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Verified flooring case study • Colchester, CT • Completed August 2026
Complete the hardwood, tile, and LVP flooring portion of a larger residential restoration while the surrounding renovation continued
Residential Project · Residential Home
The problem
A whole-home restoration in Colchester needed three flooring systems, each matched to its rooms: 947 square feet of Skyline Plank Wheatfield Oak engineered hardwood glued down across the family room, kitchen, dining room, and living room; 401 square feet of Daltile Choice Burrow Beige 12-by-24-inch ceramic tile for the den, entry, and connecting area; and 589 square feet of Karndean Golden Kent Ash floating LVP across the basement areas. Different rooms put different demands on a floor, so the material followed the use of the space.
Each system needed its own preparation. The tile areas had 348 square feet of existing wood removed and disposed of, then 383 square feet of 1/4-inch Triton tile underlayment before the tile was set with thinset and non-epoxy grout. The basement got five hours of preparation and a 588-square-foot DRICORE layer beneath the floating LVP, giving the finished floor a subfloor layer between it and the concrete slab.
The decision point in a multi-surface project is coordination: removal, substrate prep, installation method, finished heights, and transitions all have to be planned as one job. Reducers and matching quarter-round finished the hardwood scope; a reducer and threshold or end-cap detail finished the LVP. The verified flooring scope — 1,937 square feet across all three systems — was completed in three workdays while the surrounding restoration continued.
Project overview
In August 2026, Floors Now completed the flooring portion of a larger residential restoration-company project in Colchester. The three-day flooring scope covered 1,937 installed square feet across the main living areas, den and entry, and basement. On the main level, the team glued down 947 square feet of Skyline Plank Wheatfield Oak engineered hardwood across the family room, kitchen, dining room, and living room, then completed the planned reducer and matching quarter-round details. For the den, entry, and connecting area, the crew removed and disposed of 348 square feet of existing wood, installed 383 square feet of 1/4-inch Triton tile underlayment, and set 401 square feet of Daltile Choice Burrow Beige 12-by-24-inch matte ceramic tile. In the basement, five hours of preparation and a 588-square-foot DRICORE layer supported 589 square feet of Karndean Golden Kent Ash floating LVP, finished with a reducer and threshold or end cap. The approved photographs document the hardwood and LVP while the surrounding restoration continued; no completed tile photograph was supplied.
Project facts
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Scope of work
Three flooring systems coordinated across 1,937 square feet in three workdays.
Common questions
Each material was matched to its rooms. Skyline Plank Wheatfield Oak engineered hardwood went across the family room, kitchen, dining room, and living room; Daltile Choice Burrow Beige ceramic tile went in the den, entry, and connecting area; and Karndean Golden Kent Ash floating LVP went across the basement areas over a DRICORE layer.
Tile and grout crack when the surface beneath them flexes, so tile needs a rigid, stable base. Here we removed and disposed of 348 square feet of existing wood, installed 383 square feet of 1/4-inch Triton tile underlayment, then set 401 square feet of 12-by-24-inch Daltile ceramic tile with thinset and non-epoxy grout.
It forms a subfloor layer between the concrete slab and the floating LVP. The basement scope included five hours of preparation and 588 square feet of DRICORE before 589 square feet of Karndean Golden Kent Ash was installed as a floating floor.
Each system gets the transition its finished height requires. The glued-down hardwood scope was finished with reducers and matching quarter-round, and the floating LVP scope was finished with a reducer and a threshold or end-cap detail.
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