Hello i am planning on installing laminate in our kitchen, dining room and family room. Currently we have carpet in the family and dining room. Viny is in the kitchen. The subfloor is concrete. My question is, after i remove the carpet in the family room and dining room, should i also remove the vinyl in my kitchen? The vinyl is at most 1/8" of an inch thick. Can the laminate transition from the family and dining room right into the kitchen over the vinyl?

Hi everyone, We have been refinishing the 1870 pine hardwoods in our house. When we 1st saw them under carpet, they were poorly painted and had large gaps between boards. Since the room had no subfloor, we pulled all the boards up and removed 4 coats of paints off of each. Our hope had been by pulling them up and reinstalling, we would eliminate the gap issue by pushing the T&G together and nailing through the tongues. However, that does not appear to be the issue. When we went to reinstall, the tongues do not go into the grooves properly. Not sure if the boards warped over 150 years or what the cause is. What would be my best way to install so I don't have these gaps between boards where the tongue wont go in the groove? Could I cut the tongues off and butt the boards up against each other? Then how would I nail them down (don't want to face nail). Or should I try and remove sections of tongue from each board to try and eliminate the bad areas? Finally, is sanding the tongues down or making the grooves bigger an option? Or could this cause issues with movement between the T&G once nailed? Please let me know any suggestions you have. I can also provide pictures if that would help.