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Verified flooring case study • Newington, CT • Completed September 2026
Replace carpet with light oak-look locking LVP in the living room and finish the main stairs with LVP treads.
Case study published
Residential Project · Residential Home
The problem
This Newington project changed the living room from carpet to light oak-look Karndean Art Select Cotton Oak locking luxury vinyl plank. The work also included 12 LVP treads on the main stairs, so the scope covered the room, the staircase, and the finishing details at adjoining surfaces.
The crew moved furniture, removed and disposed of 293 square feet of carpet, and skim coated the same area using Planiprep SC. The LVP installation quantity was 323 square feet, with the 12 stair treads listed separately.
The living room floor used a locking installation without flooring adhesive. Baseboard removal and reinstallation, reducers, a T-molding, a threshold/end cap, a stair nose, and metal and vinyl transitions completed the scope in September 2026.
Project overview
In September 2026, Floors Now replaced living room carpet in Newington with Karndean Art Select Cotton Oak locking luxury vinyl plank and installed 12 LVP treads on the main stairs. The crew moved furniture, removed and disposed of 293 square feet of carpet, and skim coated the same area with Planiprep SC. The LVP installation quantity was 323 square feet. The living room floor used a locking installation without flooring adhesive. The work also included removal and reinstallation of 70 linear feet of baseboard molding, plus reducers, a T-molding, a threshold/end cap, a stair nose, and metal and vinyl transitions. Three completed-project photographs show the light oak-look floor across the furnished living room.
Project facts
Project photography
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Scope of work
Carpet removal, skim-coat preparation, locking LVP, and stair treads with finished trim and transitions.
Common questions
Floors Now installed Karndean Art Select Cotton Oak locking luxury vinyl plank in September 2026. The light oak-look flooring is shown in all three completed living room photographs.
The living room floor used locking LVP without flooring adhesive. The stair work is listed separately as 12 LVP treads.
The crew moved furniture, removed and disposed of 293 square feet of carpet, and skim coated 293 square feet using six bags of Planiprep SC. The installation quantity was 323 square feet of LVP. The finishing scope included removal and reinstallation of 70 linear feet of baseboard molding, three reducers, one T-molding, one threshold/end cap, one stair nose, and gold flat-metal and vinyl transitions.
Yes. Floors Now installed 12 LVP stair treads as part of the September 2026 project. The three published photographs show the completed living room; the stair installation is documented in the project scope.
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