Bob Riefer
05-16-2011, 11:30 AM
Well, when we redid our kitchen recently, we had new vinyl flooring installed. So that the entry into our home and kitchen would transition nicely, I had to build up the entry way very slightly... by exactly the thickness of a sheet of luan to be precise.
The entry was concrete slab with ceramic tiles. VERY difficult to remove the tiles, and since I was building UP (not needing to remove material) they stayed.
I used construction adhesive to hold the luan in place. This has worked nicely in the entry way except for 1 area about the size of a pizza pie. In that area, it seems the concrete/tile area was not level (silly me for not checking!) and now there's an audible "pop" each time you step there. And teh luan is warping upward more and more each week (whereas all the other luan that was securely glued down is holding firm) It's driving me batty.
Since my vinyl floor is of the floating variety, I can roll back that section and apply a fix.
Do you think... simply re-do what I did the first time, but level the dip spot first. (i.e. the air pocket allowed the warping to occur, so removing the air pocket will eliminate the problem)
Or, some other solution?
The entry was concrete slab with ceramic tiles. VERY difficult to remove the tiles, and since I was building UP (not needing to remove material) they stayed.
I used construction adhesive to hold the luan in place. This has worked nicely in the entry way except for 1 area about the size of a pizza pie. In that area, it seems the concrete/tile area was not level (silly me for not checking!) and now there's an audible "pop" each time you step there. And teh luan is warping upward more and more each week (whereas all the other luan that was securely glued down is holding firm) It's driving me batty.
Since my vinyl floor is of the floating variety, I can roll back that section and apply a fix.
Do you think... simply re-do what I did the first time, but level the dip spot first. (i.e. the air pocket allowed the warping to occur, so removing the air pocket will eliminate the problem)
Or, some other solution?