Looking at getting our kitchen floor redone. Will probably be whatever passes now for what used to be called “inlaid vinyl”.
I’m planning to rip up the old flooring in order to correct several squeaks and maybe even flatten a bad hump a hair. (Yep, will get it tested for asbestos first.) This implies probably ripping up the old underlayment. I know from when it was installed 29 years ago that the underlayment was T-nailed down, and, since our builder used adhesive nowhere else in the house I doubt that it was glued down.
Should new underlayment be glued, or just stapled/nailed? Picked up some literature for one brand of underlayment the other day and it didn’t mention gluing, even as an option.
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floor leveling compound if any noticeable depressions, 1/4" luaun, lotsa staples, mud the seams so they don't telegraph through. don't worry too much, it's vinyl.
what's a t-nail?
they have underlayment literature? and to think i've been busy reading proust.
A T-nail is a T-shaped nail, obviously. Driven by something similar to a brad nailer.
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Oh, BTW, according to the literature the vinyl manufacturers won't warranty their product if installed over luan -- needs to be a rated underlayment.Maybe it's time to put down that Proust and pick up something more recent.
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vinyl manufacturers have a helluva nerve being so high and mighty about what people put under their plastic sheeting. i've got a real hankerin' to write me a complaint letter.
As Leonardo said in Titanic, "I'm going to write a strongly worded letter to Star........"