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Posted by No on August 24, 2006, 1:11 pm
Inquiringmind wrote:
> I had sump pumps installed in my basement. The sump pump folks
> jackhammered up a perimeter around the family room of about 2.5 feet.
> They put concrete on it and tried to level it wth the rest of the
> concrete floor, which is under 1960s vinyl tile, and so there was a
> 1/8" drop between the old vinyl tile and the new concrete perimeter. I
> would like to lay new flooring over the tile -- haven't decided yet on
> laminate or carpet. I thought you might be able to feel the drop
> under carpet, and it might mess up the click-loc system on laminate.
> So after some thinking, I decided to fill in that perimeter with cheap
> self-adhesive vinyl tile first.
>
> It almost works. The thickness is just right -- its 1/8" inch, and
> where it works there is no longer any drop or unvenness in the
> transition from the original vinyl tile. But the sump pump folks did
> not lay the new concrete perfectly evenly. A few of these new vinyl
> tiles "crunch" when you walk on them, as they are seesawing between
> high spots and low spots. My guess is that if I go ahead with the
> carpet or the laminate on top I would have crunchy parts of the floor.
> ("Crunchy parts" is a technical term.)
>
> What can I put under the self-adhesive vinyl tile that would fill in
> some of this gap and make it lay -- if not perfectly flat, then flat
> enough? Preferably something with some give, perhaps something latex
> based?
>
> Thanks!
>
If you are going to tile or use a floating floor you need to level it
out. If you use carpet it may be fine and not too noticeable. Could even
fill really low spots with a bit of low pad or foam like goes under
laminate flooring. its near the wall and not an area that usually gets
walked on so I wouldn't spend too much time making it perfect for carpet.
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