What did you do today?

[highup]

The knife I borrowed is a half moon style. Is that design considered a dinosaur?

 

[highup]

This sealer wouldn't fill gaps, it's really thin and evaporates very quickly. If you put it in a void it would just soften whatever it's on until the solvent evaporates, leaving a miniscule amount of sealer behind.

 

[Jon]

The knife I borrowed is a half moon style. Is that design considered a dinosaur?

Yes

 

[Jon]

This sealer wouldn't fill gaps, it's really thin and evaporates very quickly. If you put it in a void it would just soften whatever it's on until the solvent evaporates, leaving a miniscule amount of sealer behind.

Your one seems the Type A whereas the Type C is a lot thicker

 

[highup]

The strips I trimmed fit neatly into the voids, but not tightly. Tight isn't possible with material this thin. I carefully taped both sides of the seam, then put the needle of the sealer in the seam, then slowly ran a bead of sealer filling it overly full. When I began inserting this narrow strip into the sealer filled gap, I knew the strip was fully sealed as I pressed it down into place. I was able to push the strip fully into the gap, flush with the vinyl flooring. Once the sealer grabbed onto this fill strip, I wiped off excess sealer with alcohol and pulled off the tape, then wiped it again and rolled it with my steel seam roller...... the roller didn't really do much because the sealer acts so fast.
The nature of the solvent in the sealer probably made the narrow strip swell, so that's why it's 1/32" above the floor now.
Honestly, I think what I am referring to as sealer is actually just a solvent designed to melt the flooring together.

 

[highup]

Yes

I'm going to experiment with a carpet trimmer blade. They are like utility knife blades but only one side is sharpened. Might be a better choice. I can glue handles onto the blade with superglue.

 

[highup]

I only have about 6 feet of seam trimming to do.

 

[Floorist]

Hope you made a lot of money on this job.

 

[highup]

This is on my dime. Not their fault the vinyl shrunk up. The hardwood refinisher was scheduled for Monday. I continued working over the weekend finishing these two rooms. I finished the seams between 7 and 8 pm. I wasn't coming back at 10 or 11 pm to seal the seams. Manufacturer said to wait at least 2 1/2 hours before sealing the seams, but did not say anything about a maximum time limit.
Hardwood guys had all their fancy equipment in the rooms so I just waited until they were done. Now my good looking seams opened up. This is a Jonsonite commercial PVC vinyl. Never installed this before. Lesson learned.

 

[Floorist]

Randy, found the pefect van for you.

 

[zannej]

If I liked vans, I would want the Mystery Machine.
Sounds like a real pain to do that seam, Highup.
My friend had to pay $150 to get tested for Covid- only place that would do it is a clinic that charges that fee up front. Nurse was mad about having to do the test so she was rough on him. He said it felt like they scraped his brain & his face still hurts from it. The old style test has bristles & they have to shove the thing almost to the brain & keep it in for 30 seconds. Once in each nostril. He said it was worse than breaking bones. Newer tests (which will likely never be available in my area) don't have to go nearly as deep & aren't as brutal. My friend is not happy about having to go 2 more times for the test. I'm hoping they will let him get it done at the casino by someone who isn't angry.
I tried to haul some trash out today but only managed to get 1 bag before my back gave out on me. In truth, when I first got out of bed my back said "Nope". I almost fell back down. I did actually fall back down trying to get up off the couch. Cats knocked something on the floor in an area I had to squeeze through. It was a tighter fit than I remembered so I must have put on more weight. I'm guessing I'm probably near the 230lb mark now. I really need to exercise more and take the weight off. Most of it goes to my gut.

 

[Jon]

I'm going to experiment with a carpet trimmer blade. They are like utility knife blades but only one side is sharpened. Might be a better choice. I can glue handles onto the blade with superglue.

I told you use Snap off blades as they are real sharp
Just extend the blade like this, damp the floor with water hold blade so its flat to the floor, the blade will bend, then slice Short blades dont work got to be long extended
Just got to watch the side of the knife will mark the vinyl sometimes so if you can hold the handle a little off the floor it should be fine
Everybody uses this system on products like Altro Anti Skid as Altro wrecks all your tools

 

[highup]

Got the last 30 inch section done today. Wished I'd just gotten the nerve to do it a few weeks ago because I've had plenty of days off. Just didn't think it possible. It is, just takes a ton of patience.
I have 6.
I installed 1/4 inch plywood before installing the vinyl floor, so the floor is almost 3/8" higher than the hardwood in the bathroom and laundry room, and a 9' span going into the dining room.
I made my router table to be able to do things accurately so this was my chance to see what it (and I) are capable of doing. They didn't want metal, so I bought a 10' piece of 1 by 2 oak to make the pieces. I cut an 18 degree wedge off each side, then whittled and routed it into this. Installed, it's just 1/8" taller than the vinyl floor. Commercial reducers are usually a full 1/4 thick on the overhanging part. I made the overhanging part really short to make the low profile stronger.
The back shows two steps routed into it. The first step is the thickness of the vinyl. The second step rests on the 1/4" plywood, so the plywood supports the load and the tiny lip overhanging the vinyl isn't bearing any weight.

 

[Jon]

Got the last 30 inch section done today. Wished I'd just gotten the nerve to do it a few weeks ago because I've had plenty of days off. Just didn't think it possible. It is, just takes a ton of patience.
I have 6.
I installed 1/4 inch plywood before installing the vinyl floor, so the floor is almost 3/8" higher than the hardwood in the bathroom and laundry room, and a 9' span going into the dining room.
I made my router table to be able to do things accurately so this was my chance to see what it (and I) are capable of doing. They didn't want metal, so I bought a 10' piece of 1 by 2 oak to make the pieces. I cut an 18 degree wedge off each side, then whittled and routed it into this. Installed, it's just 1/8" taller than the vinyl floor. Commercial reducers are usually a full 1/4 thick on the overhanging part. I made the overhanging part really short to make the low profile stronger.
The back shows two steps routed into it. The first step is the thickness of the vinyl. The second step rests on the 1/4" plywood, so the plywood supports the load and the tiny lip overhanging the vinyl isn't bearing any weight.

Yeah metal looks stupid in situations like that

 

[highup]

House is a rental, but the owners fix up stuff just as good as if they were living there. Super nice people, not slumlords.

 

[Tom Picciani]

Got everything primed. 1000 square feet of walls. Everything hurts. Too many inside corners to cut in. Shoulder feels like I got a knife in my back. Only missed 2 small spots for drywall damage. One screw hole and one dent. Already fixed.

used Zinzzer 123 primer. Good stain block.

color will be Watercolor Blue by BM. Then stained trim.

I hate painting!

 

[Floorist]

Looking good. I hate painting, plumbing and just about anything work related.

 

[highup]

Tom is that camera angle or are those 9 in tall steps?

 

[Tom Picciani]

The steps look bigger from the underside. They are 7 inches tall

 

[Tom Picciani]

Actually 6 1/2