People I am a professional. What Joe is teaching will set you on a great path. On one install for a customer who watched me doing the install. He said Bob you used tape at first then you did the rest off a piece of scrap. As he scratched his head. That scrap was the cheater board people. I don't care how squirrely your walls are the cheater will make the last cut along the walls perfect to the squirrely wall and so much more. Joe truly is a gift to installing flooring. I thought I knew how then I started doing exactly how Joe teaches. I was paid handsomely for learning Joe's way.
Just spent 3 days helping my friend lay laminate flooring and quarter round moldings with transition pieces between tile and laminate. Neither one of us have ever done anything like that before - we are both retired ladies - but watched UA-cam videos to learn how. WHY oh why didn’t your videos show up when we searched for information??? This is the best tutorial of them all, and would have saved us so much frustration.
You and the Home RenoVison guy have been provided a wealth of information that has kept me sane and saved my wife and I a lot of money while remodeling our house. Thank you sir!
Thank you, Joe, not only for the floor install info, but for your stand for the Lord Jesus, after I watched your first video, I was going to watch a different installer's video, but when I heard you pray, and profess Christ, I said, I'm going to keep watching his video's, so, keep being a witness brother!
I wrote a coment, on how greatful I was with his videos and I said may God bless you and then I figure out he is a brother in Christ! God works in mysterious ways.
Great to see someone in today’s do it fast for the money world, that is willing to do it right and share what they know. Oh, that means I just learned from a true craftsman! The fact you are not ashamed of your Lord and openly pray is just icing on the cake. God Bless you and yours sir!
Joe……thanks so much for your videos. I have installed plank flooring in the past in my house, my sons, and brother in laws. But watching your videos made this install so much easier. The screwing down scrap pieces instead of trying to use spacers was phenomenal. The cheater board works like a charm. Never had such good tight cuts. And installing in the bathroom around the toilet hole and the tub,was a breeze. It came out better than I would have hoped for. As a man of faith, I also appreciate you be vocal and expressing your belief in prayer and Christ. Bless you and thank you!.
I am getting ready to install my LVP, which has been stacked in my living room for over 6 months. I had linoleum/rug through out the house and needed a change. I am a DIYer and have watched many video's to help get educated before I begin. This was absolutely, without a doubt, the best most informative of any I watched before. Amazing amount of info from a true professional and I thank you for posting this. I need to say this again...what an AMAZING amount of SPECTACULAR info on installing flooring!!! I am speechless. I am looking forward to watching your other video's now that I have found your channel. Thank you.
Great info. I have 2100 sq ft to install. Here’s another hint for old guys like myself. Do some stretches before you get started and take ibuprofen before you start. Trust me.
My husband and I could not have floored our son's room without this. It was the most helpful video on flooring that I found. Thank you so much, God bless you abundantly for your kindness to the rest of us!
Dang, Joe!! Awesome instruction vid! People like you, with "a teacher's heart", are the Gems of UA-cam. You are what UA-cam is (or should be) all about. Great info for the novice like me. Thanks, so much!! Learning should never come to an end.
I'm glad I watched until the end because I not only attended this free class(and it is a class), but received a message of blessing as well. GOD bless you and your family as well!
Thank you so much for taking the time to make these videos. I'm a 55 yo woman with a rebuilt shoulder, but I've now installed LVP in my foyer, 2 halls, coat closet, kitchen, breakfast nook with bay window, & powder room. Thanks to you, I had very little trouble getting doorways done, making a pattern & cutting out for the toilet flange! Thanks, you are awesome & appreciated!! 😊
I just finished my first vinyl plank floor for my kitchen, I had to deal with tons of corners and dificult areas, this video and some of the other he has were instrumental in the sucessful installation. I thank you so much.
Watched almost all of your videos over last few months. Most of them multiple times. Just installed LVP seamless throughout 6 rooms in my house and it turned out great!! My buddy and I have done multiple floors before. When I showed him your “cheater” method for notching around obstacles he was speechless!! It saved us so much time!! Thank you so much!!
I watched so many of your videos while researching LVP install tips. Your were the most helpful and we used so many of your tricks to make sure everything lined up just perfect with rooms extending into a hall. My husband looked at me like I was crazy when I told him to cut the scrap to screw down. I told him to trust me, I watched videos… And the little prayer over our project at the end of videos made my heart smile. Thank you for sharing your experience!
Finally! A guy that takes the time to explain EXTREMELY useful information and exactly how to replicate the results! These the videos that have me feeling crazy confident at the homeowners!
“ so that’s how you do that “ ..... what a straight up awesome video ! From start to finish, packed with common sense trade techniques and time saving tips . Many thanks to you for taking the time to share your knowledge and know how , as well as the recommendations on tools and supplies to do the job right the first time ! God Bless You and Your Family 😍
This is the Best video on laminate flooring because of your discussion on Layout planning and how to center on the hall and move into the rooms without a transition. Awesome. thank you. just what i needed to know.
People because I took notes. I studied what Joe is teaching. I now install flooring as one of the trades my company offers. Joe is the real deal. Do exactly as he instructs. Yesterday I laid flooring in a bathroom. the only time the tape came out is to figure out how to place planks so I did not end up with a sliver at any wall. Doing that is the hardest part in my opinion. Once I got that straight it was cheater board and skill. No sweat. Customers were very pleased when I was done. Do what Joe is teaching. Don't try to do it your way. Save yourself the sorrow of oops. Namaste.
Thank you Joe! Just stumbled across your site!! I've been pulling up carpeted stairs and installing laminate to the upstairs (L shaped) hallway floors and 3 bedrooms over the past 2+ years. Huge job in just spare time....Got 1 bedroom done and almost done with the hallway. We got stuck at the top step cuz it is a builders grade bullnose. Thank you so much for showing how to deal the the top step and the many door jams we have!!!! Wish I had found your channel earlier while renovating our house!! I've learned a lot and love that you are not ashamed about your love for Jesus! Now on to binge watching more of your videos!! Thanks!
If you want to get staples out, and especially if you have a bunch to do, a pair of fence pliers works way better than channel-locks. The pointy end can often pull the stapes on its own, but if it leaves some behind, the pinchers in the middle of the round head does a beautiful job or rolling the staple out
We cannot thank you enough!!! We undertook a renovation of our family room in the lower level of a tri-level house. It has felt like two steps forward, five backwards the whole way. That is, until we discovered your posts on flooring install. We aren't done yet, but after binge watching your content we feel like we might actually finish well! Many blessing to you and your family, Merry Christmas!
I am installing my own lvt planks. I stopped because I was not happy how it looked. After watching your video I pulled up and started over and it looks fabulous so far. You are a wonderful teacher! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! I have watched many others and until this Cordero I was not confident. Hoping you are blessed greatly!
One of the best DIY videos I have watched in years. Very well done and no BS gimmicks, just real stuff that works. Great refresher for me getting ready to tackle a whole house floor. Thank you!!!
Thank you! Your instructions removed my fear of beginning the floor. I do know how to install tile floors but became very intimidated with plank flooring. You’re so kind and patient with instructions and removed any self doubt by repeated “it’s one plank, if you messed up, grab another plank”. I wish I knew you as a friend. It would be nice to send you a gift for helping us and removing the “plank floor installation fear”. It’s amazing that you knew so many people do in fact doubt themself’s with this one project. God bless and my utmost respect to you and your family! 🙌🏼🙏🏼🤍
I been installing carpet vinyl hardwood lamanite floors for over 40 years I must say you now your stuff Joe. Helping people install their floor is great ,reminds of training all my new helpers .God Bless you and your family. Brother bill's flooring.
Phenomenal video, thank you. Getting ready to do a 2200 sf manufactured home, thank you so much. I had a lot of questions after watching several other videos, this is truly a gem of an instruction video. Thank you for the good work you are doing.
I watched your videos multiple times a few years ago "coach Joe" is my name for you. I can't count how many jobs I've done now. Just did 600sq feet yesterday. Thank you so much coach, God bless you!❤
Thanks! I’m a single mom DIY-er. Bought life proof for a sunken living room with an uneven perimeter. Had no idea whether/how to even them out. “Should I raise everything to that level or flatten the peaks?” The entire video was full of useful info, but the cup grinder is what will Finally get my project started.
This is spot on - all the 'tricks of the trade' that Joe and the rest of us learned through trial and error, and looking at a situation thinking about how to put down the best floor. Some (many) installers just rack & smack, they don't give alot of thought about placement of butt joints, same patterned boards next to or near each other, or not having small end cuts. This is why Joe stands out in his work. Very good explainations of the "why", not just "how to". Keep up the good work and keep all your digits!
I must have watched 3 dozen videos on laminate floor installation. Your videos Joe are second to none. So easy to understand and a pleasure to watch. Thanks so much for all your tips!!
You have done a great job teaching me how to tackle tough transitions and irregularly-shaped spaces. Thank you for all you do! I've subscribed, too! God's Blessings to you and your family
Highly intelligent and well-presented. Lots of great tips in here. I’ve been watching multiple tutorials, and they were helpful - but yours was the first to make me feel empowered to tackle this project myself.
Excellent video I spent my whole life in construction and have trained so many people in life I forgot how many I built my first house from ground up when I was 27 years old I’m 71 years old now and had to start over again as I lost my wife 2 and a half years ago So I had to sell my house that was once paid off to satisfy deft take the money I had left over and buy what I could afford A house that I call “the house that should of went to the dump “ So I took what god have me 50 years plus knowledge and began to rebuild my house and my life I’m getting closer to installing the floor and many of what you did I know and many things I learned especially in your layout Simple and easy too understand Your are an excellent teacher I have laid down floors before but always excited to learn new things Congratulations on your video and keep making them there is a lot of us out here that need help
Thank you so much for making this video! I know it took a lot of work. I'm about to do a whole house LVP installation and this answered a bunch of questions that other videos didn't. They mostly focus on one room, but there are some important differences.
Flooret is not sold in stores but is the best. Do the research...40 mil wear layer and superior locking system! Love your channel and the Glory to Jesus!@@ Well done sir!!!
It took me a month of watching your videos before I started my first project. Everytime I got to use on of your tips and tricks it felt amazing! You are an amazing man for helping us DIY'ers. By no means is laying down floor properly easy, but once you catch up on the learning curve and gain some confidence it isn't so bad. My tip is to have all the proper tools ahead of time. Table saw, sliding compound miter saw, portable workbench, and a scrolling jigsaw, all saved the day! Cheers!
This video has saved my sanity. I'm putting vinyl planks down in our hallway and living room and i have been having the worst time getting the second row in. I couldn't figure out how to get the butt end in without damaging the little edge. I was putting the long side in first and after following your guidance it's finally coming along. Even my 6 yr loved this video and has been loving to help with the tapping block and planks. Gonna have to find him an apprenticeship one day. Thank you for this video! Best teacher ever!
I thoroughly enjoyed this video, especially your message at the end! I've been installing floors for years, and you've just put me on to some new awesome time saving tips. Stay blessed.
Your videos made installing my laminate flooring so much easier and the end results look so good. Your tips and tricks are invaluable I'm so happy I found your videos. Thanks so much.
Joe, would like to sincerely thank you for this video. We just finished our first room and are really happy with the results. Could not have done this without your freely given knowledge. I must have watched this video at least 6 times to make sure that I fully understood all the aspects - especially the measuring as we wish to floor the whole house without transitions. So room by room with transitions until we extend beyond that room when the time permits. Best on UA-cam without doubt.
Joe, thank you for this educational installation video jammed packed with tips. We bought a house last year and want to replace the upstairs carpet with some type of plank/laminate/SPC floors option but we need to save $. I feel as if we can actually be successful. I love the part where you showed how to fill an unleveled subfloor, as I have these in a few areas that we feel as we walk in the carpet. Question: What is the best way to secure loose plywood on subfloors? We have ALOT of areas that when you step on them, you hear and feel the boards move and squeak. I know we will have to address this issue in addition to some unleveled areas. Thank you and I definitely became a new subscriber!
@@sothatshowyoudothat Update: Finally started. I get to work on it in my spare time after after i get home so I've only finished the living room and have started down the main hall. The chalk line down the main hall had been a great reference for maintaining straight runs. Using anchor pieces screwed to the floor instead of spacers is game changing! I'm going to go back and re-watch the cheater board video to get more comfortable with that as I start with the doorways. Thanks again! I'll update again layer.
I absolutely loved the blessing at the end! Thank you so much for your videos; it really has been very helpful as a single woman just learning how to use tools after a devastating house fire, terrible contractors, and becoming single for basically the 1st time in my life! ❤💪🔨🗜
I can’t thank you enough for recommending the tap block and pull bar. I have been so frustrated trying to get these pieces to stay together up until I bought these tools and it made all the difference in the world.
Wow! God bless you Joe!! This video described my upcoming job to a tee! Your tips make it much easier. I wish I could have seen it before I did my first flooring job 2 years ago; it would have gone sooooo much easier. Yes, I subscribed! 🤠 Cheers. Pete
I just bought a contour ruller. It was so easy to cut around the door frame. You are truly a professional at ehat you are doing. Thank you so much for the teaching
Joe, thank you for your excellent videos. I've spent hours watching them trying to build up the courage to do my own vinyl plank floors on a new build. I will need to make some angle cuts around a hearth for a wood stove. Do you have any videos or tips to make the angle cuts accurate? I appreciate your bold faith. God bless you and your family.
Thank you Joe for this awesome video! I just learned another skill from this video and you just gained another subscriber. God bless you and your family.
You are the real deal brother. I worked for a very reputable by the book carpet and vinyl company and no longer work for them as I have switched to learning tile now. The methods you use are the same methods pass down from the old timers and the things that you say always match up with what I've heard at trade shows and things like that. Truly appreciate your craftsmanship we're losing people like you everyday
Joe, really enjoyed the video, the instructions were clear and expertly presented. I've remodeled a few houses including the one my wife and I are living in now. This video shows your craftsmanship and skill, AND your heart. Grace and Peace to you and your family... and your business! New subscriber as well.
If you ever want to remove hot glue from the surface that you bonded to, or , to separate parts that you glued together, just apply some rubbing alcohol to the hot melt glue and it will just release in 60 seconds or less.... just keep the glue joint wet with alcohol and it works like magic.
Hello Joe, just wanted to drop you a note and thank you for the video. Just installed 900 sqf in my basement following your video. Specifically the “first line is the last line trick and screwing (to concrete) pieces so it doesn’t move. Thanks again.
Joe, I love your simplistic methods of creating a perfect floor. It started out a little on the corny side, but I am so glad I hung in there because your content is second to none. New subscriber. I can not wait to view more of your videos so I can grow in my trade.
Thank you so very much. Today was my first time at vinyl plank floor and I could not figure out some things to keep it down. You showed me all the tricks to fix my mistakes, well not really mistakes as much as not being able to see my way through. I did not have enough time to make mistakes because I saw your vid before I proceeded. Thanks again. I will try to do some service for someone else and pass it on in your honor. Thank you.
Just finished around an island and the cheater board and spacers were a LIFESAVER! Took a little extra time to setup and visualize but it made marking and cutting SO MUCH EASIER.
Thanks John! You will be a good installer! An installer who searches for new ways and then combines all the things they learned into their own way, will do well!!
I grew up working finish carpentry for my father in 60's and 70' prior to joining the Army. Old school oak flooring with 7d cut nails.... have handyman business after retirement and this was excellent video and I've gleaned some excellent ideas from it. Appreciate what you're doing.
Thank you for your very clear video's. I just bought a new appartment and going to tackle a 65 m2 of hallway connecting to various rooms and a wide open living room. Thanks to your explanation i have a pretty good picture to complete this job with good result. I do have metal door frames so will be cutting it close as possible keeping expansion room and apply a sillicone kit bead after it is done to visually close the gap with the metal door frames. In two rooms i transition to carpet tiles. I like carpet in my bedrooms. I will find a suitable transition strip to cover this, although i will attempt to transition carpet and vinyl with the strip. Again thank you very much, very helpful. Best regards.
I never knew instructors this thorough, passionate and concise still exist. Just born that way, I guess! If my calculus professor was half as good at tutoring, I'll probably have ended up in Space X.
You are an amazing encouraging teacher, thank you. You should be teaching young people who want to learn to construction skills, some people know how to do but, aren’t good teachers.
Wow. Just want to say iI m really appreciating your videos. Thank you for reviewing all the different types of flooring and sharing all your expertise on installation, etc. You are helping me in my decision for a floor, as it can be overwhelming. I also plan to do it myself, as I previously have put in a pre-finished solid hardwood as well as an engineered floating hardwood, so now feel more confident purchasing a floor that will be easier for me to DIY. Thank you thank you!
Last year I put down 400 square feet of Coretec in my living room and hall. I watched every one of your videos and I can't thank you enough for the hints and tips.
I've been installing floors for 36 years, and still learn new stuff from time to time. lol I'm gonna have to try some of your tricks and see if I like them over what I do. you forgot to mention how sharp those transitions are after you slice off a side and show them the sandpaper to fix that on the other side of the cutting tool. if i you have one of them transitions get you its like a razor blade cut. yaosa!
Cheater board and Warning of always living in fear. Thanks for inspiration and clearing of our minds. When life is a constant fear entity these days. Blessings to you.
Also, note. Joe's knee pads. Leather with felt. I have bought all types and. so many were crap. What now are the only knee pads I now use. You bet it is the leather with felt. All-day comfort and non of the problems the other knee pads cause. Joe truly does teach exactly what is needed.
Currently finishing my basement and started to do research on what I will need to do when putting in the LVP flooring. Stumbled upon your channel and your videos have been great! Very informative and straightforward. Feeling way more confident with the information from your videos! Thank you!!
Thanks Joe. I’m doin our house right now. About half way and your advice is definitely going to help me out a nice finish on it. I just wish I would’ve known about the cheater board and the other info BUT now I know. Thanks Joe. Great video
you're so encouraging and I can't thank you enough for this because I had given up on ever laying my own floor and have let someone else do two rooms. I have more (flooring) sitting there which I will have a go at now....Thank you. (Australia)
I was just starting laying some planks down and was just muddling along, saw your video and now I'm kinda semi expert and actually enjoying my new hobby, thanks Joe and may god continue to bless you too. Pete
I just commented on another video of yours, but I want to thank you again for your insight, instruction, & hacks. I will definitely keep the vids handy if I need to reference anything as I'm doing Mom's vinyl plank flooring in her new home's basement next week.
Excellent video! I’ve done plank flooring before, but still enjoyed every minute of your video. Zack Williams would be proud of your analogy of how fear is a liar. Love it!
Thanks Joe you helped clear my mind on how to install vynl plank. I'm sure I'll be going back and forth on your videos for clarity. This will be my first install. May our Lord in heaven bless you and your family in Jesus's name.
Thanks! Buying a house in FL, on slab, so hopefully all old flooring comes up easily. Lifeproof will be our product, and your videos will be our guide. Thanks again!!
Wow, you are putting out great info here, the detail is excellent. I have installed a couple laminate in a couple of bedrooms which is easy because you just put transition at door but now I am doing the kitchen, dining room and living room with no transitions and your video gives me all the info needed to do the job, Thank you
People I am a professional. What Joe is teaching will set you on a great path. On one install for a customer who watched me doing the install. He said Bob you used tape at first then you did the rest off a piece of scrap. As he scratched his head. That scrap was the cheater board people. I don't care how squirrely your walls are the cheater will make the last cut along the walls perfect to the squirrely wall and so much more. Joe truly is a gift to installing flooring. I thought I knew how then I started doing exactly how Joe teaches. I was paid handsomely for learning Joe's way.
Thanks brother!!
Just spent 3 days helping my friend lay laminate flooring and quarter round moldings with transition pieces between tile and laminate. Neither one of us have ever done anything like that before - we are both retired ladies - but watched UA-cam videos to learn how. WHY oh why didn’t your videos show up when we searched for information??? This is the best tutorial of them all, and would have saved us so much frustration.
You and the Home RenoVison guy have been provided a wealth of information that has kept me sane and saved my wife and I a lot of money while remodeling our house. Thank you sir!
Great to hear! TY
Thank you, Joe, not only for the floor install info, but for your stand for the Lord Jesus, after I watched your first video, I was going to watch a different installer's video, but when I heard you pray, and profess Christ, I said, I'm going to keep watching his video's, so, keep being a witness brother!
Thanks for that!
I wrote a coment, on how greatful I was with his videos and I said may God bless you and then I figure out he is a brother in Christ! God works in mysterious ways.
Ooh that just made me like him even more. I’m on a few minutes in but I’m gonna keep watching and subscribe.
Great to see someone in today’s do it fast for the money world, that is willing to do it right and share what they know. Oh, that means I just learned from a true craftsman! The fact you are not ashamed of your Lord and openly pray is just icing on the cake. God Bless you and yours sir!
Thanks 👍
Joe……thanks so much for your videos. I have installed plank flooring in the past in my house, my sons, and brother in laws. But watching your videos made this install so much easier. The screwing down scrap pieces instead of trying to use spacers was phenomenal. The cheater board works like a charm. Never had such good tight cuts. And installing in the bathroom around the toilet hole and the tub,was a breeze. It came out better than I would have hoped for. As a man of faith, I also appreciate you be vocal and expressing your belief in prayer and Christ. Bless you and thank you!.
I am getting ready to install my LVP, which has been stacked in my living room for over 6 months. I had linoleum/rug through out the house and needed a change. I am a DIYer and have watched many video's to help get educated before I begin. This was absolutely, without a doubt, the best most informative of any I watched before. Amazing amount of info from a true professional and I thank you for posting this. I need to say this again...what an AMAZING amount of SPECTACULAR info on installing flooring!!! I am speechless. I am looking forward to watching your other video's now that I have found your channel. Thank you.
Thank you so much for this comment!
Great info. I have 2100 sq ft to install. Here’s another hint for old guys like myself. Do some stretches before you get started and take ibuprofen before you start. Trust me.
My husband and I could not have floored our son's room without this. It was the most helpful video on flooring that I found. Thank you so much, God bless you abundantly for your kindness to the rest of us!
Dang, Joe!! Awesome instruction vid! People like you, with "a teacher's heart", are the Gems of UA-cam. You are what UA-cam is (or should be) all about. Great info for the novice like me. Thanks, so much!! Learning should never come to an end.
Home sick, I did watchthis whole thing despite not owning a home. Thanks for sharing 😁
I'm glad I watched until the end because I not only attended this free class(and it is a class), but received a message of blessing as well. GOD bless you and your family as well!
Thank you for sharing this!!
Thank you so much for taking the time to make these videos. I'm a 55 yo woman with a rebuilt shoulder, but I've now installed LVP in my foyer, 2 halls, coat closet, kitchen, breakfast nook with bay window, & powder room. Thanks to you, I had very little trouble getting doorways done, making a pattern & cutting out for the toilet flange! Thanks, you are awesome & appreciated!! 😊
Thanks for sharing this!!
You are truly removing a lot of the fear my husband and I have in doing our hallway and two bedrooms as retirees. So far so good. Thank you so much.
Thank you, that was a very informative video, and a very lovely ending with your blessing to strangers. May God bless you too.
You are welcome!
I just finished my first vinyl plank floor for my kitchen, I had to deal with tons of corners and dificult areas, this video and some of the other he has were instrumental in the sucessful installation. I thank you so much.
Watched almost all of your videos over last few months. Most of them multiple times. Just installed LVP seamless throughout 6 rooms in my house and it turned out great!! My buddy and I have done multiple floors before. When I showed him your “cheater” method for notching around obstacles he was speechless!! It saved us so much time!! Thank you so much!!
Haha, that is too funny! Thanks for sharing.
I watched so many of your videos while researching LVP install tips. Your were the most helpful and we used so many of your tricks to make sure everything lined up just perfect with rooms extending into a hall. My husband looked at me like I was crazy when I told him to cut the scrap to screw down. I told him to trust me, I watched videos… And the little prayer over our project at the end of videos made my heart smile. Thank you for sharing your experience!
I've never done any flooring before, but when that time comes for my home. I watched the whole thing from start to finish. Great tips!
Finally! A guy that takes the time to explain EXTREMELY useful information and exactly how to replicate the results! These the videos that have me feeling crazy confident at the homeowners!
Thanks!
“ so that’s how you do that “ ..... what a straight up awesome video ! From start to finish, packed with common sense trade techniques and time saving tips . Many thanks to you for taking the time to share your knowledge and know how , as well as the recommendations on tools and supplies to do the job right the first time ! God Bless You and Your Family 😍
Thank you for that blessing! We need it!!
This is the Best video on laminate flooring because of your discussion on Layout planning and how to center on the hall and move into the rooms without a transition. Awesome. thank you. just what i needed to know.
I do this almost every day. You are a Real professional Flooring Installer.
Thank you
Thanks for posting!
People because I took notes. I studied what Joe is teaching. I now install flooring as one of the trades my company offers. Joe is the real deal. Do exactly as he instructs. Yesterday I laid flooring in a bathroom. the only time the tape came out is to figure out how to place planks so I did not end up with a sliver at any wall. Doing that is the hardest part in my opinion. Once I got that straight it was cheater board and skill. No sweat. Customers were very pleased when I was done. Do what Joe is teaching. Don't try to do it your way. Save yourself the sorrow of oops. Namaste.
Thank you Joe! Just stumbled across your site!! I've been pulling up carpeted stairs and installing laminate to the upstairs (L shaped) hallway floors and 3 bedrooms over the past 2+ years. Huge job in just spare time....Got 1 bedroom done and almost done with the hallway. We got stuck at the top step cuz it is a builders grade bullnose. Thank you so much for showing how to deal the the top step and the many door jams we have!!!! Wish I had found your channel earlier while renovating our house!! I've learned a lot and love that you are not ashamed about your love for Jesus! Now on to binge watching more of your videos!! Thanks!
If you want to get staples out, and especially if you have a bunch to do, a pair of fence pliers works way better than channel-locks. The pointy end can often pull the stapes on its own, but if it leaves some behind, the pinchers in the middle of the round head does a beautiful job or rolling the staple out
We cannot thank you enough!!! We undertook a renovation of our family room in the lower level of a tri-level house. It has felt like two steps forward, five backwards the whole way. That is, until we discovered your posts on flooring install. We aren't done yet, but after binge watching your content we feel like we might actually finish well! Many blessing to you and your family, Merry Christmas!
You got this and thank you for sharing this!! I will take that blessing!
I am installing my own lvt planks. I stopped because I was not happy how it looked. After watching your video I pulled up and started over and it looks fabulous so far. You are a wonderful teacher! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! I have watched many others and until this Cordero I was not confident. Hoping you are blessed greatly!
Glad to help and thanks for the blessing!
I LOVE that you don’t use transitions. They are just unsightly!
2 minutes in and I'm already learning a dozen quick tricks to speed things up. Awesome!!
One of the best DIY videos I have watched in years. Very well done and no BS gimmicks, just real stuff that works. Great refresher for me getting ready to tackle a whole house floor. Thank you!!!
Glad it helped
Thank you! Your instructions removed my fear of beginning the floor.
I do know how to install tile floors but became very intimidated with plank flooring.
You’re so kind and patient with instructions and removed any self doubt by repeated “it’s one plank, if you messed up, grab another plank”.
I wish I knew you as a friend. It would be nice to send you a gift for helping us and removing the “plank floor installation fear”.
It’s amazing that you knew so many people do in fact doubt themself’s with this one project.
God bless and my utmost respect to you and your family! 🙌🏼🙏🏼🤍
I been installing carpet vinyl hardwood lamanite floors for over 40 years I must say you now your stuff Joe. Helping people install their floor is great ,reminds of training all my new helpers .God Bless you and your family. Brother bill's flooring.
Thanks Billy! I appreciate that!
Such an excellent video. It deserves everyone of the 1.2 million views. Fantastic job, I can only imagine the number of hours involved to produce it.
Thank you!! Many, many hours of editing!!!
Great stuff. I’m about to do my first rental property. Thanks for the detailed advice 👍🏾👍🏾Thanks for the prayer as well. God be with you.
Phenomenal video, thank you. Getting ready to do a 2200 sf manufactured home, thank you so much. I had a lot of questions after watching several other videos, this is truly a gem of an instruction video. Thank you for the good work you are doing.
I watched your videos multiple times a few years ago "coach Joe" is my name for you. I can't count how many jobs I've done now. Just did 600sq feet yesterday. Thank you so much coach, God bless you!❤
Thanks! I’m a single mom DIY-er. Bought life proof for a sunken living room with an uneven perimeter. Had no idea whether/how to even them out.
“Should I raise everything to that level or flatten the peaks?”
The entire video was full of useful info, but the cup grinder is what will Finally get my project started.
Did you get it all figured out? I'm an owner of a flooring installation company. Let me know if you have any other questions.
Thank you so much!!
This is spot on - all the 'tricks of the trade' that Joe and the rest of us learned through trial and error, and looking at a situation thinking about how to put down the best floor. Some (many) installers just rack & smack, they don't give alot of thought about placement of butt joints, same patterned boards next to or near each other, or not having small end cuts. This is why Joe stands out in his work. Very good explainations of the "why", not just "how to". Keep up the good work and keep all your digits!
Thanks man!
Thanks again, Joe
God bless you and your family as well all that love you and your family
Thank you too
I must have watched 3 dozen videos on laminate floor installation. Your videos Joe are second to none. So easy to understand and a pleasure to watch. Thanks so much for all your tips!!
You have done a great job teaching me how to tackle tough transitions and irregularly-shaped spaces. Thank you for all you do! I've subscribed, too! God's Blessings to you and your family
Totally agree with screwing down the scraps over using shims. Totally takes always floor movement while building the floor out
Highly intelligent and well-presented. Lots of great tips in here. I’ve been watching multiple tutorials, and they were helpful - but yours was the first to make me feel empowered to tackle this project myself.
Excellent video I spent my whole life in construction and have trained so many people in life I forgot how many
I built my first house from ground up when I was 27 years old I’m 71 years old now and had to start over again as I lost my wife 2 and a half years ago
So I had to sell my house that was once paid off to satisfy deft take the money I had left over and buy what I could afford
A house that I call “the house that should of went to the dump “
So I took what god have me
50 years plus knowledge and began to rebuild my house and my life
I’m getting closer to installing the floor and many of what you did I know and many things I learned especially in your layout
Simple and easy too understand
Your are an excellent teacher
I have laid down floors before but always excited to learn new things
Congratulations on your video and keep making them there is a lot of us out here that need help
Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for making this video! I know it took a lot of work. I'm about to do a whole house LVP installation and this answered a bunch of questions that other videos didn't. They mostly focus on one room, but there are some important differences.
Glad it was helpful!
Flooret is not sold in stores but is the best. Do the research...40 mil wear layer and superior locking system! Love your channel and the Glory to Jesus!@@ Well done sir!!!
Thanks for the tip! Flooret is my Favorite Plank and there is a link for them in the description of ALL my videos!
It took me a month of watching your videos before I started my first project. Everytime I got to use on of your tips and tricks it felt amazing! You are an amazing man for helping us DIY'ers. By no means is laying down floor properly easy, but once you catch up on the learning curve and gain some confidence it isn't so bad. My tip is to have all the proper tools ahead of time. Table saw, sliding compound miter saw, portable workbench, and a scrolling jigsaw, all saved the day! Cheers!
That is awesome!
This video has saved my sanity. I'm putting vinyl planks down in our hallway and living room and i have been having the worst time getting the second row in. I couldn't figure out how to get the butt end in without damaging the little edge. I was putting the long side in first and after following your guidance it's finally coming along. Even my 6 yr loved this video and has been loving to help with the tapping block and planks. Gonna have to find him an apprenticeship one day. Thank you for this video! Best teacher ever!
Thank you!!
I thoroughly enjoyed this video, especially your message at the end! I've been installing floors for years, and you've just put me on to some new awesome time saving tips. Stay blessed.
Glad it was helpful!
This was the best, and most concise, flooring video I have encountered; of which, I have watched hours.
Your videos made installing my laminate flooring so much easier and the end results look so good. Your tips and tricks are invaluable I'm so happy I found your videos. Thanks so much.
Joe, would like to sincerely thank you for this video. We just finished our first room and are really happy with the results. Could not have done this without your freely given knowledge. I must have watched this video at least 6 times to make sure that I fully understood all the aspects - especially the measuring as we wish to floor the whole house without transitions. So room by room with transitions until we extend beyond that room when the time permits. Best on UA-cam without doubt.
Joe, thank you for this educational installation video jammed packed with tips. We bought a house last year and want to replace the upstairs carpet with some type of plank/laminate/SPC floors option but we need to save $. I feel as if we can actually be successful. I love the part where you showed how to fill an unleveled subfloor, as I have these in a few areas that we feel as we walk in the carpet.
Question: What is the best way to secure loose plywood on subfloors? We have ALOT of areas that when you step on them, you hear and feel the boards move and squeak. I know we will have to address this issue in addition to some unleveled areas. Thank you and I definitely became a new subscriber!
I would need to know if you have a two layer subfloor or a one layer. Find a vent, remove it and measure the subfloor for me.
Joe is one of the Best UA-cam University Professors for flooring! THANKS!
Thank you for that
I'm about to floor my new house myself. This is my 4th time watching this video and I haven't even started yet. It's about to get western. 😁
You got this!
Just take your time and you will be fine. It is lime putting a giant jigsaw puzzle together and yo I get to make the pieces.
@@sothatshowyoudothat Update: Finally started. I get to work on it in my spare time after after i get home so I've only finished the living room and have started down the main hall. The chalk line down the main hall had been a great reference for maintaining straight runs. Using anchor pieces screwed to the floor instead of spacers is game changing! I'm going to go back and re-watch the cheater board video to get more comfortable with that as I start with the doorways. Thanks again! I'll update again layer.
I absolutely loved the blessing at the end! Thank you so much for your videos; it really has been very helpful as a single woman just learning how to use tools after a devastating house fire, terrible contractors, and becoming single for basically the 1st time in my life! ❤💪🔨🗜
I can’t thank you enough for recommending the tap block and pull bar. I have been so frustrated trying to get these pieces to stay together up until I bought these tools and it made all the difference in the world.
Wow! God bless you Joe!! This video described my upcoming job to a tee! Your tips make it much easier. I wish I could have seen it before I did my first flooring job 2 years ago; it would have gone sooooo much easier. Yes, I subscribed! 🤠 Cheers. Pete
Thanks
I just bought a contour ruller. It was so easy to cut around the door frame. You are truly a professional at ehat you are doing. Thank you so much for the teaching
Joe, thank you for your excellent videos. I've spent hours watching them trying to build up the courage to do my own vinyl plank floors on a new build. I will need to make some angle cuts around a hearth for a wood stove. Do you have any videos or tips to make the angle cuts accurate? I appreciate your bold faith. God bless you and your family.
You can do it! nYes, watch this video - ua-cam.com/video/N_76A_QIoxw/v-deo.html
Me too! Thanks!!!
Thank you for the help and your witness. God bless!
YW
Thank you Joe for this awesome video! I just learned another skill from this video and you just gained another subscriber. God bless you and your family.
Thanks for the sub!
You are the real deal brother. I worked for a very reputable by the book carpet and vinyl company and no longer work for them as I have switched to learning tile now. The methods you use are the same methods pass down from the old timers and the things that you say always match up with what I've heard at trade shows and things like that. Truly appreciate your craftsmanship we're losing people like you everyday
Thank you for the kind words!
Joe, really enjoyed the video, the instructions were clear and expertly presented. I've remodeled a few houses including the one my wife and I are living in now. This video shows your craftsmanship and skill, AND your heart. Grace and Peace to you and your family... and your business! New subscriber as well.
A true master show's how God bless you Joe and family
Thank you!
If you ever want to remove hot glue from the surface that you bonded to, or , to separate parts that you glued together, just apply some rubbing alcohol to the hot melt glue and it will just release in 60 seconds or less.... just keep the glue joint wet with alcohol and it works like magic.
Hello Joe, just wanted to drop you a note and thank you for the video. Just installed 900 sqf in my basement following your video. Specifically the “first line is the last line trick and screwing (to concrete) pieces so it doesn’t move. Thanks again.
Joe, I love your simplistic methods of creating a perfect floor. It started out a little on the corny side, but I am so glad I hung in there because your content is second to none. New subscriber. I can not wait to view more of your videos so I can grow in my trade.
Thank you so very much. Today was my first time at vinyl plank floor and I could not figure out some things to keep it down. You showed me all the tricks to fix my mistakes, well not really mistakes as much as not being able to see my way through. I did not have enough time to make mistakes because I saw your vid before I proceeded. Thanks again. I will try to do some service for someone else and pass it on in your honor. Thank you.
You are welcome and thanks for posting that!
Just finished around an island and the cheater board and spacers were a LIFESAVER! Took a little extra time to setup and visualize but it made marking and cutting SO MUCH EASIER.
Thanks for sharing!
I too really appreciate you taking time to share your experiences and making this video to help people like myself learning to lay flooring
Thanks John! You will be a good installer! An installer who searches for new ways and then combines all the things they learned into their own way, will do well!!
I grew up working finish carpentry for my father in 60's and 70' prior to joining the Army. Old school oak flooring with 7d cut nails....
have handyman business after retirement and this was excellent video and I've gleaned some excellent ideas from it.
Appreciate what you're doing.
Thank you!
I don't know who taught you, or if you are self taught, but you have a great way of showing/explaining what you do. Great job!
Thanks my friend!
Thank you for your very clear video's. I just bought a new appartment and going to tackle a 65 m2 of hallway connecting to various rooms and a wide open living room. Thanks to your explanation i have a pretty good picture to complete this job with good result. I do have metal door frames so will be cutting it close as possible keeping expansion room and apply a sillicone kit bead after it is done to visually close the gap with the metal door frames. In two rooms i transition to carpet tiles. I like carpet in my bedrooms. I will find a suitable transition strip to cover this, although i will attempt to transition carpet and vinyl with the strip. Again thank you very much, very helpful. Best regards.
I never knew instructors this thorough, passionate and concise still exist. Just born that way, I guess! If my calculus professor was half as good at tutoring, I'll probably have ended up in Space X.
Carpet and Vinyl guy for 20 years, Your videos have really helped me understand the prosses, Also from MN, Thank you Joe.
Great to hear!
You are an amazing encouraging teacher, thank you. You should be teaching young people who want to learn to construction skills, some people know how to do but, aren’t good teachers.
Thank you!
Wow. Just want to say iI m really appreciating your videos. Thank you for reviewing all the different types of flooring and sharing all your expertise on installation, etc. You are helping me in my decision for a floor, as it can be overwhelming. I also plan to do it myself, as I previously have put in a pre-finished solid hardwood as well as an engineered floating hardwood, so now feel more confident purchasing a floor that will be easier for me to DIY. Thank you thank you!
Last year I put down 400 square feet of Coretec in my living room and hall. I watched every one of your videos and I can't thank you enough for the hints and tips.
That is awesome!
I've been installing floors for 36 years, and still learn new stuff from time to time. lol I'm gonna have to try some of your tricks and see if I like them over what I do. you forgot to mention how sharp those transitions are after you slice off a side and show them the sandpaper to fix that on the other side of the cutting tool. if i you have one of them transitions get you its like a razor blade cut. yaosa!
Cheater board and
Warning of always living in fear. Thanks for inspiration and clearing of our minds. When life is a constant fear entity these days. Blessings to you.
Also, note. Joe's knee pads. Leather with felt. I have bought all types and. so many were crap. What now are the only knee pads I now use. You bet it is the leather with felt. All-day comfort and non of the problems the other knee pads cause. Joe truly does teach exactly what is needed.
Currently finishing my basement and started to do research on what I will need to do when putting in the LVP flooring. Stumbled upon your channel and your videos have been great! Very informative and straightforward. Feeling way more confident with the information from your videos! Thank you!!
You can do it!
Thanks Joe. I’m doin our house right now. About half way and your advice is definitely going to help me out a nice finish on it. I just wish I would’ve known about the cheater board and the other info BUT now I know.
Thanks Joe. Great video
you're so encouraging and I can't thank you enough for this because I had given up on ever laying my own floor and have let someone else do two rooms. I have more (flooring) sitting there which I will have a go at now....Thank you. (Australia)
You are welcome!
Probably by far the most informative and useful plank flooring install resource I have found.
Great to hear!
I was just starting laying some planks down and was just muddling along, saw your video and now I'm kinda semi expert and actually enjoying my new hobby, thanks Joe and may god continue to bless you too. Pete
Thank you!
I just commented on another video of yours, but I want to thank you again for your insight, instruction, & hacks. I will definitely keep the vids handy if I need to reference anything as I'm doing Mom's vinyl plank flooring in her new home's basement next week.
You are very professional.
I also like the fact that you are a God fearing man.
God bless you your family.
I appreciate that
Sir you saved me so much headache with your tips about the cheaterboard, God bless!!!!!!
Excellent video! I’ve done plank flooring before, but still enjoyed every minute of your video. Zack Williams would be proud of your analogy of how fear is a liar. Love it!
Thank you brother!
Thanks Joe you helped clear my mind on how to install vynl plank. I'm sure I'll be going back and forth on your videos for clarity. This will be my first install. May our Lord in heaven bless you and your family in Jesus's name.
You got this and thank you!!
Very plain and common sense approach with no B.S. Thanks!
Thanks
Hovercraft lifters for moving appliances and furniture.... Brilliant.
Thank you for your words!! I quit twice before going back to it to finish the job because of what you said about fear.
You got this!
I've learnt so much from watching your tutorials.. many thanks from U.K.
You are very welcome
Dude, I can't tell you how much you have helped me with planning my vinyl flooring job. Thank you so much for this.
Thanks! Buying a house in FL, on slab, so hopefully all old flooring comes up easily. Lifeproof will be our product, and your videos will be our guide. Thanks again!!
You can do it!
Wow, you are putting out great info here, the detail is excellent. I have installed a couple laminate in a couple of bedrooms which is easy because you just put transition at door but now I am doing the kitchen, dining room and living room with no transitions and your video gives me all the info needed to do the job, Thank you
Glad it was helpful!