Help! LVP cracked due to floor guys not using self leveling compound
Kwanko
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So I hired poor flooring guys. My luxury vinyl plank is cracking in two places where the floors apparently weren’t level enough. Luckily the LVP is a rustic look so it’s not incredibly obvious, however it is painful. I was wondering if I could squirt self leveling compound or something similar down under and through the Cracked area to give the floor more support?
(My contractor bailed on me and I can’t afford to rip floors up and replace the right way, yet. I’m working on a small claims suit now. But my kids are cutting their toes on the plastic crack) 🙁
Thanks so much for any thoughts or ideas…
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Quick emergency fix would be a throw rug. More work, a dog that likes to lay in the middle of the floor....
I never worked with this stuff. Glue down or floating?
I have a very similar product installed and have had a load of issues with it. The sides click together pretty well but the ends never seem to. It expands and contracts significantly.
I've tried caulk- it doesn't work. I dont think there is any real solution. You live with it or you rip it out.
There are manufacturers specifications on repairing pieces of the flooring itself but your issue is the subfloor. That means excavating a large area to pour leveler and then installing the removed area. That's costly and time consuming. You can try (I emphasize try here) drilling a hole, NOT on the seam, in the field close to the affected area, mix up two part epoxy and put it in a squirt bottle or cut a small corner off a ziplock bag and then grab an angled pointed tool and pull up the floor a bit until the discrepancy is gone and then squirt in the epoxy from the bag. Hold in place till it cures. Then you could fill the hole with either bondo or redi-Patch and get out the nail polish to try and hide it!
I’ve repaired this type of flooring often as a lot of clients have had it installed. To be honest I charge a lot to repair b/c it’s tedious and time consuming. It’s not really hard to do, but you need to be patient and not rush the process. It also requires quite a few sharp utility knife blades. A multitool is handy for removing the damaged piece. You remove the damaged piece by cutting it in half. In short, you remove the bottom portion of the tongue and glue the repair piece in place to the groove. I believe there a few videos online that show how. Manufacturers may have guidance for repair too. If the damage is within the last few rows of flooring, it’s often quicker to remove them and re-install them. It’s a pain, but if you give yourself the time and not rush it, it can be done.
Hey, So sad to hear about your loss. But I think this is the quick and easy way to deal with the vinyl cracks. Repair small cracks that extend only a few inches along the length of the linoleum, and if the edges are still tightly together with liquid seam sealer. Squeeze seam sealer into the crack. Use a putty knife to open the crack fully to the subfloor and work the sealer into the crack with a small paintbrush.
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Yes, it is a very unpleasant situation. It is necessary to make repairs to the floor. The rug is only a temporary solution, which you can buy here https://warevise.com/best-area-rugs.