LVP Flooring in the DMV

LVP looks simple once it is down, but the work that makes it lie flat and stay flat happens before a single plank gets clicked into place. We start by checking the subfloor for flatness and moisture, because vinyl telegraphs every dip and bump underneath it. Low spots get patched, high spots get ground down, and if the moisture reading is off we deal with that before anything else goes on the floor.

From there it is layout. A straight lay runs boards down the length of the room for a clean, simple look. Herringbone takes longer and needs a tighter subfloor tolerance, since the angled cuts show any unevenness fast. Either way we leave the expansion gap at the walls that vinyl needs, because DMV summers and winters swing enough in humidity to make planks grow and shrink over the year. Skip that gap and you get buckling at the edges or planks that pop apart at the seams a season later.

We cut around cabinets, door jambs, and floor vents so the finished floor looks like it was built for the room, not fitted into it after the fact.