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  1. M

    Direction of vinyl planks?

    I would love to have planks (all planks in all rooms) going the same direction. As you can see my drawing (picture in my first post) the planks would go in that direction - from the living room to the dining room. Do you think it will look ok - the planks will go from "cabinets to cabinets"...
  2. M

    Maybe we should learn their (strange) techniques?

    Scoring the bottoms is to help bind to the asphalt. Let's say if they didn't score the bottoms, and the asphalt is cool, the planks would come off from cooled-down smooth asphalt real easy.
  3. M

    Maybe we should learn their (strange) techniques?

    yeah. Pouring hot asphalt while wearing flip flops??? Scary.
  4. M

    Maybe we should learn their (strange) techniques?

    Check that out. Click here to watch the video
  5. M

    Direction of vinyl planks?

    I am going to install LVP (COREtec) planks in the living room, hallway, dining room, and kitchen. I understand that I should aligning the planks parallel to the longest wall (see the picture below. The planks should go from the living room to the dining room (parallel to the patio sliding...
  6. M

    How do you do this ? (please read)

    I am not going to take 15 sheets of plywood back to the store. I am sure that there is a way to correct them with a patch or something.
  7. M

    How do you do this ? (please read)

    Highup, The new plywood (over the existing subfloor) has lots of knots in it about the size of a quarter or half dollar coin. There are as many as 8-12 knots in one 4 x 8 sheet of plywood. Do these knots need to be filled in prior to me laying the floating LVP floor? if so, what should I...
  8. M

    How do you do this ? (please read)

    Here is a link to APA website about floor underlayment. Excellent info about how to lay new plywood over the existing floor. APA Builder Tips: Proper Handling and Installation of APA Plywood Underlayment, Form R340
  9. M

    How do you do this ? (please read)

    Thank you so much for your help. I have the confidence in doing this project - the right way. Daris, nah I will not miss the nail and hit my thumb with that hammer. Seriously, I will experiment with two different hammers, one with smooth and another one you see in the picture a few posts ago.
  10. M

    How do you do this ? (please read)

    Got it. I will use cereal box cardboard for gaps between the new plywood. "float out the low spots" do you mean I should fill low spots with self-level cement (on the existing plywood subfloors)? What about the gaps on the existing plywood subfloor? can I use regular caulk to fill them)...
  11. M

    How do you do this ? (please read)

    OK, I will not nail into the joists. The existing plywood subfloor is 3/4" and the new plywood will be a bit more than 1/2". 3/4" + 1/2" = 1 1/4" (1.25"). Do you agree with me that I should use 1 1/4" (1.25") ring shank nails?
  12. M

    How do you do this ? (please read)

    I have a special hammer. See attached photograph. Is that what I should use for nailing?
  13. M

    How do you do this ? (please read)

    I understand that the new plywood has to be staggered and not to line-up the subfloor's original seams. I will use the chalk line (string with colored powder). Can I install new plywood in the opposite direction of subfloor plywoods (well, not that opposite, just turn 90 degrees)?? Should I...
  14. M

    How do you do this ? (please read)

    Can you get me some links on nailing schedule, how to place the plywood over the existing subfloor the right way, etc? that would be very helpful. I'll go with ring shank nails (more faster than screws). I did some search on nailing schedule and it is very confusing. Some say to use 6d nails...
  15. M

    How do you do this ? (please read)

    Highup, I am following your post #5. I just finished sanding plywood seams. I am going to use a cement-based floor patch to fill in "holes" (gaps, etc) and use cement-based self-level underlayment (Henry 555). Then cover the entire subfloor with 1/2" plywood, correct? How do I fasten 1/2"...
  16. M

    How do you do this ? (please read)

    I live in Riverside, CA. Elevation is around 850'. About 45 miles to the nearest beach. We do get Santa Ana winds (dry air blowing from Utah & Nevada) few times in Fall and Winter. Groundwater table depth I believe is around 50'. The nearest lake is Lake Mathews, about 10 miles from my...
  17. M

    How do you do this ? (please read)

    I have ten 14" x 5" vents (4 vents on the left side of my house, 4 vents on the right, 2 vents in the back. No vents in the front of my house). There is approx 24" x 24" removeable screen door for entry into the crawl space. The crawl space between the dirt and bottom of the house floor is...
  18. M

    How do you do this ? (please read)

    That is how I'm supposed to do that? See short video clip (2:26 - 3:21 only).
  19. M

    How do you do this ? (please read)

    This one? Henry 547 25 lbs. Universal Patch and Skimcoat-12158 - The Home Depot Another question: I am somewhat concerned about the moisture from the crawl space. I don't want to go under the crawl space and install plastic sheet over the dirt (approx 1600 sq ft area). I live in Southern...
  20. M

    How do you do this ? (please read)

    To fill in the gaps, can I use "Fix-it-all" patching compound?
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