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Seriously? You are taking up a permanent floor to put in a floor that will last a year? Whatever for? FYI, the toilet is the first thing to be removed when working on a bathroom.

Second on the VCT cutter.

How is that nosing going to look after you have routed the finish off? Sounds like twice as much work as using proper 5/4 treads.

Start against the longest outside wall, leaving an even 1/2" space. No leveling necessary with those shorts. Sanding? No more than 100 grit screen on a buffer. The toughest part will be getting the dust out of the bevels afterwards. You do realize that you can't buy good stain or finish from a...

Hard to tell from a picture but it looks like one is red oak and the other white oak.

That is called the picture frame effect. After sanding you need to use a 60 grit screen on the buffer and then a 100 grit. The entire floor needs to be sanded with the same grit. Changing to a lighter grit only makes it worse.

Nice job. Tough layout.

I was confused since you used "underlay material and staples. If I buy Aquabar" in the same post. And I have never heard of underlay material. If there is no basement, of course I use it. Moisture is the enemy of wood. What do you sell their? Prefinished 3/4?

What is underlay material?

Rarely is a subfloor flat. Next time you see one, hold your 6 foot straightedge over one of the seams. You will see for yourself. I always check the seams before installation.

Paper & staples usually , but never glue. I only supply what I can buy wholesale or in bulk, and these glue manufacturers are lazy. I cried when they discontinued Franklin 711. That was some great adhesive.

That is OK. I wouldn't take less than 2.50 anyway. LOL

Oh crap! two footers on the diagonal? Ask for $1.50 extra. The biggest I ever did on a diagonal was 18" I had to cut halfway thru the turn them for the other half. Took a lot longer.

You didn't know that hardibacker was made of cellulose? Are you new to the industry?

I have a ligno. 6% is fine unless the job is on the ocean. That is a normal reading for a dry subfloor also. The Aquabar will do fine. I use 40 60 100 and screen with 60 again for a drum sander, skip the 60 grit screen if using a belt sander, then screen with 100. I get by with 60 -100 on the...