If you do a better job cleaning the floor first, you wont have any debris or staples in the glue. when your done gluing the floor, take your knife and cut a small slit in the side of the bucket and run your trowel through it to clean it off. Nice move thinking about wiping the sides of the tiles coming out of the box but a broom works so much better :D When your dealing with door jambs its much easier to undercut them by placing a tile next to the jamb before gluing and just use a jamb saw and cut off the bottom of the casing so the tile slips under and you dont have to do all the mitre cuts and waste so much time. the only time you should need to do that is when you encounter a metal doorway. When using a heat gun. it is recommended to only heat the tile from the back as it will distort the finish on the front side. When the job is complete, Please take the time to use a 75lb or 100lb roller and roll the floor in both directions. this will ensure you get all the air out and ensure the bond with the pressure sensitive glue. Sorry for being critical but in the long run it all helps. but you did a very nice job :D
Wow, what a pro. Nice to see a video from someone who obviously cares about the quality of his work. It shows in the way he did those close-cut tiles, that's amazing. I hope the man is well paid for what he does.
Thanks so much for the information. So many people can do the job but are not such good teachers. You did very well with both. I especially appreciated the tips such as not pushing installed tiles with your toes, cleaning the edge of the tiles etc. The time you spent showing and explaining the fitting of the radius and such left no question unanswered. I feel much more prepared for the tile job I have ahead of me. Thanks again my friend
The best DIY ever! Especially your demonstrations of how to fit the compound cuts so easily. I followed your method and it worked out amazingly well. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Hey, RR. Thank You for taking the time to share your experience. I watched this video in preparation for an installation where we cut out a wall and the existing tiles in adjacent rooms were two different colors. I had replaced a few damaged VCT tiles before this, but never laid an entire floor. I used this method of measuring and cutting the perimeter tiles. Everything went smooth, quickly, and the new install fits better than the original work.
BEST DIY video ever. Thanks for the detailed common sense approach as well as the tips that only come with experience. This was a daunting task that you made easy and I went into it with confidence, enjoyed it, and had great results. THANKS!
Thank you so much for this great video! This is definitely a great insight on how a PRO puts down VCT. The heat gun trick is wonderful, really makes compound cuts a snap. I used a Milwaukee heat gun with a Lenox Gold razor to just walk through the VCT tiles like butter. My biggest newbie mistake was laying the glue too thick at first, you only need a thin thin 1/16 layer, also watch for "tails" when sweeping with the trowel. Again I cannot thank you enough for sharing this information.
I had to lay tile by myself for the first time and had no idea what I was doing. I watched this video and it helped tremendously! Great tips! Thank you so much!!!!
Great Freakin Video! Wish I would have watched it yesterday before I did this peel and stick tile job today. Live and Learn. I could have saved 4-5hrs from this job I just did. Great teaching! Thank You Sir!
Thanks so much for making this series. I am commenting from my VCT tiled kitchen that I laid with zero experience thanks to your guidance. It is not perfect, but it is FAR from the disaster it would have been if I hadn’t had the help of your videos.
Going to be laying down my vct tomorrow morning, came back to this video for another final crash course/refresher. Thanks to Creator for the video, and all y’all in the comments. I’m going be alright.
Great video! I've always used snips to trim the tiles, but I love your ideal of a heat gun and razor knife. So simple, and less breakage, I'm sure. Besides the great info, I enjoyed "If you've ever had a train derail by your house". Cracked me up!
139 people who gave it the thumbs down are obviously the world's greatest ever vinyl floor layers. Me personally this guy knows what he's on about excellent video mate 5 🌟
Thank you for the video. I am about to do a project and watching this really will save me some time and make the job a lot neater. Subscribing right now.
Great video!! I have to put down some VCT in our washroom (an enclosed porch actually) and have been looking for some information on how to get the job done. I have to say, you nailed it here in your video. You not only showed the process of laying it, but also showed us a few tricks in getting the ends cut. Thanks for posting this and showing us the right way to get it done!
very helpfull and informative video,thank you for posting. i love the tips for making the cuts,and i think the carpet knife had better control,good job. and chickens are awesome
I am a 60 year old woman who has taken it upon herself to lay VCT in the main bathroom. This was so educational and thorough. I so appreciate you posting this for people like me. In the next video, would you stop what your doing, which in this video was noisy, and then talk and give instruction? I could not hear what you were saying. LOL. Once gain, thank you so very much. I can't wait until I'm finished and my husband (who has been away all week) will see that I can do things on my own.
Oh man! Thank you SO much for this vid! Especially the method for compound fit measuring makes something so complex way easier. And the heat gun technique is brilliant. Thanks man!
Nice video bro today i installed a floor like the one you did just different color but the way you cut the tile was amazing you know those cuts around doors it always get you trouble you got a new subscriber
thanks man! I don't think you guyz realize how much you are greatly appreciated for these types of videos,my contractor bailed on me once I gave him half of the $ for the job he left the material and then vanished with no work done I believe he's got a pill popping problem so ill be doing this job alone ive removed all the molding and will be going at it soon,your video has been so helpful and I have a little more confidence to go on ahead and get this sucker done,just wanted to say thank you greatly and my best wish's your a true gentlemen thanks!
Thanks for the video! The tip on how to layout a floor helped me out A LOT! I probably would have wasted a ton of time measuring, marking and doing mock layouts. The same goes for cutting tiles, I would have measured each tile and used squares and straight edges.
Thanks for your video. I subscribed. I live in East 10-E-C North of Knoxville, not far from you. (I think) I've installed these tiles before , but it's been years. Watching your video helps a lot. Thanks
Best and worse, Job iv seen on UA-cam, but it is a long time ago.. back in the day..BUT SAYING THIS, it's probobly still in the hause today. Still looking GOOD.😊
I always lock in the first row on the chalk line with a steel hand roller so it doesn't move. we do large stores all the time and it works best for me and the crew
Thanks for making this video! It's a big help to folks like me who have never laid VCT before. Why not just undercut the door jam? Seems like it would be easier than cutting around the profile.
This guy makes more sense than This Old House video. I just wish the closet shot had let me see his marks better. Cool guy. :-D Tattoo makes him more authentic. :-D
Excellent video! A lot of great tips. What do you you recommend for going around a drain in the basement floor? Will that 1/8" tile hinder the drain's function? Caulk?
Hello! This was an amazing video! Thank you. I did want to ask what product you use for cleaning and sealing the tiles after? Does anyone know? Cannot seem to find a sealer that has VCT.
This by far is the best video I've ever seen!!! I do have a ? I installed feel n stick in my van flooring and it was really cold out side... some of the tile is starting to curve up... Can I pull them up use adhesive compound and put them back down?
Great video! looks very nice to! where did you buy the blue tiles @? & do you recomend going over old tiles with new ones being could be asbestos tiles?thank's much!
Thank you for the video. You did a great job of dumb-ing down for those of us who are beginers. I've only watched my boss install my vinyl tile in my kitchen, I've never actually done it but I would like to install it in my bathroom myself. I have mostly square cuts so it should be fairly easy. Would a normal hair dryer work in place of what you used, set on high or will it not be able to get hot enough to have the same effect? Also, what kind of razor blade did you use? It looks like a carpet blade to me. Would a normal razor work just as well? Thank you.
thank top man.Will let you know how it goes.the old vt are smooth gloss like.thought by sanding it it would give it a key and grip but i think the glue is strong enough but thought i d ask thanks.
I like the color! How much open time did you have on this glue? I would be nervous that I couldn’t do all the fiddley bits quick enough. Thanks so much!
Brilliant! Nice to see a true pro at work. Loved the way you cut in without resorting to edge trim or cove base Is the open time on the glue long enough for all the edge work, or do you apply fresh? What type of glue do you prefer (other than clear drying)? Compliments!
GREAT! Thank you so much! Love your videos! One last question...can I put a sealer (epoxy or something) over the VCT, I've seen this in my research (people do it in garages or commercial settings for added protection). Thanks again!
I put a line down and glue out up to any tricky cuts ie toilet/sink pans. Use normal marking techniques for straight cuts up to skirting. I cut out all door architrave's and again use normall piece of tile or plank width to mark out with around these, or make up paper templates exact size of the flooring to be installed for around pans. Part fit the paper template around pan and pencil around it. Transfer the paper to your tile/plank and cut along the pencil line. Glue in after. No mess.
I have epoxy garage paint in the area I want to tile with the vct. Do I need to sand this off or grind it? Will the glue adhere to the epoxy if it's not coming up?
If you do a better job cleaning the floor first, you wont have any debris or staples in the glue.
when your done gluing the floor, take your knife and cut a small slit in the side of the bucket and run your trowel through it to clean it off.
Nice move thinking about wiping the sides of the tiles coming out of the box but a broom works so much better :D
When your dealing with door jambs its much easier to undercut them by placing a tile next to the jamb before gluing and just use a jamb saw and cut off the bottom of the casing so the tile slips under and you dont have to do all the mitre cuts and waste so much time. the only time you should need to do that is when you encounter a metal doorway.
When using a heat gun. it is recommended to only heat the tile from the back as it will distort the finish on the front side.
When the job is complete, Please take the time to use a 75lb or 100lb roller and roll the floor in both directions. this will ensure you get all the air out and ensure the bond with the pressure sensitive glue.
Sorry for being critical but in the long run it all helps. but you did a very nice job :D
This is the BEST video for showing everything start to finish... and explaining things in A LOT of detail.
Well, this dude's definitely a tile laying badass. Great video, great tips, much appreciated
Wow, what a pro. Nice to see a video from someone who obviously cares about the quality of his work. It shows in the way he did those close-cut tiles, that's amazing. I hope the man is well paid for what he does.
Thanks so much for the information. So many people can do the job but are not such good teachers. You did very well with both. I especially appreciated the tips such as not pushing installed tiles with your toes, cleaning the edge of the tiles etc. The time you spent showing and explaining the fitting of the radius and such left no question unanswered. I feel much more prepared for the tile job I have ahead of me. Thanks again my friend
How'd that radius thing work out for ya? Not good, I bet.
The best DIY ever! Especially your demonstrations of how to fit the compound cuts so easily. I followed your method and it worked out amazingly well. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Hey, RR. Thank You for taking the time to share your experience. I watched this video in preparation for an installation where we cut out a wall and the existing tiles in adjacent rooms were two different colors. I had replaced a few damaged VCT tiles before this, but never laid an entire floor. I used this method of measuring and cutting the perimeter tiles. Everything went smooth, quickly, and the new install fits better than the original work.
BEST DIY video ever. Thanks for the detailed common sense approach as well as the tips that only come with experience. This was a daunting task that you made easy and I went into it with confidence, enjoyed it, and had great results. THANKS!
Thank you so much for this great video! This is definitely a great insight on how a PRO puts down VCT. The heat gun trick is wonderful, really makes compound cuts a snap. I used a Milwaukee heat gun with a Lenox Gold razor to just walk through the VCT tiles like butter. My biggest newbie mistake was laying the glue too thick at first, you only need a thin thin 1/16 layer, also watch for "tails" when sweeping with the trowel. Again I cannot thank you enough for sharing this information.
Fantastic video. The craftsmanship of your work is great too.
I had to lay tile by myself for the first time and had no idea what I was doing. I watched this video and it helped tremendously! Great tips! Thank you so much!!!!
Great Freakin Video! Wish I would have watched it yesterday before I did this peel and stick tile job today. Live and Learn. I could have saved 4-5hrs from this job I just did. Great teaching! Thank You Sir!
What would you have done different? I'm getting ready to do the same thing...
Can you elaborate?
Oh man you saved the day for me. Took a job with vct at the end and I was hoping I’d find just the right video. This was it! I owe you a case of beer.
Thanks so much for making this series. I am commenting from my VCT tiled kitchen that I laid with zero experience thanks to your guidance. It is not perfect, but it is FAR from the disaster it would have been if I hadn’t had the help of your videos.
Going to be laying down my vct tomorrow morning, came back to this video for another final crash course/refresher. Thanks to Creator for the video, and all y’all in the comments. I’m going be alright.
Thanks for this. Gonna start my job next week. Great info. I love watching pro's at work. Make it look so easy.
I'll be doing this in a small room next week, thank you for posting such an informative video!
I certainly appreciate the help I got from this video. Your going to make my life a lot easier tomorrow!
Great video! I've always used snips to trim the tiles, but I love your ideal of a heat gun and razor knife. So simple, and less breakage, I'm sure. Besides the great info, I enjoyed "If you've ever had a train derail by your house". Cracked me up!
that door jam and radius cut was perfect...good shit
139 people who gave it the thumbs down are obviously the world's greatest ever vinyl floor layers. Me personally this guy knows what he's on about excellent video mate 5 🌟
Did the job. This video really helped. The floor came out great. Thanks again.
Thank you for the video. I am about to do a project and watching this really will save me some time and make the job a lot neater. Subscribing right now.
Thanks we are about to attempt my kitchen floor and this was a huge help. Took away some of my fear of doing it.
Excellent job on that floor. I have no idea what you did on the cuts on the door jambs but it's pure genius and it was perfect!
ditto. I kept playing that part over and over and still do not get how he cut it so perfect.
This video was good enough to make me go out and bid on a flooring job tomorrow!!!
Awesome we recently posted a brief overview of our VCT Installation
Great video!
How amazing to watch a pro do a fantastic job wish you were here in Liverpool England.
Best install video for vct, bar none. Thanks for the post!
Congratulations on immaculately installing the world’s ugliest floor!
This installer is LEGEND!!
This guy is a beast I wish I had someone as great as him to learn from
you made that look way easier than it actually is. Great job
You’re still teaching the youngins! I’m 22 and just did my first room
Great video!! I have to put down some VCT in our washroom (an enclosed porch actually) and have been looking for some information on how to get the job done. I have to say, you nailed it here in your video. You not only showed the process of laying it, but also showed us a few tricks in getting the ends cut. Thanks for posting this and showing us the right way to get it done!
very helpfull and informative video,thank you for posting. i love the tips for making the cuts,and i think the carpet knife had better control,good job. and chickens are awesome
Excellent training video. Appreciate your sharing this detailed information. Awesome!
That compound cut was bad-ass!! Nice job!!
I am a 60 year old woman who has taken it upon herself to lay VCT in the main bathroom. This was so educational and thorough. I so appreciate you posting this for people like me. In the next video, would you stop what your doing, which in this video was noisy, and then talk and give instruction? I could not hear what you were saying. LOL. Once gain, thank you so very much. I can't wait until I'm finished and my husband (who has been away all week) will see that I can do things on my own.
Thank you for your video! I can see you take pride in your work.
Easier to undercut the jambs before you begin ,but more than one way to skin a cat ,good job brother!!
Oh man! Thank you SO much for this vid! Especially the method for compound fit measuring makes something so complex way easier. And the heat gun technique is brilliant. Thanks man!
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great video still having a little trouble figuring out the door casing cut but you helped alot
Thank you for the video, it was very helpful step by step.👍🏾
Thanks for posting this. You made it look easy!
Very nice sharing zabdast video wonderful work
Great tips and great job. Thanks for sharing with me!
@RedneckResponder OUTSTANDING video that saved me $2k. Thank You.
Great video! Those tiles look nice and thick too. imma do this in my little studio apartment. wish me luck!
Nice video bro today i installed a floor like the one you did just different color but the way you cut the tile was amazing you know those cuts around doors it always get you trouble you got a new subscriber
Great information. This answered my questions!!
It's crazy because this is way harder than it looks. Great video.
Excellent and very informative! Thank you!
thanks man! I don't think you guyz realize how much you are greatly appreciated for these types of videos,my contractor bailed on me once I gave him half of the $ for the job he left the material and then vanished with no work done I believe he's got a pill popping problem so ill be doing this job alone ive removed all the molding and will be going at it soon,your video has been so helpful and I have a little more confidence to go on ahead and get this sucker done,just wanted to say thank you greatly and my best wish's your a true gentlemen thanks!
very nice , you are lucky to have coordination in both hands and arms , your awesome!!!!!
Thanks you did a great job. I really appreciate your video fella.
Thanks for the video! The tip on how to layout a floor helped me out A LOT! I probably would have wasted a ton of time measuring, marking and doing mock layouts. The same goes for cutting tiles, I would have measured each tile and used squares and straight edges.
Thanks for your video. I subscribed. I live in East 10-E-C North of Knoxville, not far from you. (I think)
I've installed these tiles before , but it's been years. Watching your video helps a lot. Thanks
Genius!! Awesome, informative video
Great vid iv just started fitting this stuff after doing a lvt course gives me a lot of confidence on cutting corners pardon the pun lol
Excellent video. It will be a huge help when I re-floor our kitchen. Plan to install over a new luan underlayment. Thanks a lot.
Luan is for walls, DO NOT use it as floor underlayment!
Doing my first one in the coming week or two after that video I feel much better and now I know it's using my heat gun nice easy cuts
You make it look so easy.
Best and worse, Job iv seen on UA-cam, but it is a long time ago.. back in the day..BUT SAYING THIS, it's probobly still in the hause today. Still looking GOOD.😊
Great video! I am buying some of these tiles in the next few weeks.Wish u had a video of these tiles laid diagonally.
Great vid, thanks for making it, really helpful
A master at work.
This is gonna help me tomorrow. Thanks.
VCT tile is so beautiful and simple. Love the variety of colors it comes in.
l just left ER! l almost cut my numb off watching this magic man! #witharazor!
Many thanks for your video!!! You are an amazing teacher!Thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuu
I always lock in the first row on the chalk line with a steel hand roller so it doesn't move.
we do large stores all the time and it works best for me and the crew
Good to know... Thank YOU for sharing that tip.
Excellent demo
Thanks for making this video! It's a big help to folks like me who have never laid VCT before. Why not just undercut the door jam? Seems like it would be easier than cutting around the profile.
This guy makes more sense than This Old House video. I just wish the closet shot had let me see his marks better. Cool guy. :-D Tattoo makes him more authentic. :-D
Fantastic job looks great
Excellent video! A lot of great tips. What do you you recommend for going around a drain in the basement floor? Will that 1/8" tile hinder the drain's function? Caulk?
Question? Do you put primer down for a concrete floor? Thank you for the video!
Hi very nice job on that radius.
Hi loved this video great job. Can i ask if its possible to lay vinyl over vinyl. With the floor sanded perhaps thanks.
Beautiful job !!!
Hello! This was an amazing video! Thank you. I did want to ask what product you use for cleaning and sealing the tiles after? Does anyone know? Cannot seem to find a sealer that has VCT.
This by far is the best video I've ever seen!!! I do have a ? I installed feel n stick in my van flooring and it was really cold out side... some of the tile is starting to curve up... Can I pull them up use adhesive compound and put them back down?
A+ ... For daughter and for us... Thanks for posting..
Great video! looks very nice to! where did you buy the blue tiles @? & do you recomend going over old tiles with new ones being could be asbestos tiles?thank's much!
Thanks, doing one today and wanted refresher course. Is it almost always done switching direction on every tile?
Well done. I enjoyed that.
Thank you for the video. You did a great job of dumb-ing down for those of us who are beginers. I've only watched my boss install my vinyl tile in my kitchen, I've never actually done it but I would like to install it in my bathroom myself. I have mostly square cuts so it should be fairly easy. Would a normal hair dryer work in place of what you used, set on high or will it not be able to get hot enough to have the same effect? Also, what kind of razor blade did you use? It looks like a carpet blade to me. Would a normal razor work just as well?
Thank you.
thank top man.Will let you know how it goes.the old vt are smooth gloss like.thought by sanding it it would give it a key and grip but i think the glue is strong enough but thought i d ask thanks.
Nice job on the video... hey from Tennessee
I like the color! How much open time did you have on this glue? I would be nervous that I couldn’t do all the fiddley bits quick enough. Thanks so much!
"You don't want to breathe too much of the smoke." good advice.
Brilliant!
Nice to see a true pro at work. Loved the way you cut in without resorting to edge trim or cove base
Is the open time on the glue long enough for all the edge work, or do you apply fresh? What type of glue do you prefer (other than clear drying)?
Compliments!
GREAT! Thank you so much! Love your videos! One last question...can I put a sealer (epoxy or something) over the VCT, I've seen this in my research (people do it in garages or commercial settings for added protection). Thanks again!
Great video man, thanks for posting.
Thanks, this is one of the better videos. :-)
I loved watching this. Thank you, are u installing on cement?
do you need any kinda primer when installing self-stick vinyl tile
Great job! Thank you!
I put a line down and glue out up to any tricky cuts ie toilet/sink pans. Use normal marking techniques for straight cuts up to skirting. I cut out all door architrave's and again use normall piece of tile or plank width to mark out with around these, or make up paper templates exact size of the flooring to be installed for around pans. Part fit the paper template around pan and pencil around it. Transfer the paper to your tile/plank and cut along the pencil line. Glue in after. No mess.
very very wonderful video the most great one
I have epoxy garage paint in the area I want to tile with the vct. Do I need to sand this off or grind it? Will the glue adhere to the epoxy if it's not coming up?