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Warning: That cheap vinyl flooring I installed last summer is already peeling up in the bathroom
Put it down in June for like $1.50/sq ft from a big box store. Looked great for about 3 months. Now the edges are curling near the shower base and there's a bubble forming by the toilet. Moisture just seeped through I guess. Anyone else have luck with better brands or did I just mess up the prep work?
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gonzalez.rowan1mo ago
Yeah the moisture just seeped through I guess" - yeah that's your whole problem right there. That cheap stuff is basically paper with a plastic coating. Bathroom floors are the WORST place to cheap out because water finds EVERY crack. You probably needed to seal the subfloor better AND use a proper waterproof vinyl that costs at least $3/sq ft. The bubble by the toilet is a dead giveaway that moisture came up through the floor under the vinyl.
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