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Yeah lowes does have 3/8" backer rod, I'm gonna pick some up. I think it will look better too, not having silicone front and center.

That would be more convenient, as the 1/4" backer rod looks like a week out to get to me lol. But honestly I'll wait if it takes doing what's best. So sounds like two options. Use backer rod and silicone over that, vs put the quarter round down, and just silicone the top and bottom of it...

Well I mean technically I am, because I'm caulking the quarter round to the flooring, and the top of the quarter round to the baseboard (at least around the island) However, it won't be a big gap, so it wouldn't be a big old block of silicone, just a thin bead sealing the quarter round. I do...

I wasn't really thinking of filling the gap between the boards with silicone, was more thinking of putting down the quarter round, then putting silicone at the top and bottom of that quarter round. (the part meeting the island, and the part meeting the floor. But again, worries about expansion...

Sorry, here is a layout of the whole house. We basically did plank in all of the white gray areas (not outside the house obviously). The bathroom I'm wondering about is the one on the far right (south) wall. I hastily drew in the countertops and island, as I didn't include them when I drew the...

Yeah I mean we haven't put a T-mold to that bathroom, but could if we needed to I guess. The vinyl plank is SPC so expansion should be minimal, but still. The larger question remains, what about the kitchen and other areas? And sorry, but I'm not sure what you're getting at with the bent putty...

I just finished laying vinyl planks in my entire upper floor (about 950 Sq feet). I'm about to put down baseboards, and some quarter round in places. My kitchen cabinets will all have quarter round at the bottom of them. I have at least a 1/4" expansion gap everywhere. My question is for the...

It's PureSPC Max by Republic Floor.

This particular one does. I have them and have tested the track it snaps on just fine.

Ha yeah good point. I guess what I'm most afraid of is getting to a point where we don't have enough carpet to wok with!

Ha well I don't have any sort of stretcher, just a knee kicker. Well once the seam is burned off the edge of the carpet is going to be close to the inside edge of the door jamb. I can tell because of where it's bending now. Sorry, I haven't done any of this yet, because I'm considering just...

So I'm still doing some planning. (well still working on vinyl planks and haven't gotten to these doors yet. But now looking at the door to my master bedroom. The seam is way back further than the other two rooms. It's a double door entrance. The seam is almost in line with the inside corner of...

Thanks for the tips. Ha yeah I get that I'm doing this from the back, but it's good of you not to assume I knew.

Yeah I think it should work well. I'm going to give this a shot today. Melt off the tape, add some hot glue to the end to prevent fraying, kick over the tack strip, then tuck to the end cap.

Yep, essentially the same thing I think.

Thanks, I'll give that a shot!

OK gotcha. So I'm removing the tape is to make it easier to tack strip and tuck, and the hot glue is to help eliminate fraying. And the tuck just sticks mostly because of the stiff back and friction then.

So I let the hot glue dry before tucking it in? What was the purpose of the seam sealer? Kind of sounded like it was two-fold, to keep the edge from fraying, and to glue it in place down on the floor? But you're just wanting the edge to dry stiff in it's tucked position?

yeah, I hadn't heard the term baby threshold, but yes, end cap is what I plan on using to do this tuck method. The plank by itself I think is not deep enough to really do this. I think the end cap will look better.

That's good to know thanks. I'm getting a bit intimidated by this because I know I only have so much carpet to work with lol. Today I'm going to try one, and just use a trim piece on the vinyl plank. And end cap, not a t mold. Then bring the tack strip pretty close to it like others have...