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Bathroom Floor
Joe,
This is Bob at sawback7782. The attached plan (have no idea why it is such a dark jpeg) is of a master bath approximately 120 square feet in area. I will be using vinyl planks 8.7″ wide and 47.6″ long. The bathroom has two included walk-in closets both of which have carpeted floors, as does the attached master bedroom. I thought this would be a relatively easy install but the bathroom has four doors (two closets, the bedroom, and the water closet) and multiple angles around both carpeted closets. My first choice was to install the planks as if they were flowing into the bathroom from the bedroom, but the angles in front of the closet adjacent to the shower make me think the plank cuts will be difficult and could make the floor there look chopped up. The longest dimension from the bedroom door (to the tub) is 114 inches. Installing planks perpendicular to the bedroom door (shower to back wall of water closet (154.5″) seems to have simpler cuts but would the short planks in the water closet make it look too chopped up? With three carpeted areas adjacent to the install requiring three transitions, when should they be installed? I assume they will have to be glued to the concrete floor that they will be resting on.
Any suggestions or advice will be appreciated
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Joe,
The planks are Home Depot’s Lifeproof vinyl with a tongue on both a short and long side and a groove also on both a short and long side. I have decided that the planks will probably be installed perpendicular to the entrance from the master bedroom and essentially parallel to the bath tube, as I think installing the planks that way would be easier in the long run. Photos are attached. The first is the transition from the bathroom floor (sheet vinyl) to carpet. It appears to be a strip of metal that holds the carpet down. This same technique was used in other places in the house whenever carpet was involved, including transitions between carpet and wooden floors. The second and third photos are of some of the angles in the the bathroom baseboard (quarter round has been removed). The third photo is of the angle between the water closet door and a regular closet, not sure why this was installed this way. I think installing a plank here will be interesting and require some thought on my part. The fourth photo shows an approximately 3 inch overhang from the sink cabinet, which might cause some difficulty if I am installing planks while proceeding toward the sink. The fifth and sixth photos show differences as to the extent of the carpet installation at different doors in the bathroom. The 5th is in one of the closets, and the 6th is on the bedroom door and one of the closets. Any idea why they would install up to the door jamb on two doors and beyond the door jamb on the other?
This is a small install, and using your videos I think I can probably accomplish it without a blueprint. I am sure that I will have additional questions, however.
Thanks,
Bob
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This one has sound – https://somup.com/c31YFHtJ2y
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