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Subfloor From "Kitchen Renovations" episode DKTN-411

In this third segment of "Updated Traditional (1 of 3)" host Paul Ryan and the contractor put down the floor underlayment. They prep the floor, lay down the underlayment and secure it down. Then they fill and smooth out the seams.

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	In this episode Paul's mother is in dire need of a kitchen update, ...
	so his brothers pitch in to create a traditional space ...
	with new checkerboard block flooring, modern appliances, a ...
	stunning dinette nook and hutch-storage area off the kitchen!

Materials and Tools for Demolition --

Safety glasses
Work gloves
Wire cutter
Prybar
Hammer
Reciprocating saw
Circular saw
Take-up shovel

Materials and Tools for Subfloor --

Safety glasses
Pliers
Underlayment
Pencil
Tape measure
Speed square
Jigsaw
Jamb saw or Japanese pull saw
Pneumatic stapler
1-3/8" 1/4" crown staples
Gypsum-based skim coat
Random orbital sander

Materials and Tools for Vinyl Tile Flooring --

Vinyl tiles
Kneepads
Vinyl tile cutter
Speed square
Pencil

	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C

Subfloor

1. The floor needs to be as smooth and clean as possible to prep for the underlayment. Pull up every staple.

2. Lay out full sheets of underlayment (figure A). Use the underlayment with a premarked stapling schedule so that you will know you get the recommended number of staples.

3. Mark the areas that need cutouts and use a jigsaw to make the cuts.

4. For a professional look you want your underlayment and flooring to fit under the doorjamb. Use a power jamb saw (figure B) or a Japanese pull saw to undercut the doorjamb.

5. Secure the underlayment with a pneumatic stapler, using 1-3/8" 1/4" crown staples so you penetrate into subfloor by at least an inch.

6. Pound down the staples with a hammer.

   Note: Protruding staples will show through the vinyl flooring.

7. Fill all the seams with gypsum-based skim coat (figure C).

8. After about 15 minutes the gypsum skim coat will be dry. Go over the seams with an orbital sander, smoothing out the high points and feathering the edges.

In the final segment of the first "Updated Traditional (1 of 3) episode, Paul and the contractor start setting the tile creating a four square diamond pattern.

RESOURCES :

Imperial Texture Standard Excelon -- VCT
Brand name: Armstrong
Model #: 51910, 51805
Color: Classic Black, Camel Beige
Where available: Visit the Armstrong website, link below.
Armstrong Floor Products
Website: www.armstrong.com

GUESTS :

Shane Kretsinger
Vice President, Operations
Autumn River
We apologize no contact information is available.

Anne E. Dailey, ASID
Interior Designer
DG Design
Website: www.annedailey.com