How To Fill Hollow Spots Inside Vinyl Plank Flooring LVP Laminate And Engineered Hardwood Floors DIY
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- Опубліковано 30 жов 2021
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On this video I'll be showing you how to fill hollow spots inside vinyl plank flooring (LVP), Laminate flooring and Engineered wood flooring. This method I show on this video demonstrates how I fill a hollow void space inside my vinyl plank flooring. This method will work on other types of flooring as long as you use the proper adhesive or compound to inject inside your flooring.
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Excellent video and very helpful. We followed your directions, and our soft spots (vinyl plank) feel 100% better now. But you make it look a lot easier than it is, as far as pushing the caulk out of the injector tube. We finally got a system going that worked well, and I'm so thankful we found your video.
Thank you so much! I’m glad I could be of help! 🙏🏽😊👍🏽
It helps to warm it up, also, I used needles meant for livestock...
@@FixThisHousedo you think there's a limit to how many spots you can use this on in a house?
@@rickygreer1727 Warm what up? The caulk?
What is your long term experience?
40 yrs. as a license flooring contractor in LA. I have to say, this is the best repair technics I ever seen. CONGRATULATIONS!!
you gotta love youtube :))
Making plugs out of a scrap vynl is better less risk of damaging a board especially one that's in center of room burning pieces it doesn't work long term from experience on fixing people doing this
@@Ptown187 thank you. thank you
Where in LA are you? I may need your services. I am in Slidell. Thanks
@@ernestocaamano7818 Hi Ernesto, I was in the area of Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Downton for the commercial jobs, and I say 60 to 70% of my business was new homes in the Santa Clarita, ventura, oxnard, SimiVALLEY etc. I moved to SA Texas 6 yrs ago and was running my business from here, and going once a month to check things with my guys.Becouse the COVID and other reasons the companies that I had contract for the new homes lost the contract with LENNAR, and DR HORTON. I decided to close doors, and retire here in TX. If you need some contacts for some work I can give you a couple of names of guys that used to work for me. REGARDS.
Damn so helpful. I was stressed the eff out after my install. Thank you from a fellow Pinoy.
Walang Anoman Pare Ko 👊🏽😎
This was probably one of the most well done and informational diy videos I have found! Thank you for such a great and thorough explanation without any of the “fluff” some people feel like they need to add. I did NOT find myself thinking, “come on! Get to the point!” I appreciate that immensely! Nice job!
You’ve literally made my day! These inspirational comments like yours is what keeps me going as a UA-camr and help me keep making content! Makes all the countless hours of making these videos worth it! Thank you so much! You are an inspiration! 🙏🏽😊😭
All of your videos on repairing vinyl planking were helpful. I purchased the tools your recommended and all went well. I purchased a adhesive which was colored to match my flooring and this made it even easier to fix without leaving any sign of my work. Keep up the good work.
Thank you. Excellent video. I would recommend using a level to judge how much upward deflection you have as you fill the void and then use it to push it down flat...then let it dry. I wouldn't use a bucket on it and potentially create another low spot. Your hole patching instruction is great.
I cannot thank you enough for posting this video. Everything worked as expected. I had a pretty sizable mini-hump under one small row in a transition spot where there was some house settling. I didn't floor level there, which I prob should have but forgot to. This took care of it and it even looks better to the eye when you look at it (It was starting to show a small dip). Solid as a rock and event now. Thanks again!
We just moved into a new house and have 3 soft spots that are driving me crazy with LVP flooring. I had been searching for repair videos for a while and todays yours popped up. Excellent job with straight to the point instructions, thank you sir!
Thank you so much for the love and feedback! 👍🏽😊
VERY relatable... Likewise, thank you!
Thank you so much for filming this video. I took my time injecting the Extreme Stretch , put 2 paint cans over the fixed spot for 2 weeks until it set and voila! My floor feels 100% firmer now. I appreciate you!
35 year flooring installer and always learning. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much for the love and support especially from a pro! 🙏🏽😊
Great video! One piece of feedback is to add blue tape over the drill spot before drilling the holes. This way when you fill the holes, the tape serves to protect the area around the hole. Similar to using it before nailing trim to the wall
I was going to make the same comment. Smearing caulking over the face of the laminate to wipe it off made me cringe...
So we just installed laminate plank flooring and we do have a few spots that are hollow. I suggested to my husband that we inject something through the floor to fix it and he said “that’s possible to do, it just has to stay the way it is”. HA! I may not, until now, have known how to do it, but it made sense that it could be done. I’ll fix the floor…..then show him your video. Thank you for this you rock. ❤
This is EXCELLENT!!! Clear. Simple. Well explained. Great video. Thank you!
I did multiple Google searches, browsed r/ flooring subreddit, spoke to a pro flooring store owner, and a long time handyman. All said the same thing. Rip out the flooring to the point where the vinyl tiles broke and reinstall.
There are other videos that similar to yours but yours is the best. You didn't use a brand name kit like Fix-a-Floor but to use what can easily be found and can be reused later. Fix-a-Floor kit has to be ordered online. Only the caulk tube is available at HD. You also provided a shopping list. Thank you.
Thank you so much!!! We had flooring installed and a few months later we had floating areas. Our installer was in a serious accident breaking his pelvis. I figured we were just stuck. Did I mention…. THANK YOU! Bravo on the video.
One of the coolest videos I’ve ever watched in floating floors.
Here I am, 6 months later after you posted this awesome instructional video and I can not thank you enough! But hey, thank you very much! We just bought a brand new home and the floor has soft spots in many areas. Again, thank you!🙏
Question the soft spot is completely gone?
Wow. I just finished installing some LVP and the baseboards, and after all said and done, I had noticed there were two pockets. This is gonna save me a lot of time and energy and headache thank you!
Wow! What a fantastic solution! Thank you for the great step-by-step!
Thank you so much! Glad I could
Be of help! 🙏🏽😊
That soldering iron trick is some next level stuff. Good info, solid video. Thanks
Man o man, you are awesome!!!! You rock!! I had problem with my floor. You saved me so much money and also helped me fix my floor. Thank you so much.
Thank you so much for the awesome feedback! I’m glad I could be of help! 🙏🏽😊
I agree with everyone else. Such a GREAT repair technique. And I love your method of filling in the holes.
That looks incredible, great work!!! I need to do this on my new floors in a few spots, so relieved I can copy this method, hopefully half as good as you.
Thank you for taking the time to share your expertise with all of us!
Thank you so much for watching! 🙏🏽😊
Dude, you killed it with this video. No fluff, just VALUE!!! Thank you.
Thank you so much!! 🙏🏽😊 Have a great weekend my Friend!
That solder iron trick is a game changer. Thanks!
Absolutely phenomenal video. Perfect for DIYers & professional. Kudos!
Thank you so much for the amazing feedback! 🙏🏽😊👍🏽
Great video! I read through all the comments and ran an experiment. I clamped a LVP plank to plywood and tried wood glue VS Big Stretch Caulk. Findings: Big Stretch created a strong bond to the pad attached to the the LVP plank and plywood. Wood glue bonded to the plywood but only created a weak bond the padding on the LVP. This bond was so weak that any expansion of the floor will break the bond and allow the plank to float as designed. Also note the wood glue dry time was way faster. I am planning to use wood glue and break the bond by using a suction cup to pull the planks up after the glue cures. Also, plastic welding did not go well for me I found that Robert’s Caulk worked great to fill the practice holes. I did use a heat gun with the caulk as it made it more pliable to work with. One additional tip is to use a suction cup or tape to pull the floor up the flooring when drilling so you don’t drill into the subfloor.
Exactly what I was thinking that Big Stretch would definitely glue a floor down where the wood glue is only going to stick to the wood floor and probably not to the backing pad of your vinyl plank so you save me the time I'm having to do that experiment thank you
Hey Remington, How did the wood glue hold up? Any issues with your floor after putting it in?
Did you try the wood glue? If so, how did it work?@@MADDOG100ful
Did you try the wood glue?
The ending with the solder gun was Sick. Well done you should be proud of your skills.
Thank you so much! I’m glad you found that technique useful 🙏🏽😊👍🏽
Great tips. I can't wait to try it in the morning. I love your videos. The best I've seen so far. Im remodeling a fixer upper mobile home for my dad. I'm not skilled at all so I feel I'm reinventing the wheel until now. There is still lots to do but after finishing the flooring and the trim, the fromt room will be done. So glad i found your videos. I was at a standstill. I have air pockets in the flooring and I cant seem to get the last row of the flooring to fit tight. After watching your videos I'm pretty confident that i can do it. Thank you so much
Thank you so much! I wish you well in your renovation project! 🙏🏽😊👍🏽
Excellent repair ! I have a low spot in my hallway that has engineered hardwood that needs fixing, now I am confident I can do it myself using the Dap Big Stretch and the Cookment kit . I will found 1/8 dowels at Hobby Lobby and I have matching stain I use for scratches to cover the tops of the dowels. Thank You !
Did you patch the drill holes the same way he did? I wasn't too sure if it would work on the engineered wood as opposed to the plastic stuff.
Thank you so much for this video!! This is exactly what we need to remedy the areas of our floor that have air pockets.
Brilliant! Thank you for showing us how. This is an excellent video!
Thank you so much! 🙏🏽👍🏽
This saved me literally 1500 dollars at my last apartment. My kids bathroom was horrible, I did this and it worked🤗
Thank you so much for this video!!! A hollow spot recently developed in a high traffic area and it drives me nuts! Can’t wait to try it. I have the exact same floors
I’m glad I can be of help! 🙏🏽😊
Very happy to have found this. A friend just had some work done on her house by a contractor hired from a home improvement store. They fouled up several things, including the installation of the floor. This solution is exactly what I need! Thanks very much.
I’m glad I could be of help! Thank you for watching! 🙏🏽😊
2 years later... still relevant, Excellent teaching video. THANKS!
Great video! Very helpful, easy to understand and follow. Thank you!
Thank you 🙏🏽 for the feedback!
Wow, great job smoothing the holes. Awesome tip.
Best solution so far. Thank u. Been looking for this as i have exact problems on my vinyl plank lol.
I’m glad I could be of help! 🙏🏽😊
Great video on how to fix that situation. The best idea is to thoroughly inspect the base material for any potential gaps and level appropriately. Preparation work is the key.
Excellent demonstration on this issue. I had vinyl plank flooring put in last summer and my handyman told me the weather change will shift things around. I noticed some places there is hollow spots lately now I know how to fix them.
yo dude you're a genius because I was stuck!!!
Thank you! 🙏🏽😊
Dang, the plastic welding is genius! Thanks!
Thank you 🙏🏽!
Man I cannot thank you enough for sharing this!
Excellent solution and instructions! loved the hole patching method! Thanks! Great DIY Channel - Subscribed!
Really great video. Have several bouncy areas on my laminate floor. Will follow the instructions here and confident it will work. Many thanks
Wow! What a great idea. I've been sitting here feeling so defeated from the discovery of a hollow spot I my newly installed engineered hardwood. Was planning to take it all back up to get to the spot and fill it with leveling compound. This will save me a ton of time and headache (wife will be glad too). Cool!
Call you installer his job to fix hollow spots !! He should have checked slab / subfloor prior to install
Omg I thought I was the only one had this bad issue. I'm experiencing the same with my flooring, newly installed and felt so defeated.
@@Bird2-2-20 What if it was DIY and they are the installer? Who do they call. BAHAHAHA
Awesome technic. True professional.
Ok so I know you are a professional, I understand that, I am aswell, your work is genuine. This is more of a seasoned industry secret. So always keep a pin nail or thin tack nail in your pouch, if you place it in your drill as a bit it actually works better then a normal drill bit because it heat drills through the surface leaving a natural edge, then to fill the hole get some charcoal from any art store and a wax block for flooring, place crushed charcoal on other surface and rub the wax end through it, tell it blends in the wax, then take the wax and fill the hole, you can use a sealer, dull nail coat(nail polish works well) although the wax will harden on its own so you don't really need it, you always use charcoal because it imitates a feature mark, like a natural burn or deep tannin spot, it work on any floor and unless you are eyeballing every square inch of floor like a nut, it will never be noticed as a blemishe.
Great video, I just did some stairs and I’m getting some spots that are lifting. This should help. Thanks for putting this together
Thank you 🙏🏽! Please watch my newest video it shows how I fixed this lifting planks. 👍🏽😊
Wow this was very helpful thx. Like how u blended the holes
I had never thought about doing something like this to fix low spots- brilliant! Thanks for the video, after 25 Years of remodeling I still learn something new every Day... I can't remodel anymore though, got a permanently bad shoulder that keeps me from using it for much more than everyday stuff. I still work on stuff, just very slowly over long periods due to the shoulder so I can't make money remodeling anymore. Still, this will help me improve a couple spots in our basement :D
This is awesome!!! I never would have thought of it! Thank you.
Thank you so much for thus awesome video! I just bought a house and the flooring is brandnew bad had some of this gap... this videos will help me fix that.. thank you so much!
Always do such a clean job, good stuff!!!
Awesome play with the Solder iron 👏👏👏
you rock thank you for helping me cover up my shoddy work
Thank you sooo much ! As a new home owner it's always good to have such great pro tip videos up your sleeves. This video is a defenite keeper in my books. Appreciate you so much. Thank you !
I’m so glad I could be of help! And thank you so much!
I use mud bucket as weight allot too. Thanks for tips
He doesn’t know what he is talking about . This is not the correct procedure. This is a floating floor and MUST be free to move . Gluing it will cause further problems.
Your videos are almost priceless. Thank u.
Thank you so much! 🙏🏽😊
wouldnt this fellier just pool on top of the moisture barrier/under layment?
Great video. Well done.
You could also use a wax crayons of a few different colors that closely match the flooring color. 👍
Pure useful content. Great work!
Great hints and perfect for what I need to do
Great advice and process!.. well done
This is a great idea. Almost impossible to get a perfect floor without dips or unevenness. Can you still use this solution if you have a foam underlayment barrier between subfloor & the vinyl plank?
Wow! First time I see someone propose a solution to hollow plank spot wow
Thank you! 🙏🏽😊
Such a simple solution. I'm going to try this. I like these easy fixes for my amateur hour house projects. Lol
Thank you for watching and your support! Wish you well on your project! 🙏🏽😊
That soldering iron truck wirh the shavings is clutch my friend. Good work!
You’re a freaking genius! Thanks!
Great DIY tip... you may win for the year !
Thank you 🙏🏽!
Crazy... Crazy good! I do flooring, professionally, I've always tore the floors up when I discovered a soft spot and relaid them... I also have a different method of patching holes and gaps, I use wood putty, and stain markers, or shavings like you did...
Thank you 🙏🏽! Means a lot coming from a pro! 👍🏽😊
You are a wizard. Thank you for this.
That repair was the best, I had an area that was bowing up but otherwise goof knowledge to have, thanks for the video
I’m glad I could be of help! 🙏🏽🙏🏽😊
Thanks for the excellent video. I found this after seeing some similar videos, but yours is soo great, thanks.
I had a few issues which i think will help others in the future.
1) Sealant/Caulking product recommendation: I'm in Australia and we don't have DAP products here. The most flexible stretchy sealant I could get was 35% (H.B. Fuller® FulaFlex™ 550LM Polyurethane Joint Sealant). However, I'm confident that this will allow enough contraction and expansion in my area.
2) Viscosity of sealant:
2.a) The sealant I used was to viscous to come out of a 5mm meat marinade injector, at least I didn't have the strength to push it through and I could see failing, so I ended up using a caulking gun with the end of the nozzle which fitted snug in a 5mm drilled hole.
2.b) I couldn't get the sealant to fill the voids nicely, I inserted as much as I could before was unable to push anymore in. This helped fill the worst spots which I'm pretty happy with, but had to drill more holes than i had hoped. I might try in the future to find a product that is less viscous and flows easier to allow it to dissipate under the floorboards.
3) Filling the drilled holes: I tried your solution in this video and confirm it works, however i wasn't happy with the finish and as I had more holes I ended up landing on another solution which I think works perfectly. I bought a 5mm leather hole wad punch, and used this to hammer out exact fitting plugs from a spare piece of floorboard (I have 8mm thick laminate engineered floorboards with cork on the base). I then simply used some glue and inserted the plugs into the holes. Any evidence of the holes completed disappeared, takes a long hard look to even find where the holes were.
Thanks again 👍
Always looking for ideas to make home repairs.
Video so good you just made the Christmas cookie list. Impressive
Great video and super creative techniques. Thanks for sharing!
I’m glad I could be of help! 🙏🏽😊👍🏽
Amazing tips! Need to try this
I don't have floating floor, but i always like learning new things. This is a great and easy fix
Thank you so much! 🙏🏽😊
It's not a fix. It's a problem caused by people not using self leveler to make sure your foundation is even. This is a temporary fix to a permanent problem. Not hard at all to level your floors before laying tiles. Please do not do this. It is a lazy, temporary fix caused by lazy prep work.
Thank you! Very helpful.
Awesome video! Exactly what I needed
Great video! Thanks for your help!!!
I’m going to use this on the laminate tile in my bathroom this week :)
This really helped me a lot. Much appreciated.
Holy crap this dude is smart as hell.
I’m glad I could be of help! 🙏🏽😊
This is a really great tutorial man. I was thinking of doing this in my head but was nervous for two reasons. One , that I didn’t want to glue the floor solid in place and then it wouldn’t be able to expand and contract and would then separate in other spots and then two that I wouldn’t be able to hide the hole and you took care of both issues. I’ll be fixing my floors this weekend!
I’m glad I could be of help! I wish you the best on your project! 🙏🏽😊
How did you get on?
@@RobertBangers literally nobody can tell that I made the repair. Worked so good
How did this hold up? @joshua hernandez
Very helpful tips dude, thanks.
Super job, and very helpful! Thanks much.
Thank you Doug for the feedback! 🙏🏽😊
I have the exact vinyl floor, even the same color. I have a hollow spot that I assumed would require ripping apart the flooring so I just learned to live with it, then I accidentally came across this video and now I have confidence I can fix it for free! Thank you!
I’m glad I could be of help and I hope this method will solve your problem 🙏🏽😊
You are amazing. Thank you so much for this uber-informative video.
Excellent job on the new update for such a great nice job and easy to understand
Thank you so much for the feedback! 🙏🏽😊
Helpful information ! Thank you !
Thank you for watching 🙏🏽😊
Great video for my needs. Thank you!
Thank you 🙏🏽! I’m glad I could be of help!
This is awesome. Gonna try it out. Thank you!
Thank you D! Let me know if you have any questions! 👍🏽😊
Perfect! Thank you!
Excellent, I’ll give it a try and let you know how it turns out.
Thank you! 🙏🏽😊 stay tuned to my one year review on this project to let my subscribers know how it later over a year later 🙏🏽😊👍🏽
Thanks for your time to share, very helpful
Thank you so much for watching!
Great tips and thanks for sharing!
Thank you 🙏🏽
Good show, great technique