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Originally Posted by PoolBrews
I self installed vinyl plank in 3 bedrooms and a living room in our Avondale home right after purchase, and just before moving everything in. It was a VERY busy 3 days!
Installing was quite easy - a few items I would recommend - while you can use a box cutter, you can get a good vinyl plank cutter (looks like the old paper cutters at work) for around $50, and it's worth every penny! They do have cheaper ones, but I found that the cheaper one at $30 didn't last for more than about 2 boxes of cuts. I returned it and got the better one - it lasted for the whole job.
One thing I would change - I got vinyl planks with no padding underneath - I would definitely get planks with padding on the underside - my old feet really don't like constant hard surfaces.
I see several folks mentioning it is easy to replace/repair a section - curious as to how. All the planks interlock, so it seems I would have to start at one side of a room and remove planks until I reached the damage, replace the damaged piece, then put everything back in. Doable, but I wouldn't call it easy. Is there another way to do this?
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Warranty wanted to repair the LVP flooring the builder's subs scratched - so yes you can scratch LVP. They wanted to cut out the planks and replace them. They had planned to cut off the edge of each scratched plank that is supposed to interlock and then they glue down the planks. This is acceptable in some cases. Our floor is supposed to be a floating floor. And we use a low steam mop. So they say they will replace all the boards to the baseboard properly and not use glue. The operative words are "so they say"