So after 30 years and a bunch of kids, I'm pulling the trigger on a complete flooring replacement on our 1st floor. We have a mix of vinyl, hardwood and carpet, so replacing it with LVP introduces the issue of gaps around our trim work (think door frames, cased openings, etc. The first company to bid the job offered an option of putting down 1/2" underlayment so that the new LVP would tuck in nice under the existing millwork. I guess that's one option. The second company really sold me on some higher end Cali Bamboo product which is thicker, but there will still be a gap, I'm sure. I refuse to caulk something like this. I'm going to be spending a pantload of money, so when I'm done, I want it to look good. The second company pointed out that the floors are going to look so much better, we probably won't even notice - he has a point, my floors are pretty "well-used". In the event that the gaps are larger acceptable, how have you fixed this? Of course, I could have all the trim work replaced - seems overkill. One idea I had was to sister in a small sliver of trim (what I have is easily matched) where needed - glue, putty, sand and paint. Another was to trim off more than a sliver and gps and paint. Am I just overthinking this? If you've done an entire floor re-do, is the issue with the lower floor around the doors that big of an issue? Appreciate any ideas and thoughts:thinker:

I had planned to remove the old linoleum squares first, but since they may contain asbestos (don't know when they were installed, but the house was built in 1966), I think I should lay the LVP on top of the squares. The LVP I bought are click together. My question concerns a drop-off in a corner of the floor; I think I should try to level the area using that self-leveling underlayment stuff (which I've never used before). The area in question is approx. 15" x 30". What do you think? This is an upstairs bedroom which, as far as I know, will get little, if any, use (beyond it being used for storage) as long as we live here. I'm doing this project more for resale value than anything else (those 12'x12" are ugly!) Thanks, in advance, for taking the time to share your thoughts/experience!