Luxury Vinyl Plank Not Sitting Flat

Even though the first reason for the invention of vinyl planks was to mimic hardwood floors today it authentically mimics different textures colors and species.

Luxury vinyl plank not sitting flat.

Floor prep the only major rule for installing vinyl plank floors is that the surface needs to be flat. When not installed on a level surface a luxury vinyl plank floor can shorten in length when it rides over high and low areas and it can also lift on edges or ends where a substrate irregularity. The luxury vinyl materials are less likely to buckle than some of the less expensive economy tile floors. You can seal vinyl plank completely and prevents moisture from going into the floor.

If water seeps up under the flooring from an extremely moist concrete subfloor the adhesive can be weakened causing buckling in the floors. Your floor is not flat so the flooring is holding itself up by it s own will and when you walk on it you are pressing it down into those valleys and it s touching the concrete. Vinyl plank flooring over radiant should not be a problem provided you follow the manufacturers recommendations. During installation run a vapor barrier under the vinyl plank flooring to help prevent.

Primary issues arise in some systems with uneven surface temperatures causing the flooring the react inconsistenly to the wide changes in temperature. Level is not necessarily important. My new click lock floating luxury vinyl plank floor has some dips and noises i wasn t expecting. That is my semi educated guess.