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Product looked good in store. Directions are basic and skimpy and do not provide solutions for working planks under toe-kicks. "Lock" strips are falling off boards. When cutting, corners chip easily. When "lifting previous plank", almost the entire floor comes apart. Now I know I got what I paid for which was still too much with all these problems. If I didn't need to get this project done ASAP I would return the product and go by something good somewhere.
I'm in the process of laying the flooring right now. I experienced that same issue with corners breaking. Make sure you cut all the way through on the ends first and the corners will not crack. I've had no issue with the joining surfaces coming apart.
Until you have the entire floor in place and your moldings down instability is normal. As I said, I've got about a third of my floor done and it looks great.
And what does it look like now, still think it is a great product?
I had the floor for two days and it has multiple scratches. Two days! Cant imagine what it will look like in two months. Cheap prouct.
I've never had a more frustrating and difficult time joining planks together. They are easy to chip and very difficult join seamlessly. These are going back.
I installed this product in a camper and in my bathroom remodel. LOVE IT! I did have some issues with some lock strips that were broken in the package. I took that package back and Menard's exchanged it with no problem. As far as the corners and cutting go? Take your time and use the right tools. I found that a pair of left hand offset aviation snips (best used if you are right handed) work perfect for cutting straight lines and were very good for cutting corners and rounded areas. I am thinking about laying these planks in my kitchen. They are completely waterproof and durable.
And what does it look like now, still think it is a great product?
Absolute garbage. Put pads on dining room chairs and it still scratches. Pad on couch feet, still scratches, total waste of time and money. Once holidays are over, it’s coming out. Considered contacting the company but I’m sure that will be a, “ you didn’t use space aged pads so we’re not libel”sister in law spent big bucks on hers and no scratches. We didn’t buy the bottom of the barrel stuff and expected as such, guess sometimes you learn the hard way.
Floor looked good when first put down. We have a dog and sometimes he drools a little bit. took the finish right off and have tried everything to get the shine back on. You can see every spot. Looks terrible. Probably won't be long till it's replaced with something else.
I found this product very hard to install correctly. Almost impossible to get seams to lay flat. Maybe its just my lack of experience but I would not recommend this product for a do it your-selfer. I have to say I used the product three different times...ya I know... kept hoping for a different result. Result was a carpet over the whole thing. Its a nice idea but the application is terrible. I would love to have someone show me how to interlock the side seam and the long seam at the same time. You cannot tilt the tile two different directions a the same time. You get one, the other one pops out. Too old for this kind of agro.
I had the same issue, but not because of lack of experience. I also filed a complaint with photos.
I had same issue and would NOT RECOMMEND this product. I am now concerned with the longevity and if I will have issues with floor popping up at corners,
We remodeled our kitchen and installed the flooring..it looked great to begin with but it is now curling at a lot of the butt seams. It is mainly in the traffic areas. We laid 1/4" luan over our previous floor as was recommended. Not sure what to do.
Absolute garbage. The tongues break off easily during the install, so how long do you think it will last? I can't imagine this company being in business for much longer. Buy a thicker product with stronger tongues and grooves. I tried to do a repair, and it's all breaking in to pieces just trying to pull it up.
I am considering this one, is there a problem with it? Designer's Image™ Modern Classics Classic Oak 7" x 49" Floating Vinyl Plank Flooring (19.08 sq.ft/ctn)
Model Number: RCL4501
Do not use this product. It is junk. Lasted 4 months in my kitchen and the tongues started breaking off in 4 places. Our socks would catch on the breaking pieces and as my husband is 80 years old, we had it removed immediately for safety reasons, took pictures before removing and sent to company and they will not go good for it. A 25 year warranty and it didn’t even last 4 months. Complete JUNK. And I will tell everyone this
Totally agree! Tongues break off easily during install and hard to get to click and lock at time when installing next plank. Pull up after you notice an issue can cause a break of the click and lock. I will go with a different product next time. NOT IMPRESSED, should of returned after I installed 1st box.
Total piece of junk. Will not clean up well and cloudy appearance. No shine after first wash. IM TEARING IT OUT AND RETURN IT TO MENARDS
Complete junk! It is cracking and breaking off. Looked nice when it was all done.But now with all the cracks and breaks it look horrible. Complete gut job now. Spent way too much money on it for it to look bad.