01-25-2016, 07:21 AM
We're renovating our basement and have pulled up the carpet and removed some walls that were in place when we bought the house. The carpet tack strips came up ok, but left divots every place where the tack strip was nailed into the concrete floor. The walls were fastened to the concrete floor with power nails. I got them out, but like the tack strips, they took chunks out of the concrete, only larger (up to one inch across and perhaps 3/8" deep).
In addition, the concrete floor has stress-relief cuts the length and width oft he floor in several places. The house is 12 years old, but there have been no settling cracks to date. The cuts are about 3/16" wide.
We will recover this floor with resilient vinyl plank. The manufacturer does not direct use of an underlayment pad nor a moisture barrier such as poly film. The manufacturer's documentation doesn't mention it at all.
I need to fill those divots and stress relief lines to keep them from telegraphing through the vinyl. What's a good material to use? Thinset? I don't intend to pour down a self leveling concrete; I don't have significant leveling issues to overcome.
Any help appreciated.
In addition, the concrete floor has stress-relief cuts the length and width oft he floor in several places. The house is 12 years old, but there have been no settling cracks to date. The cuts are about 3/16" wide.
We will recover this floor with resilient vinyl plank. The manufacturer does not direct use of an underlayment pad nor a moisture barrier such as poly film. The manufacturer's documentation doesn't mention it at all.
I need to fill those divots and stress relief lines to keep them from telegraphing through the vinyl. What's a good material to use? Thinset? I don't intend to pour down a self leveling concrete; I don't have significant leveling issues to overcome.
Any help appreciated.
Ray
(formerly "WxMan")
(formerly "WxMan")