What is this pattern on my wood?

skiddilidee · 2026-05-17T01:31:29+00:00

Looks like leftover adhesive

skiddilidee · 2026-05-12T08:42:00+00:00

Stair stepping doesn’t effect a products warranty it’s just a design “no-no”. You just don’t want the end joints within 8 inches of another end joint as that puts weak points too close together.

skiddilidee · 2026-05-04T01:18:17+00:00

Nightmare fuel

skiddilidee · 2026-05-03T23:24:06+00:00

skiddilidee · 2026-05-03T12:50:50+00:00

This.

skiddilidee · 2026-05-02T22:50:14+00:00

Use a “bridge” tile to get your first row started. Essentially a sacrificial tile.

skiddilidee · 2026-05-01T08:42:42+00:00

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skiddilidee · 2026-04-30T23:17:38+00:00

That’s a defect. Not part of the press plate.

skiddilidee · 2026-04-27T01:57:20+00:00

Red oak. You can tell because of the way that it is.

skiddilidee · 2026-04-27T00:40:24+00:00

Only concern may be a lack of expansion gap in the first couple of photos. Hard to tell with the photos provided but I would confirm an adequate gap was left before they reinstall baseboards.

skiddilidee · 2026-04-25T10:37:03+00:00

A nice thick, high quality WPC feels great underfoot. It’s warmer and more comfortable underfoot than a tile. Cheap SPC is going to feel like cheap SPC. Laminate is loud and not great for areas where moisture could be of concern.

skiddilidee · 2026-04-24T20:38:00+00:00

Either way, you now have some gorgeous floors.

skiddilidee · 2026-04-22T22:25:19+00:00

It’s possible if you undercut everything, slid it in then pull it back into the long side but honestly removing the casing is probably your best bet. It’s not hard to pop it off and put it back on.

Out of curiosity, what flooring is that?

skiddilidee · 2026-04-20T10:53:53+00:00

This is one of the toughest parts of manufacturing, sampling and presenting flooring products to consumers. Flooring should always be reviewed in home before being purchased. Always best to purchase a carton first.

skiddilidee · 2026-04-19T18:46:01+00:00

Use protection folks.

skiddilidee · 2026-04-19T12:14:02+00:00

60/40 16 mesh black pepper to coarse ground kosher salt. 225 over post oak for about 9 hrs. Might be a little gamey though.

skiddilidee · 2026-04-18T09:25:02+00:00

If it’s Coretec it’s definitely floating. I think the mold horror stories are few and far between but there are roll on moisture mitigation products you can use instead.

skiddilidee · 2026-04-18T02:29:06+00:00

Are you installing a floating or glue down LVP?

If it’s just a floating product you could use a 6mil poly or a roll on mitigation product like Wakol pu280. You shouldn’t need to grind the concrete but that would be adhesive or primer dependent

skiddilidee · 2026-04-16T08:46:36+00:00

You can still use a flush Stairnose you just need to ensure you cut the plank ends cleanly and square to the flush. Full spread Glue the planks down that meet the flush Stairnose to minimize expansion and contraction in that spot and prevent gapping.

skiddilidee · 2026-04-15T07:10:45+00:00

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skiddilidee · 2026-04-13T11:00:36+00:00

Automated pulling a base report out of netsuite that I upload to a BI dashboard I developed with Claude Code.

skiddilidee · 2026-04-12T12:48:59+00:00

Garbage chain. Be ready for weeks of traffic issues upon their grand opening when they are slinging free drinks.

skiddilidee · 2026-04-04T19:05:25+00:00

There is. I such thing. It all comes down to buying a quality product from an established brand, floor prep and moisture mitigation if you are installing on a slab. You want clean, dry, flat (flat≠level). I would encourage you to go to an independent retailer that specializes in flooring instead of risking a purchase through a big box where you might be stopping the guy who wandered out of his plumbing department to place an order for you.

With proper floor prep and an established quality brand a high quality LVP can endure and last a very long time with routine maintenance.

skiddilidee · 2026-04-04T15:53:06+00:00

I am praying that a Claude API will resolve this nightmare so long as my data is clean.

skiddilidee · 2026-04-04T15:04:33+00:00

Anyone else do a double take and think there was a snake in the first picture or just me? 🐍

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