How To Install Vinyl Plank Flooring(Start to Finish)
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- A quick guide on how to install Vinyl Plank Flooring.
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The Vinyl Plank flooring used was Home Decorator (Grey Fig) from the Home Depot.
Thanks for watching!
Looks good.
Great tips on the install.
I recently did a tile job with multiple transition strips.
The ones from the Big Box stores that are made out of compressed paper are junk.
One day after final install the son of the homeowner snapped one off hitting it with his foot.
Compressed paper is junk.
The homeowner went to a flooring store and bought solid wood transition strips.
He stained them to match and I went back to remove the paper ones and install the new ones.
I will not ever use the paper ones again.
Thanks Shawn. I’ve had good success with the VP transitions from the Home Depot. I have some in the basement that have stood up well.
cmon man. I needed this a month ago. -_-
Sorry buddy! Hope your job went well:)
Lots of great tips, thanks!
Thanks for checking out the vid Patrick
These are the simplest and easy-to-follow instructions that I have come across since I started looking for tutorials. Thanks a mil!!! Great job!!
I am curious, you don't put any paper barrier?
I did not, it is not required for this particular floor.
@@TheFunnyCarpenter ok. Maybe because I was doing it in as a basement floor (concrete). Thank you.
I did brick pattern, it’s the coolest dont hate
😂if you like it that’s the important thing!
@@TheFunnyCarpenter 😂
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I bought and had a carpenter install $1,200 worth of Staccato Ash Rigid Core Luxury Vinyl Tile that I bought from Floor and Decor. It went down fairly easily, we noticed a stain and no one from Floor and Decor or Nucor would / could help us. I think this floor is too sensitive to stains and should not be used.
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You make it look too easy ! The SLC spoiled you. I like the tips about how to do the tub to floor and matching up the butt end grain... I've typically gone random which as you note can result in dramatic color difference between two butt end joins. I bought one of the bullet shears for cutting laminate which works great on LVP.
Yes, I’ve gone both ways with the end grains, I prefer trying to match them but it’s not a huge deal.
This should have been called Part 2. It took a minute to find this one after you had leveled the floor on Part 1.
I'm the other way around, can't find the leveling one 😂
Good stuff. I am almost done with 1800 sq. ft. of install. Your vids have helped.
You make it look easy. I’d be going through 10 scrap pieces around that toilet flange.
This guy makes it look easy I need help I don’t know how to stagger he’s saying longer I cut some but how do the they snap together after you cut that pieace off cuz the other side doesn’t have it ?? A lot harder then I thought I layed them the long way to the wall mistake one I gotta lay them the other way plus the cabinets I have in kitchen are octgon shape very hard please someone help me out thanks for the fast video brothA
Damn transition strip is the single most expensive bit of this project!
Looking good! I’m surprised you didn’t use underlay.
BTW time for a beard trim eh? ;)
This vp had a built in underlay🍻
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That was the most helpful video I have seen yet on this, thank you! One note though, if you use Silicone caulking then if you spray it with rubbing alcohol you can get an amazingly smooth finish.
Yes yes yes!!!! Weekend again and my favorite video's to watch. I really enjoyed it man and thanks for all the tips and tricks!
Thanks buddy, have a great weekend🍻
@@TheFunnyCarpenter you to bud!!🍻🍻
What do you do with the gap against the cabinet/vanity?
Over there I’m putting on a new cabinet kick that will match the refinished cabinets.
@@TheFunnyCarpenter good idea. Was just curious. I’m planning on replacing tile with vinyl in my kitchen soon and wasn’t sure what to do along the toekicks. I’m thinking I’ll most likely use some kind of shoe moulding maybe. Thanks for the response.
Ya a moulding will be the easiest way. If you can start the row at the kick you could also try and undercut the kick with a multi tool and slide the flooring under. I’ve done it before, it’s a bit of a bitch but it looks good if done right.
@@jasonbertels4927 1/4 round looks good.
Buy real wood and stain to match.
What do you recommend for uneven floors. We tried to fill in the space with cardboard but it didn't work.
Floor patch for low spots and sanding/grinding the high spots. It’s a bit of a chore!
For anyone without access to a table saw for rip cuts, a good OLFA knife will still work just make sure you are careful when snapping it off.
For SPC vinyl however, after installing it in a large room and into a long hallway requiring lots of notch cuts around doorways, I went through an excessive number of jigsaw blades, we tried every type of blade we could find at our local store and the SPC dulled them all almost instantly.
I just recently had to install SPC again and having recently purchased a new angle grinder and looking for an excuse to use it, I decided it was worth a shot; an angle grinder with a cutting disc is definitely how I plan to notch cut SPC in the future. Cuts through like butter, and the disc barely even looks used. (Just don't forget, never neglect safety whenever using an angle grinder)
Also if you can't find a close colour match for caulking, I have found translucent (not transparent) blends in really well in most cases.
Good info thanks for sharing Alice.
I'm interested to know why vinyl flooring is considered an upgrade to ceramic tile.
I'm not trying to be contentious, I just don't get it and would like to hear your (other people's) opinion on the matter.
Thank you for sharing your content.
My wife wanted it. We have it in the basement and she likes it… not much more to it than that
I've been wondering the same thing. My wife wants vinyl "wood look" in our kitchen when we already have a blue-gray solid color tile. The only plus is the planks will be warmer on a cold morning.
My reason is because my ceramic tile is an ugly southwestern type, it hurts my feet walking on it, and it is literally impossible to clean!!! I hate it everyday with a passion because of how filthy it is. I know not all ceramic tile is as bad as the kind the builder of my house used, but it must’ve been the cheapest option like most of the materials on this house where they cut a lot of corners. Also, I plan to chalk paint all the ugly oak cabinets in a white or grey and that will not at all match the southwestern ceramic.
I love your “quick and to the point” approach to teaching. So many of these DIY videos are so full of fluff and make it painful to watch.
Thanks Bryan, realistically it’s a lot easier to make a video where you just roll tape and go through things, but like you say it gets pretty dang boring unless the person is great on camera at explaining things quickly. I’m pretty bad at it so I just do a bunch of takes and cut them all together without much fluff. Thanks for noticing!
Who keeps giving you my work schedule?? I'm stuck doing this s*** all next week!!! Thanks for all the tips they'll come in handy!!
I would’ve liked to see the baseboard trim finish, otherwise great job and very helpful
Check out the channels there a vid on there where I do the baseboards
You should definitely put caulking against the bathtub, but they DO make waterproof quarter round trim for this specific purpose. It’s cheap and I highly recommend it. You can even use color matched for your flooring trim quarter round that many floor manufacturers make for your flooring color. LL flooring has this for many of their flooring colors and the cost will be very minimal and make your flooring look much better. Besides you should still have a 1/4 inch gap here and doing it as it’s done in the video can cause buckling in the flooring if it expands as placing it that close to the tub and caulking it doesn’t allow for expansion.
You seal a floating Floor Against the bathtub, If you ready the instructions It’s Not aloud. You can have immigration of the plasticizers and your floor can not move arround anymore so,is there a better solution for that?
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I went to the store and they said although vinyl planks have underlayment backing, they still recommend underlayment if install on concrete. Should I put underlayment like they recommended?
I would check the installation manual that comes inside the floor.
Great video... until you put the mental image in my head of a pantsless Elvis 😣😉
😂you made it to the end! Thank you
Huh, I never thought of cutting it on a table saw. Looks way better!
Works great
Do you recommend chaulking with "230" between the base boards and plank in other rooms to keep bugs or dirt from getting in that gap? Even though it's supposed to be a floating floor. And
Thank you Soooo Much for your knowledge and Comon sense advise which running a bit thin here in So. Cal. :) :)
Keep in mind that some of these vinyl planks need it be taped in rather than snapped in on the short end too. That makes it tricky.
Hey buddy is that a battery vacuum lol looks nice I can't find attachments for my DeWalt? What did you use to extend it
That’s a Festool wand that comes in their little vacuum accessories kit. It’s awesome and it fits on the Makita perfectly.
Love how You did it right over the tile floor I have tile floor and was worried what to do about it but this is wonderful thank you.
What is the floor cleaning attachment on your Makita vacuum?
Thats a festool wand that you can buy in one of their kits. It's top notch!
Great video as always. But I just can’t shake the idea that you’re Seth rogan’s long lost brother
What’s bro! I’m a cabinet installer and I’m really interested in your festool sustainer set up/tools. You mind making a video of what you got/carry on the job site?! Just want a few ideas I could incorporate into my tool box.
Do you have a video on how to clean stains on old old white formica?
I do not
i just got these and i chipped the corner off of 3 of them while seeing how they look. not big chunks so hopefully won't be a problem, lets see if i can use those as the end pieces under the moulding.
Your videos are awesome. I am putting vinyl plank flooring over my entry floor and was dreading the job. These are great tips and will make the job far less stressful. Thank you.
What is your favorite satin hardwood floor polyurethane? I love your videos
I have a L shaped kitchen. Both “arms” of the L are long, so what do you do about direction of the planks ?
😂 I love that Elvis was spotted not wearing any pants 🤩
😂 you’re a class act!
😂 I do what I can!
When i had to cut the flooring around the toilet flange, i took a piece of cardboard and cut out a hole the size of the flange. I installed that piece of flooring, not quite locking it in, then aligned the cutout in the cardboard with the flange and marked where to cut the flooring. I was able to get a 1/16” gap around the flange quite quickly and easily with no measuring.
Edit: Great idea to seal the floor at the tub with caulking. I was going to use silicone to glue a plastic 1/4 round or base shoe on it but they’re pretty curvy and not easy to get on straight if you can’t nail it. Then there’s still the problem of having to seal it.
I have an old hardwood floor that I want to install vinyl plank over. The issue is that the hardwood strips are warped on the short cut. It's not overly bad but you can feel it if you step one it. What is the best way to even it out to pace the vinyl planks?
Wow great video...great job appreciate the advice !
What were you doing to Elvis that he lost his pants I really don't want to know why did I ask 👍🏻🍻🍺🦃
That’s Elvis for you he’s eccentric to say the least!
Awesome!
very details. Thanks
Thanks.
Did a brick pattern in a large family room, about 14x40', with 6' dark cherry colored boards and liked it a lot, but it really went with the rest of the room. Had chair rail and the boxy wainscoting. Just made sure the seams on every other row were exact center of the room all the way down.