ken57
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New Indiana homeowner. House built in 2006. Ranch on a cement slab. glued engineered wood installed between 2015-2020. I would like the same flooring instead of tile / wood combo. Existing glued hardwood (⅜” thickness, aluminum oxide finish, 1 mm top layer, plies 3, same height as tile). I would like to install LVP over the tile floor (622 sq ft.) & glued hardwood (522 sq ft).
Flooring manufacturers instructions state warranty will be voided if I installed LVP over wood laying on concrete slab. I believe the reason is that the new flooring on top would hold in moisture (if any”?) coming in from the slab and not letting the wood floor breath.
Option A (Company A) says $7K just to remove tile/wood then LVP material/install cost.
Option B (Company B) says put LVP over tile and wood after skim coating tile. I ask them about my concern and they stated LVP is floating and not glue there should be no issue.
Option C: Could I remove glued hardwood? But how would I build up that area to get back to tile height before laying LVP. Would not want to use wood and don’t want to use ⅜” of floor leveling..
Option D: ?
Flooring manufacturers instructions state warranty will be voided if I installed LVP over wood laying on concrete slab. I believe the reason is that the new flooring on top would hold in moisture (if any”?) coming in from the slab and not letting the wood floor breath.
Option A (Company A) says $7K just to remove tile/wood then LVP material/install cost.
Option B (Company B) says put LVP over tile and wood after skim coating tile. I ask them about my concern and they stated LVP is floating and not glue there should be no issue.
Option C: Could I remove glued hardwood? But how would I build up that area to get back to tile height before laying LVP. Would not want to use wood and don’t want to use ⅜” of floor leveling..
Option D: ?
