Laying Vinyl Flooring Strips

If you are laying the flooring over a plywood subfloor fill any depressions with a floor leveling compound.

Laying vinyl flooring strips.

Cut the waste side off so you leave. Set the first plank in place on the starting line with the cut side toward the wall maintaining the expansion gap. Place the planks the second row onward. Our homefit service will no longer be available from the 9 july 2018.

Test fit the first row of planks test fit the first row of vinyl planks down the length of the wall. Applying your vinyl 1. If you are laying vinyl plank flooring over a concrete subfloor fill any cracks or divots with concrete patcher. Tape a 3 foot square piece of scrap vinyl to the concrete with duct tape sealing the edges tight.

Self stick and glue down. Cut your starting strips of vinyl planking to size with the utility knife. The hardwood strip is left unfinished so you can stain or paint it to match your flooring. Much like the tile to laminate strip this one reduces from a higher tile floor covering to a lower vinyl floor.

There are two types of vinyl. How to install vinyl plank flooring as a beginner. Determine the application process for your vinyl. Lay another strip down but have it run along the wall overlapping the first strip.

Snap a chalk line across the planking to guide your knife blade as you cut lengthwise. If the tape releases easily the floor is too. Installation involves anchoring a metal channel to the subfloor using screws an expansion anchors then snapping the top strip into the channel to cover the seam between floors. Mark your pattern on your paper template.

Leave the vinyl in place for 72 hours. In almost every case vinyl will be lower than laminate. Vinyl typically comes in 12 inch square tiles but it may come in sheets. To transfer an unknown wall angle to the strip lay a strip of tile on the side of reference that doesn t have adhesive.

Any existing orders will be honoured until 14 december 2018. Decide on the pattern for your vinyl. Continue to work across the room making sure each. See my flooring install playlist.

Draw a line along the edge of the top strip to transfer the angle. Score and cut the tongue off the first row of vinyl planks using a utility knife.