Recent content by BroncoBilli

Hm. some interesting tidbits there. Yeah, I talked to the guy who worked at the MSI warehouse, and he basically grinned and said, "You know there are only a few actual manufacturers, right? Buy whatever you can get at the cheapest price that has a sales rep that you trust and will back you up...

Sandino Luxury Vinyl Plank Flooring | LVP Flooring | Prescott LVP (msisurfaces.com) anybody heard of this stuff? I looked up the coretec stuff, it seems it's exactly on par with the Sandino, same specs. (same price too!) COREtec Pro Plus 7" Rigid Core Vinyl Planks | Waterproof Planks...

ANOTHER question: How to get up 22 year old vinyl tile (2mm?) that is STUCK to the concrete floor like it is covalent-bonded? The tile is so brittle when I try and peel it up, it just shatters.

ah, good reply. informative. this apt bldg has 26 units, and this one is in the middle. no temp shifts, no big humidity changes. traffic is pretty light. retail on the LVP is high end. $6/ft. it has a 15 year commerical warranty but lets face it - its only about $1000 worth of LVP. the labor is...

wow. that reply was utterly useless. devoid of any actual useful information and simply full of dire vague warnings and 'i know better than you'. manufacturers put in CYA clauses for good reason: because people are idiots. but i gave pretty clear specifics and wanted to know specific reasons not...

another question: the subfloor is concrete. The LVP panels have foam on the bottom. Do I need to put a vapor barrier between the concrete and the LVP?

I'm the manager of an apt building, and unit 205 needs flooring. After a brief search, I decided on MSI Prescott Sandino. it's got a 20mil coating, a commercial 'warranty' and seems as good as anything out there (read: Passably okay).... that's the background... The unit is a studio. somebody...