Notice how in the video the dude proselytizes for larger sledges when busting up these tubs -- I have 8 and 14-pound sledges, sometimes the smaller one does work better when you're dealing with thicker steel.Usually, you break the clawfoot down to the base (the base won't break with normal effort) and have a couple guys move the base out whole.There are bathtub Marys on a lot of lawns around my area.

You can google to get some more info, but basically it's a thicker and more premium vinyl that comes in both "wood-look" or more artificial types.

Selected the thicker pad and it feels great.

Asbestos wrap usually appears a little thicker - this could just be paper and mastic (of course, the mastic could contain asbestos).  

A good compromise is to use the thicker grade vinyl that doesn't need to be glued down.

And, I'll say this as constructively as I can - if you wish to someday be a landlord, you need to have thicker skin.

Ask the floor expert if thicker under VP will take up the slack better.

The choice is to to save myself some grief bending the thicker cable, $30 for the difference in price, and explaining a simple return to HD (when I shell out as much as I do with my local store every year), or cutting it close with an 8000-watt appliance in a basement.Going with the 6/2.

EVP typical come in a thicker plank (like 8 or 9mm) which makes it easier to install and gives it a more solid feel.3.

The aluminum frames look very thin which helps with the view, and a vinyl replacement would probably have thicker "framing" and would block some of that view.