All Forum Posts by: Gilbert Lugo

Thanks-

One of the things I loved about the allure is the grip strip. They sell spare strips so that you can reverse course when you want to work from a hallway to room, or back into a closet.

Here is the flooring running right in front of the closet (grip strip facing the opposite direction)

Measure out a length of the grip strip.

peel of the backing and place half lengthwise under the plank- and now you simply reverse right into the closet.

Easy peasy. Also lets you change direction if you transition into a room that is wider going in the opposite direction... (there is a video on HD website that sells the grip strips). I did that in one of the bedrooms and it gives the appearance of a larger space.

I have always sworn by the nice cheap .79 sq.ft. trafficmaster laminate Lakeshore pecan. It comes out beautifully in our rentals and it is held up fine in the last 2-3 years.

On our 2 newest renovations we used the allure vinyl planks... it really is the easiest flooring to install. It is my new absolute favorite and much easier to work with compared to laminate.

Btw- the stuff is very resilient :)

@Gilbert Lugo -if by chance the house is on slab, we've been doing stained concrete.

Those "small metal rods" are what I mean by "pins".  Did the surveyor place them or were they already there?  Ask the surveyor.  If he placed them, tells you were they were and they're gone, you're in for trouble.  That tells me the neighbors are aware of the encroachment and are going to fight you.  If they were permanent, you should be able to find them.  I've seen pins made out of 1.5" pipe with a cap and then the lines and lot numbers were carved into the cap.  I've also seen where the curbs have marks showing line locations.  You need to these pins to have a definite location of the line.

Once you've found that, you have the right to do what you want with your property.  Including tearing out the portion of their fence and garden that's on your property.  However, that's certain to create problems.  So, I would start with talking to them about the situation.  This sounds like a small encroachment so I assume its not like you trying to take back a significant portion of their garden.  OTOH, if you mean there is six feet between your two buildings and the line is in the middle and they're put a garden right up to your property, they may be testier.  But its their error, not yours.

At this point I think I'd plan on putting a fence right down the property line.  If the pins have been removed, you may need to get the surveyor back out there.