Home Maintenance...it NEVER Ends.

 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!

Floor-check, dishwasher-check....

Look it's all done! The dishwasher is installed and working wonderfully, I might add. This dishwasher is soooo quiet, You can just barely hear it when it is draining. 

 The flooring is done!

 All the trim is now complete, and it looks great!

We love this new LVP flooring. Hubs says it is actually very slip resistant for him and his cane. I'm so glad it's all finally back together! So I better get the pantry organized now that the trim is done in there.

A Great Day

So yesterday I was so happy to get off work and see this going on when I got home.

This Earth Werks flooring is beautiful! I'm so glad that Hubs chose this design. I was amazed at how fast it is going down. The flooring profraaionals from The Carpet Tree in North Liberty Iowa are just flying along.

I am wrapping presents and then I take a break and go see how far they are.

Look how much is Done!! They put down the glue and let it get tacky then go to work and place the planks. They are almost mess free to,l because they cut them to size with a sharp safety knife. Amazing! No sawdust, no loud saws, no mess!!

All done except the transitions at the carpet and doorways, but we can get things back in place finally! I love this flooring!