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The installer did the living room and kitchen with Luxury Vinyl Plank. The living room had carpet removed, and was down to the subfloor.
The kitchen has 1/8" plywood, then one large sheet of vinyl laminate ?
The installer went right over the kitchen floor, and then used floor leveler to transition to the subfloor where the living room carpet was..
It looks fine, but when you walk right where the living room / kitchen meet, you can feel the floor move a little, and you can tell the floor is higher in the kitchen..
Not sure anyone would notice this, or if I'm been too picky ?
How common is it to just put the luxury vinyl plank down over two different levels of floors, throw down some floor leveler and call it good ?
So called "floating" vinyl floors can be installed over existing flooring that isn't perfectly level, but there's a limit to how uneven it can be. Different vinyl products may have different tolerances. I've done it myself and have lived in several houses that had relatively recent floating vinyl floors installed. There did end up being a couple of "flexy" spots. It might be due more to the condition of the subfloor, not the vinyl.
The installer did the living room and kitchen with Luxury Vinyl Plank. The living room had carpet removed, and was down to the subfloor.
The kitchen has 1/8" plywood, then one large sheet of vinyl laminate ?
The installer went right over the kitchen floor, and then used floor leveler to transition to the subfloor where the living room carpet was..
It looks fine, but when you walk right where the living room / kitchen meet, you can feel the floor move a little, and you can tell the floor is higher in the kitchen..
Not sure anyone would notice this, or if I'm been too picky ?
How common is it to just put the luxury vinyl plank down over two different levels of floors, throw down some floor leveler and call it good ?
You are not being too picky. Did you have a discussion on the leveling of the floors prior to signing the contract? If not, your installer is incompetent. If so, and you declined to have that done, then you live with the results.
No, he did not recommend leveling the floor, when I asked about tearing up the old kitchen floor, was told it was pointless..
regardless, he offered to make it right, for $500 .. going to remove new vinyl click in, remove old floor, old 1/8" plywood, install new floor again ..
I'm happy as long as it turns out ok ..
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