Vinyl Flooring Installation
In Port Alberni.

Many vinyl plank products are waterproof as a material, which is a big part of their appeal. The floor as a whole is a different matter: water can still get through the joints and around the edges to the subfloor underneath. Vinyl plank copes with spills and damp far better than laminate or wood, but a flood is still a flood.

It needs to be flat, which is not quite the same thing. Vinyl plank follows whatever is underneath it, so dips and ridges show through and can stress the joints. Each product states how much variation it tolerates, and patching or self-levelling brings the floor within that.

Sometimes. It can often go over a flat, sound, well-bonded hard floor, but not over carpet, and not over anything cushioned, uneven or loose. The product’s instructions say what it can go over, and the existing floor has to be looked at to know.

Often, yes. It tolerates moisture better than laminate or wood, and it can go over a concrete slab once the slab is flat and its moisture has been checked against the product’s limits.

Yes. It is worth confirming the specific product and quantity before ordering, so the preparation and installation can be planned around it.