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 wet areas. We are paranoid about water or other liquids getting under the floating floor. Milk or juice spills onto the floor next to the island? You've got nastiness molding under there forever. The bathroom is obvious. I will lay silicone caulk up to the bathtub. But I'm paranoid about the whole bathroom and kitchen. With the need for the floor to be able to expand, what does everyone do around wet areas? I really want to not only caulk against the bathtub, but all the baseboards in the bathroom, and around the kitchen island and countertops. Will this cause problems with expansion?
If so, what do folks do when the inevitable spill happens near the edge of a counter or something? I can't stand the thought of some liquid sitting under our floor forever.
Edit: to be clear about the tub, as for now, I was actually planning on using a product that is like quarter round but has a peice of weather stripping along the bottom. But I'm all ears for what you all have done against the tub.
My question is for the wet areas. We are paranoid about water or other liquids getting under the floating floor. Milk or juice spills onto the floor next to the island? You've got nastiness molding under there forever. The bathroom is obvious. I will lay silicone caulk up to the bathtub. But I'm paranoid about the whole bathroom and kitchen. With the need for the floor to be able to expand, what does everyone do around wet areas? I really want to not only caulk against the bathtub, but all the baseboards in the bathroom, and around the kitchen island and countertops. Will this cause problems with expansion?
If so, what do folks do when the inevitable spill happens near the edge of a counter or something? I can't stand the thought of some liquid sitting under our floor forever.
Edit: to be clear about the tub, as for now, I was actually planning on using a product that is like quarter round but has a peice of weather stripping along the bottom. But I'm all ears for what you all have done against the tub.
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