I'm done with this project. Once again, you think it will only take a few minutes and it ends up taking hours! Now, let's see what the next project will be!
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