Jon Namba is an independent industry consultant, trainer and speaker. He recently completed a term as the president of the NWFA Certified Professionals. His background includes roles as an installer, former WFCA director of technical services and former CFI executive director.
Self-leveling products are a great product when applied properly, keep in mind that there is definitely an upcharge for using these products, but they’re worth it when you need to achieve the proper floor flatness.
In the past few months I’ve inspected more flatness concerns that are costing thousands of dollars in corrective work, and what’s sad is that these could have been avoided.
End joint gapping/buckling of luxury vinyl tile and planks has been a concern for several years and has cost the industry more headaches, time and money than we ever thought it would.
