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FloriTexan

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10. We just installed vinyl click-plank flooring...
Thu Jul 9, 2015, 11:59 AM
Jul 2015

We love it! The installer, not so much. We have dogs and waterproof was a must. Ours didn't glue down, it just clicks together so its easier to replace if needed. The dogs have tested it out (unfortunately) and so far no liquid penetration

The installer started to put it down without a moisture barrier (i.e. sheets of plastic). Since we were told it was required, we were not happy he didn't know that. He didn't get the plastic laid out across the room first to get it flat and instead pulled it as he went along. This meant that by the time he got to the other wall the plastic was crinkled and when you walked across the floor it sounded like bubble wrap. They had to pull it back up and fix it.

We were going to do the baseboards ourself, later on, as we painted each room, but we learned from the installer on the last day th at the baseboards are what holds everything in place so now we are in a hurry to get them down. If I did it again I would have the baseboards ready to go for the installer to put down so the job could be finished.

It will be louder and it is harder on the feet. The dogs slip and slide but they are adjusting. Humans don't seem to have that problem.

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