Verified flooring case study • Berlin, CT • Completed August 2026

Karndean Art Select Sterling Quartzite LVT During a Kensington Kitchen Remodel

Install a stone-look kitchen floor while coordinating the flooring schedule with the homeowner's general contractor during a full remodel

Case study published September 10, 2026

Residential Project · Residential Home

356 sq. ft. incl. 10% wasteSterling Quartzite LVTOne-day flooring scope

Engagement: Residential Project · Residential Home
Supplied flooring quantity: 356 sq. ft. of LVT including 10% waste
Elapsed work time: One workday

Project overview

The goal, materials, and finished scope.

In August 2026, Floors Now completed the flooring portion of a full kitchen remodel in Kensington, a village within the Town of Berlin. Working with the homeowner's general contractor, the crew coordinated the flooring schedule around the larger renovation. The kitchen and adjoining doorway scope used 356 square feet of flooring supplied with 10% waste; that material quantity is not treated as the exact installed area. After removal of the existing sheet-vinyl surface left backing adhered to the plywood, the team installed 12 supplied 4-by-8-foot plywood underlayment panels and used two bags of Planiprep SC to prepare the panel seams and localized areas. The crew then adhered Karndean Art Select Sterling Quartzite luxury vinyl tile across the planned floor, and four reducers finished the doorway and adjoining-floor edges. The flooring scope was completed in one workday while the rest of the kitchen remodel continued. The approved photographs document the underlayment preparation, the gluedown installation in progress, and the completed floor before the surrounding remodeling work was finished.

Project facts

Completed: August 2026
Documented scope: Residential kitchen-remodel gluedown luxury vinyl tile installation
Property type: Residential Home
Rooms: Kitchen and adjoining doorway areas in Kensington
Flooring: Karndean Art Select Sterling Quartzite gluedown luxury vinyl tile
Project goal: Install a stone-look kitchen floor while coordinating the flooring schedule with the homeowner's general contractor during a full remodel

Project photography

Available views from the project.

Each image and caption identifies the portion of the verified project that is actually shown.

Completed Karndean Art Select Sterling Quartzite gluedown LVT floor in a Kensington kitchen under renovation — View 1.The completed Sterling Quartzite floor spans the kitchen and doorway edges while the larger kitchen remodel continues around it.

Prepared plywood underlayment and treated seams before gluedown LVT installation in a Kensington kitchen — View 2.Plywood underlayment and prepared panel seams created the working surface before the flooring was installed into the kitchen doorways.

Sterling Quartzite LVT installation progressing across prepared plywood underlayment in a Kensington kitchen — View 3.A mid-installation view shows the prepared underlayment, treated seams, and the gluedown tile field progressing toward the doorway.

Scope of work

After the existing sheet-vinyl surface was removed, plywood underlayment and targeted patching prepared the kitchen for gluedown LVT.

Coordinated the flooring schedule with the homeowner's general contractor during the full kitchen remodel
Removed the existing sheet-vinyl surface, with adhered backing remaining on the plywood before the new underlayment assembly
Worked across the kitchen and its adjoining doorway areas using 356 square feet of flooring supplied with 10% waste; this quantity is not presented as the exact installed area
Installed 12 supplied 4-by-8-foot plywood underlayment panels throughout the planned flooring area
Used two bags of Planiprep SC to prepare panel seams and localized areas for the gluedown installation
Installed Karndean Art Select Sterling Quartzite luxury vinyl tile with the specified adhesive
Installed four reducers to finish the planned doorway and adjoining-floor edges
Completed the flooring scope in one workday while the surrounding kitchen remodel remained in progress

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