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Light oak vinyl flooring meeting grey tiles at a doorway transition strip

Renovation · Vinyl flooring · 4 min read

Aurora Floorworkz vinyl — second time, still pleased

This is my second time using Aurora Floorworkz for vinyl — living room, a bedroom (hack away), and the corridor, done in about six hours with two installers.

They’re also on the contractor list at Renodirectly — renodirectly.com is where I document my renovation, mainly sharing how I order directly from China, and listing the contractors I personally use. Aurora earned another slot after this job.

Direction first, then lay

The team arrived around 9:30am. Before they started, they asked me about the direction of the vinyl — laid out a few sample planks so we could confirm the run, then got to work.

Three light oak vinyl planks laid out on tile to check installation direction
Sample planks on the existing tile — deciding the vinyl direction before the full install.
Vinyl sample planks across a doorway showing direction over grey and light tiles
Same check at the doorway — light oak against the old tiles so the run is clear.

Progress while I was next door

I was hanging out at my neighbour’s place, so I went up periodically to check progress. Two guys on the job. Scope was the living room, a bedroom (hack away), and the corridor.

Stacks of light oak vinyl planks on a patched floor at the start of installation
Early layout — planks staged and the first staggered rows going down.
Mostly laid light oak vinyl floor with loose planks and a worker on cardboard
Mid-install — most of the room down, edges and debris still open.
Close-up of light oak vinyl meeting dusty grey tiles at a transition strip
Transition seam — new vinyl meeting the existing grey tiles.
Finished light oak vinyl with skirting and electrical wires hanging from a wall outlet hole
Floor looking clean with matching skirting — electrical and carpentry still to come.

About six hours, including lunch

I left around 3:30pm. End to end that’s roughly six hours including a lunch break — solid pace for living room + bedroom + corridor. Overall I’m pleased with how it turned out; booking them again was the right call.

Next: carpentry, then move back

Next up is waiting for carpentry to arrive and get installed, then I can move back. Meanwhile I’m preparing to grab stuff from Shopee so everything can be installed in one go once the carpentry is in.

FAQ — Aurora Floorworkz vinyl

Is this your first time with Aurora Floorworkz?

No — second time. They’re also listed on Renodirectly’s contractor list.

What areas did they floor?

Living room, one bedroom (hack away), and the corridor — two installers, about six hours including lunch (roughly 9:30am to 3:30pm).

What’s Renodirectly?

renodirectly.com is my reno site — mostly notes on ordering directly from China, plus the contractors I personally use.

How this note got written

Dictated on Cursor Mobile with Wispr Flow — speak the reno note, ship the page.