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A homeowner in Tempe asked me to install vinyl plank over a 1-inch floor height difference without leveling.
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veramartin2mo agoMost Upvoted
Yeah, spencer41 is right about that warranty. You'll get clicks and pops over that inch unless you use a transition strip.
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white.grant19d ago
Hear me out on this one. I've installed a fair amount of flooring in my time and I don't think that tiny gap is a big deal if you leave a proper expansion space around the walls. The clicks and pops usually happen when the floor gets pinched against something solid, not from a little gap in the middle. A transition strip over such a small spot can actually look worse and create a tripping hazard. I'd rather caulk it with a color matched filler and call it a day. That warranty talk always gets thrown around but in real world conditions, a 1 inch gap is not a failure point if the rest of the install is done right.
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