{"id":4998,"date":"2018-10-12T22:41:49","date_gmt":"2018-10-12T22:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/?p=4998"},"modified":"2018-10-12T23:16:30","modified_gmt":"2018-10-12T23:16:30","slug":"installing-the-flooring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/installing-the-flooring\/","title":{"rendered":"Installing the Flooring"},"content":{"rendered":"

We decided on vinyl flooring. For the whole entire house. We don\u2019t want carpeting. I don\u2019t like tile. And wood floors pushed the house even more out of our budget than we had already gotten. If we decide we would like to put in hardwood floors later, we can put them in right over the vinyl.<\/p>\n

\"Jumpstart
Jumpstart Southernwood Vinyl by Mannington<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The whole house gets the same flooring, Jumpstart Southernwood Vinyl by Mannington. It is \u201cinspired by the wood of the maple tree.\u201d The cabinets are also \u201cmaple\u201d in a darker stain. Should be good.<\/p>\n

\"Sanding
Sanding down the high spots<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The flooring guys showed up early in the week. First they went around sanding down any high spots in the subfloor.<\/p>\n

\"The
The luan, cut to fit. That round thing is to protect where the outlet will be in the floor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Then they started cutting luan and piecing it together over the whole house.<\/p>\n

Luan is a very thin lightweight plywood. They put it down to be sure the floor is smooth. Imperfections will show through sheet vinyl.<\/p>\n

Luan is 1\/4 inch thick and it comes in 4-by-8 sheets. Made from mahogany, luan is manufactured by layering thin strips of mahogany at right angles and bonding them together under pressure to form large panels. Each luan panel has a rough side and a smooth side. The smooth side faces upward when installing luan as an underlayment.
\nhttps:\/\/homeguides.sfgate.com\/installing-luan-under-vinyl-floor-24884.html<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

They cut the luan for every part of the floor.<\/p>\n

\"Nailing
Nailing down the luan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Then, they stapled it down. They worked till late.<\/p>\n

\"The
The first coat of cement on the seams and nails<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They put cement on the seams and nails.<\/p>\n

\"Ardex
Ardex Feather Finish Gray Underlayment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This stuff dries really fast.<\/p>\n

The next day we had the remnants of Hurricane Michael blow through, so we weren\u2019t surprised when the workers didn\u2019t show up.<\/p>\n

\"Sanding
Sanding and sweeping up the sanded off dust<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Friday they got there early. They sanded the patches.<\/p>\n

While some of the crew were still working on the floor to make sure they have a perfectly smooth surface, the other guys pre-cut the vinyl.<\/p>\n

\"Measuring
Measuring the vinyl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They brought some rolls of carpet padding with them. The rolled this out on driveway. Then the unrolled the vinyl on it. The carpet padding keeps the vinyl clean and scratch-free.<\/p>\n

\"Cutting
Cutting the vinyl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They measured, marked and cut the vinyl.<\/p>\n

\"Rolling
Rolling up the pre-cut vinyl pieces<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Then rolled it up.<\/p>\n

We went home and had lunch. When we got back, they were putting down the vinyl.<\/p>\n

\"Spreading
Spreading down the glue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They spread glue, then unrolled the vinyl over it.<\/p>\n

\"Roller<\/p>\n

The used a heavy roller to press the vinyl down to the glue.<\/p>\n

\"Making
Making sure the seams are glued securely<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They made sure the seams were glued down and met carefully.<\/p>\n

\"Trimming
Trimming around the edges<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They trimmed around the edges, leaving a little extra to tuck in.<\/p>\n

\"They
Getting bubbles out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They used rolled up pieces of vinyl to get the bubbles out.<\/p>\n

\"Where
Taping down paper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Where they were finished, they taped paper down to protect the new floor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We decided on vinyl flooring. For the whole entire house. We don\u2019t want carpeting. I don\u2019t like tile. And wood floors pushed the house even more out of our budget than we had already gotten. If we decide we would like to put in hardwood …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5000,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-house"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/featured_image-installing-the-flooring.jpg?fit=810%2C431&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1205,"url":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/schumacher-cross-creek-kitchen-final\/","url_meta":{"origin":4998,"position":0},"title":"Schumacher Cross Creek Kitchen – Final","author":"Carla","date":"September 8, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"So, we are going with the Schumacher Cross Creek. 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