Wow as a flooring guy of 15 years that trick on how to tie the carpet was brilliant! I always used strap tape or duct tape and I'll be using your tip in the future! Thanks
Great job Wes! A lot of people underestimate how heavy carpet and pad is. I usually cut mine in 3’ strips to make it manageable to carry out by myself. Super simple install only needing a speed square, tape measure, and box cutter! 👊🏼
Great job OP!! Note how he did this with no baseboard installed, leaves for a much better floor!! I cannot stand vinyl or lino that curls up at the baseboard. Each time you sweep your floor, dirt gets under the edged, over time it lifts more and more and more. If you can remove your baseboard and undercut your door trim, always do so!!
Great video, Wes. I had no idea these carpet knives existed. Also, the trick to tie a roll is great! I learned something new thanks to you, my friend! BTW, your kids are adorable!
They work great for drywall too. you can make a straight cut easy bend away from the cut and slice through the other side easy just keep the blade clean.
how did you get started laying the planks on the glue? Where did you begin so that you weren't stepping on the sticky glue? Your flooring came out looking great, by the way!
Great video, I agree 200% with random joints, siding, flooring and pavers I always do this. I really like your trick for the rip row at the end! But damn does your back and knees not kill you kneeling on concrete with out knee pads! I made that mistake in my younger days and I pay for it now. If anyone reads this, save your back and spring for some knee pads!
How do I know if concrete is even enough to install, how thick do you apply the glue and how did you install the first planks without stepping on the glue?
So how do I tie into existing hallway plank glue down vinyl. I’m pulling up a carpet bedroom & I found more of the preexisting vinyl. I wish to blend & get rid of the threshold line. Thanks Tony
Yes, I added an extra”will” making it sound like a question. I learned a hard lesson 35 yrs ago installing sheet vinyl over black cutback adhesive. Turned out bad😧
Have you ever had issues with shrinkage due to expansion and contraction? Glue coming loose? Watched a video where the homeowner had that problem. 1/4" underlay? Cement board?
I have 2mm commercial grade/25 yr warranty LVP for my slab on grade ranch house. In my bathroom I will have electric radiant heat imbedded in my self-leveling concrete. We won’t be using it to heat the room, just to warm the floor, so the temp will be relatively low like 65-70°. Can this glue be installed in such an application, or should I use something specific.
Below ur comment, he answered this question. He said glue down vinyl on a wood surface requires an approved 1/4in underlayment. I heard it works well on any surface. But according to him it needs underlayment. Do as u will to ur satisfaction. 😊
Agreed! Super simple install only needing a speed square, tape measure, and box cutter! If you don’t have them all of these tools are really affordable.
You won't be on the glue at all so you don't need to worry about working on the floor ontop of the glue. Also usually the working time is within the day for the glue. Usually most of these glues say on them just spread what you will be able to install that day.
I completely messed up my glue down vinyl flooring. I had to stop and I'm getting new carpet again. I never did this before, but trust me it's a mess .
What causes these floors to have huge gaps a couple years later? These exact floors were installed in my new home, Mannington Audra Vinyl Planks. I ended up with huge gaps (quarter inch) then they lifted. It was a disaster. I had them completely replaced/warranted, and again the same issue happened. Now I’m stuck with this mess.
Yikes! I'm getting ready to install Mannington glue down planks. I sure hope this doesn't happen. Did you ever figure out what's causing this? I'm installing upstairs so I have to put a 1/4" underlayment down prior to install. What area of the US are you in? I'm in STL. Thank you.
It's been a minute since you asked but if I had to take an educated guess I would say the glue might have been put on to thick, it hadn't fully flashed off before the vinyl was placed and/or you might have a moisture issue with your subfloor. Good luck!
The first half of the plank install was not in the video...can you walk on the dry transparent glue even though it’s really sticky? Kinda confused on the part....
Do NOT do that, he laid it from the chalk line by the doorway so he wouldn't be stepping on the glue. If it's your first time I recommend laying the glue in pieces. For example back right of room put your glue down and lay your plank, back left put your glue down lay plank and so on. Just make sure you've done your measurements beforehand and are laying the planks accordingly.
What flooring did you use? I have been everywhere looking for direct glue vinyl planks and nobody has anything! I am about to do a huge open 2,000ft basement. Everything is click! Thanks!
This is how all glue down lvt is but some have a built in padding that helps provide a cushion. You could also go with a click lock floating elv (engineered luxury vinyl) that has a nice padding or cork underneath.
I am in a rental, and I pulled up the carpet cuz it was soaked in urine for god knows how long. Anyway, I located some glue down planks at a habitat for humanity store for like $9.95 per box covers 36 sf, i need around 6 or 7 boxes: Luxury Vinyl Plank Flooring Coverage Per Box: 36 sq ft Plank Size: 6" x 48" Thickness: 2mm Wear Layer: 12 mil Installation: Glue-Down Get an unbeatable deal on new LVP! Minor defects affect a small percentage, with occasional slight warping. Most planks are fully usable. So with that said, I already pulled up the nasty carpet with gross padding, OMG, it was GROSS!, I removed all of the carpet tack strips, swept the concrete and vacuumed it as well. Concrete is a little crumbly and dusty, so I feel I should put down a underlayment?? If I do that, does it need to be glued down as well? I am sure the planks have no layers in them at all. I did chat with the manufacturer, and asked if they are pet/waterproof, and apparently they are. I am doing this in the DL, so that my property manager doesn't know I am doing it. BUT carpet is disgusting, and when you live in a rental, i feel that whomever lived there before me, is living in the carpets. It's the only room that is not planked and it will be much easier to keep clean with 2 dogs. SO......Underlayment??? yes or no??
No underlayment on concrete. You would need to skim coat with floor patch. May take multiple coats to get to a smooth surface. Then install the plank directly to that.
i'm doing a 2nd floot bathroom with lvp with click lock, no cork padding. I plan to glue it down, not float it. Do I need to staple down 1/4" plywood you suggested? So use foor patch on the seams?
I was afraid of trying to do this job myself, but how you explained what you are doing makes me think I can do it myself. I did notice you left out one tool in your description of what was needed to do this. I'm an old fat guy, so I'm gonna need knee pads! What I didn't know about this job until the very end of your video is the need for an underlayment when doing an install over a wood subfloor. Why is that necessary and where do you find the right product? I remember years ago helping my brother install a Pergo laminate in his house and there was a sound deadening barrier we put down first. Is the barrier I would need similar, and does the barrier get glued down too? Great video by the way!
Use a 1/4” plywood that is meant to be used as vinyl flooring underlayment. Staple down with 7/8” 18g staples. Staple every 1 1/2 around the edges and ever 6” in the middle. Then patch all the joints with a portland base floor patch. You can use the same patch I used in this video.
Hey Wes I'm about to lay some 12x24 vinyl 12mm tile in kitchen. The tile already has underlayment attached to it like it's part of the tile. So to have a even transition to hardwood I'm gluing it to sub floor so I don't a have a transition moulding. Any tips or advice? Thank you so much in advance
Any idea on the durability of these how glue down vinyl planks? Great video, makes it seem worth redoing my small living/kitchen area all in this material. Or is it not recommended for high traffic areas? Can I glue right on existing laminate flooring/kitchen tile???
Hey Wes! You mentioned at the end that if you’re doing this on wood instead of concrete- you need an underlayment. Do you have one you suggest? Everything else I read just says to put it right onto the subfloor…. Thanks!
I put a floor like this over my concrete slab on my first floor and I don't reccomend it feels very Hard to walk on & in the winter (dallas tx) cold radiates from the floor in to the livin space. You definitely need an underlayment unless those two things don't bother you.
Great video. I have just pulled up some old Lino from a concrete floor. Turns out it was painted underneath. I have used a wire brush on grinder to clear as much of the flaky paint and old glue but some old paint remains. Will that vinyl glue hold or am I going to have to get someone diamond grind the surface to remove 100% of the old paint
Yeah, I agree. It’s just a saying I have. I love the flooring trade. It never gets boring. Always a different place with different people. It also allowed me to buy my first house when I was 21 while all my other friends were racking up student debt.
Wes! It’s Wes! Hey, feel silly asking this BUT… Do you need to leave any kind of expansion joint on the outer edges with a glue down lvp? I would assume not but I’m also not a professional! Thanks! Great video!
I think you mean trowel? That actually is a flat trowel he uses, it just doesn't have the typical offset handle. Flat ones are a little harder on the wrist and slower if you are doing huge jobs, but they're cheaper, and as you can see not too much slower at all for average jobs. The most important thing is get the very exact notch recommended by the manufacturers (both notch depth & notch width), and not using a worn-down trowel.
Hi Wes, if I install glue down vinyl on concrete stairs, does it work on vertical parts as well, and how do I make it flat since couldn't use the kind of roller you make it all even and flat with? Thanks in advance!😊
It’s not in his video, but I installed commercially for a short time. The chalk like is the starting row. You lay a few along the line just inside the doorway. Then add more planks as you work your way into the room, crawling on the new planks as you go.
I had lowes installation, of this, the guys put the glue way too thick in some places and too thin in others, I now have flooring that looks like it has the mumps. They refuse to fix it. United Home Services is the the installation company that Lowes uses. DO NOT USE THEM. They REFUSE to admit its glue. Brand new luon was instatlled over the sub floor before laying the glue. I see how even your glue is. Mine was NOT even. I also see you waited 2 hours, they did not wait at all. Horrible job, now my entire downstairs is covered in this flooring that I HATE to even look at.
@@dawncreasey5430 the trowel that is ghe handheld metal tool that evenly puts down the glue allows you to evenly put down same amount of glue everywhere. I also waited 30min aprox before lying down vinyl.
@@dawncreasey5430 You have to wait for the glue to dry at least 30 minutes. My instructions said to wait at least 20 minutes and up to four hours. You have to let the glue dry at least 20 to 30 minutes , or else it wont be right. Sounds like somebody laid your floor and they don’t know what they’re doing. I’m not even an expert but I know how to do basic work and my vinyl glue down came out perfect
@@dawncreasey5430 With the trowel, and you actually using it right it allows you to put the same amount of glue everywhere. Putting more than the trowel allows or less is no good
I have another flooring that is the same thickness going into a bathruoom that will butt up against the vinyl planks. Do you recommend having a full plank centered in the doorway and woriking from there? How many pieces do you end up cutting to make it random or do you try to use mostly the full plank?
Wow as a flooring guy of 15 years that trick on how to tie the carpet was brilliant! I always used strap tape or duct tape and I'll be using your tip in the future! Thanks
I am only a few minutes in. That carpet trick for keeping it rolled, BRILLIANT!
isnt it just!!!!!!
Great job Wes! A lot of people underestimate how heavy carpet and pad is. I usually cut mine in 3’ strips to make it manageable to carry out by myself. Super simple install only needing a speed square, tape measure, and box cutter! 👊🏼
yep, its can be a heavy. especially if it has years of crap in it. thats for watching
I wish you would have shown how you started to install the first ones. Very good explanation though! Thanks
This is one of the best effing tutorials I’ve seen.
Great job OP!! Note how he did this with no baseboard installed, leaves for a much better floor!! I cannot stand vinyl or lino that curls up at the baseboard. Each time you sweep your floor, dirt gets under the edged, over time it lifts more and more and more. If you can remove your baseboard and undercut your door trim, always do so!!
Thank you for sharing your expertise. You've helped me lay down flooring in my tiny house!
Nice! I especially like the tip for tying your carpet roll.
Thanks Jesse!
Thanks for this video. My flooring guy ghosted me so I’m going to do the job myself. Your video made me feel confident that I can do this!
Classic contractor move - they ghost like crazy.
High five for bringing the kids, I too have to combat floor laying with kids lol, thanks for letting us know it is doable 🥳🥳
Video was good however you went from applying glue then being half way down with laying the floor? No info on how to start with the glue already down
OMG that's what I'm thinking!!! He's replied to a lot the questions im shocked how far I had to go to find yours haha
Great video, Wes. I had no idea these carpet knives existed. Also, the trick to tie a roll is great! I learned something new thanks to you, my friend! BTW, your kids are adorable!
Thanks! It’s a knife a lot of people don’t own.
They work great for drywall too. you can make a straight cut easy bend away from the cut and slice through the other side easy just keep the blade clean.
Those k Ive are deadly, be careful.
how did you get started laying the planks on the glue? Where did you begin so that you weren't stepping on the sticky glue? Your flooring came out looking great, by the way!
Agree with other commenter, your tying trick is brilliant. They don't teach that in college.
Great video, I agree 200% with random joints, siding, flooring and pavers I always do this. I really like your trick for the rip row at the end! But damn does your back and knees not kill you kneeling on concrete with out knee pads! I made that mistake in my younger days and I pay for it now. If anyone reads this, save your back and spring for some knee pads!
Do you need to leave expansion gaps against the walls on glue down vinyl plank?
Like the carpet trick.
How difficult is it to remove a glue down floor, and does the old glue come up easily?
What a great video Wes! I took the effort of watching through all the commercials lol. One of them was 4 mins haha. Keep up the good work! 😀
Thanks. I should eliminate a few. I just let UA-cam put them where they want
Nice, clear explanation.
How do I know if concrete is even enough to install, how thick do you apply the glue and how did you install the first planks without stepping on the glue?
So how do I tie into existing hallway plank glue down vinyl. I’m pulling up a carpet bedroom & I found more of the preexisting vinyl. I wish to blend & get rid of the threshold line. Thanks Tony
Much useful information 👍
great job thanks for sharing......PS love the kids to funny...
Terrific work Wes! You did that just like a pro!! 😉😉👍👍😂😂
glad it looked that way!
Hey can you install this over preexisting tile?
How would you install over tile? (The home we are buying has asbestos tile so we don’t want to ripe it out.
I would suggest to skim coat the entire area.
This helps encapsulate any residue or any type of chemical reaction between adhesives.
A must or will there will be problems
Why risk it?
Not hard to do,inexpensive insurance compared to a failure...
Yes, I added an extra”will” making it sound like a question. I learned a hard lesson 35 yrs ago installing sheet vinyl over black cutback adhesive. Turned out bad😧
I do that everytime i use proliterapide set
Skim coat with what ? And are u taking about after u place down the planks or before ?
Have you ever had issues with shrinkage due to expansion and contraction? Glue coming loose? Watched a video where the homeowner had that problem. 1/4" underlay? Cement board?
What's the benefit of going with glue down laminate vs snap in? Pardon my ignorance. :)
I have 2mm commercial grade/25 yr warranty LVP for my slab on grade ranch house. In my bathroom I will have electric radiant heat imbedded in my self-leveling concrete. We won’t be using it to heat the room, just to warm the floor, so the temp will be relatively low like 65-70°. Can this glue be installed in such an application, or should I use something specific.
Bro…that glue down carpet is so easy to take up WHY ARE THE SINIOR LIVING GLUE DOWN CARPET SUCH A PAIN
Gotta make those two helpers working lol
Do you have to use a trial if I’m doing the under lay?
Can you install glue down over kitchen wood flooring?
Why do you need an underlayment if putting on wood floor? What are steps when doing on wood floor? Thanks
Below ur comment, he answered this question. He said glue down vinyl on a wood surface requires an approved 1/4in underlayment. I heard it works well on any surface. But according to him it needs underlayment. Do as u will to ur satisfaction. 😊
So is it ok to walk on the glue to start the installing process? You mentioned that the glue is really sticky
Did you walk on the glue. You skipped that part.
GOOD JOB WES < KEEP THEM COMING 👍👍👍👍🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Agreed 💯! It’s awesome inspiring others in other countries as well! 👍🏼
thanks. I have a few in the pipe.
I guess in the beginning you had to walk on the glue a bit. Is that correct?
No. I snapped a chalk line that I was able to reach from the door way. I did not film that part because it was very difficult to get that on camera.
So no need to leave a gap from the wall for any expansion like a floating floor correct?
Always roll with the grain
great video!!
good job, done well bro
good job men. nice and simple.
Agreed! Super simple install only needing a speed square, tape measure, and box cutter! If you don’t have them all of these tools are really affordable.
thanks. It is super simple to install
How careful do you have to be on glue while laying plank ?, special souls or kneepads ?, how long do you have to lay floor , days or hours ?
You won't be on the glue at all so you don't need to worry about working on the floor ontop of the glue. Also usually the working time is within the day for the glue. Usually most of these glues say on them just spread what you will be able to install that day.
I’ve heard you don’t need underlayment for wood subfloor with luxury vinyl tile. True or not true?
if it is a click together you do not need a plywood underlay. if it is a glue down you need to put down a plywood underlay
I completely messed up my glue down vinyl flooring. I had to stop and I'm getting new carpet again. I never did this before, but trust me it's a mess .
What causes these floors to have huge gaps a couple years later?
These exact floors were installed in my new home, Mannington Audra Vinyl Planks. I ended up with huge gaps (quarter inch) then they lifted. It was a disaster. I had them completely replaced/warranted, and again the same issue happened. Now I’m stuck with this mess.
Yikes! I'm getting ready to install Mannington glue down planks. I sure hope this doesn't happen. Did you ever figure out what's causing this? I'm installing upstairs so I have to put a 1/4" underlayment down prior to install. What area of the US are you in? I'm in STL. Thank you.
It's been a minute since you asked but if I had to take an educated guess I would say the glue might have been put on to thick, it hadn't fully flashed off before the vinyl was placed and/or you might have a moisture issue with your subfloor. Good luck!
The first half of the plank install was not in the video...can you walk on the dry transparent glue even though it’s really sticky? Kinda confused on the part....
Do NOT do that, he laid it from the chalk line by the doorway so he wouldn't be stepping on the glue. If it's your first time I recommend laying the glue in pieces. For example back right of room put your glue down and lay your plank, back left put your glue down lay plank and so on. Just make sure you've done your measurements beforehand and are laying the planks accordingly.
When you say laying them randomly are you doing a book or are you referring to not lining the seams up?
Does the gluing prevent contract, expansion? Would glue down lvp allow me to put cabinets directly on the planks?
What flooring did you use? I have been everywhere looking for direct glue vinyl planks and nobody has anything! I am about to do a huge open 2,000ft basement. Everything is click! Thanks!
Any flooring store would carry it. If you are shopping the big box stores… they would only have click.
@@WesHamstra What flooring did you use in this video?
My troweling didn't go as smoothly as yours lol. I have some excess glue in some spots. Any problems I should look out for in the future?
Can you laid them in bathroom wood floor ?and not glue them ?
The floor feels really hard on concrete do you recommend an underlayment appropriate for gluedown to soften it?
This is how all glue down lvt is but some have a built in padding that helps provide a cushion. You could also go with a click lock floating elv (engineered luxury vinyl) that has a nice padding or cork underneath.
What about installing over title or ceramic floor?
I am in a rental, and I pulled up the carpet cuz it was soaked in urine for god knows how long. Anyway, I located some glue down planks at a habitat for humanity store for like $9.95 per box covers 36 sf, i need around 6 or 7 boxes:
Luxury Vinyl Plank Flooring
Coverage Per Box: 36 sq ft
Plank Size: 6" x 48"
Thickness: 2mm
Wear Layer: 12 mil
Installation: Glue-Down
Get an unbeatable deal on new LVP! Minor defects affect a small percentage, with occasional slight warping. Most planks are fully usable.
So with that said, I already pulled up the nasty carpet with gross padding, OMG, it was GROSS!, I removed all of the carpet tack strips, swept the concrete and vacuumed it as well. Concrete is a little crumbly and dusty, so I feel I should put down a underlayment?? If I do that, does it need to be glued down as well? I am sure the planks have no layers in them at all. I did chat with the manufacturer, and asked if they are pet/waterproof, and apparently they are.
I am doing this in the DL, so that my property manager doesn't know I am doing it. BUT carpet is disgusting, and when you live in a rental, i feel that whomever lived there before me, is living in the carpets. It's the only room that is not planked and it will be much easier to keep clean with 2 dogs.
SO......Underlayment??? yes or no??
No underlayment on concrete. You would need to skim coat with floor patch. May take multiple coats to get to a smooth surface. Then install the plank directly to that.
i'm doing a 2nd floot bathroom with lvp with click lock, no cork padding. I plan to glue it down, not float it. Do I need to staple down 1/4" plywood you suggested? So use foor patch on the seams?
News to me to use underlay on wood floor
I was afraid of trying to do this job myself, but how you explained what you are doing makes me think I can do it myself. I did notice you left out one tool in your description of what was needed to do this. I'm an old fat guy, so I'm gonna need knee pads!
What I didn't know about this job until the very end of your video is the need for an underlayment when doing an install over a wood subfloor. Why is that necessary and where do you find the right product? I remember years ago helping my brother install a Pergo laminate in his house and there was a sound deadening barrier we put down first. Is the barrier I would need similar, and does the barrier get glued down too? Great video by the way!
The underlayment is just 1/4" plywood that gets stapled down. You then need to use floor patch on all the joints.
@@WesHamstra my subfloor is 3/4 plywood, do I still need another underlayment?
No chalk lines ?? To start out ??
One would almost think you've done this before...
Yeah...... vinyl plank has become very popular. I do at least 1-2 vinyl plank jobs a week.
wish i saw you video before installing mine with wet glue 🤦♂️
Oh man. That sucks. It should be ok. You will just have lots of glue to clean up from what squeezed out from the joints
What would you recommend for an underlayment on a wood floor?
Use a 1/4” plywood that is meant to be used as vinyl flooring underlayment. Staple down with 7/8” 18g staples. Staple every 1 1/2 around the edges and ever 6” in the middle. Then patch all the joints with a portland base floor patch. You can use the same patch I used in this video.
Hey Wes
I'm about to lay some 12x24 vinyl 12mm tile in kitchen. The tile already has underlayment attached to it like it's part of the tile. So to have a even transition to hardwood I'm gluing it to sub floor so I don't a have a transition moulding. Any tips or advice?
Thank you so much in advance
Any idea on the durability of these how glue down vinyl planks? Great video, makes it seem worth redoing my small living/kitchen area all in this material. Or is it not recommended for high traffic areas? Can I glue right on existing laminate flooring/kitchen tile???
The durability is pretty good. Any floor can scratch. With a glue down, repairs are easier to make then a click.
Hey Wes! You mentioned at the end that if you’re doing this on wood instead of concrete- you need an underlayment. Do you have one you suggest? Everything else I read just says to put it right onto the subfloor…. Thanks!
Glue down vinyl plank must be installed over an approved 1/4 plywood for vinyl floors.
I put a floor like this over my concrete slab on my first floor and I don't reccomend it feels very Hard to walk on & in the winter (dallas tx) cold radiates from the floor in to the livin space. You definitely need an underlayment unless those two things don't bother you.
Board or at least latex coat
Great
Did you use the wall for reference when creating chalk line?
Yes, measure your room to determine the size you need to start with so you don’t end up with a sliver at the end.
Great video. I have just pulled up some old Lino from a concrete floor. Turns out it was painted underneath. I have used a wire brush on grinder to clear as much of the flaky paint and old glue but some old paint remains. Will that vinyl glue hold or am I going to have to get someone diamond grind the surface to remove 100% of the old paint
What did you do?
@@s1337m I ended up using a penetrating sealer and then a high water resistant glue (had possible rising damp) and it has turned out a treat
HI Wes... can you use that Ardex to fill in the expansion joints you would see on a concrete floor?
yes, I use this all the time to do just that
@@WesHamstra excellent! Thank you 😊
Can this flooring be glued down to OSB plywood?
I did it and it turned out fine just patch the joints
What vinyl plank are you using?
Should have went to college so you could have 50 grand in student debt and work at Mcdonalds lol. Trust me, you made the right choice.
Yeah, I agree. It’s just a saying I have. I love the flooring trade. It never gets boring. Always a different place with different people. It also allowed me to buy my first house when I was 21 while all my other friends were racking up student debt.
Is okay to glue down in small sections? I'm have a kitchen with heavy appliances that I cannot move out fully so will have to work around them.
Yep. That’s perfectly fine. I do that all the time for that same reason.
Nice, barely reconize my old room.
That paint colour, what were you thinking!
The nature seen wall paper is gone. It’s now pink! (Paige picked out the colour)
Can this stuff be put in a 4 season home in Minnesota? Will the expansion/contraction be an issue?
should be fine along as the room is kept at a constant temperature and humidity level
Wes! It’s Wes! Hey, feel silly asking this BUT… Do you need to leave any kind of expansion joint on the outer edges with a glue down lvp? I would assume not but I’m also not a professional! Thanks! Great video!
You don’t need to on a glue down
Is the tool you use better than using a trial? Just wondering
I think you mean trowel? That actually is a flat trowel he uses, it just doesn't have the typical offset handle. Flat ones are a little harder on the wrist and slower if you are doing huge jobs, but they're cheaper, and as you can see not too much slower at all for average jobs. The most important thing is get the very exact notch recommended by the manufacturers (both notch depth & notch width), and not using a worn-down trowel.
@@Grrrnthumb or laying the trowel over and flattening out the required depth.
What happens if the glue isn't holding down the seems
Your glue may not be the correct ratio and/or it needs rolled more. Good luck!
If your a layer yourself you would know the roller squeaks 😂
Hi Wes, if I install glue down vinyl on concrete stairs, does it work on vertical parts as well, and how do I make it flat since couldn't use the kind of roller you make it all even and flat with? Thanks in advance!😊
It works great for vertical surfaces. For steps I use a small telescoping handle three section roller. Put lots of pressure on it when you roll
@@WesHamstra Thank you Sir!
What is the chalk line for? are you lining up the first row against that rather than the wall?
Yes. Walls in general are never perfectly straight. I always reference off a chalk line. I do the same when I install hardwood.
Even if guy went to collage you might be doing the same dam thing lol
Haha. That’s true. Doing this or working at McDonald’s
So you cut your Planks on top of your already laid down floor and so you probably have Cuts all over that new floor
Cut then start by kneeling on laid floor ... WTF , explain how you walked on the glue to do first section ????
It’s not in his video, but I installed commercially for a short time. The chalk like is the starting row. You lay a few along the line just inside the doorway. Then add more planks as you work your way into the room, crawling on the new planks as you go.
Why do you need to install a quarter inch underlayment over subfloor? Why can’t you just go straight to the subfloor
In most cases your subfloor is not stable enough or smooth enough
I had lowes installation, of this, the guys put the glue way too thick in some places and too thin in others, I now have flooring that looks like it has the mumps. They refuse to fix it. United Home Services is the the installation company that Lowes uses. DO NOT USE THEM. They REFUSE to admit its glue. Brand new luon was instatlled over the sub floor before laying the glue. I see how even your glue is. Mine was NOT even. I also see you waited 2 hours, they did not wait at all. Horrible job, now my entire downstairs is covered in this flooring that I HATE to even look at.
@@dawncreasey5430 the trowel that is ghe handheld metal tool that evenly puts down the glue allows you to evenly put down same amount of glue everywhere.
I also waited 30min aprox before lying down vinyl.
@@dawncreasey5430 You have to wait for the glue to dry at least 30 minutes. My instructions said to wait at least 20 minutes and up to four hours.
You have to let the glue dry at least 20 to 30 minutes , or else it wont be right.
Sounds like somebody laid your floor and they don’t know what they’re doing. I’m not even an expert but I know how to do basic work and my vinyl glue down came out perfect
@@dawncreasey5430 With the trowel, and you actually using it right it allows you to put the same amount of glue everywhere. Putting more than the trowel allows or less is no good
How is this helpful?!!!!! You don’t even show how you started. Pointless
How many times does he need to answer that question. Go back to the top and read all the comments until you find that answer.
That whole floor should be self level screeded before you do anything…wtf?
no it shouldn't.
I know right! he didn't leave any room for expansion around walls either. What kind of effin tutorial is this?
@@maxb.6974 what expansion are you talking about?
Dont need its not ceramic floor skim floor thats it
Sorry buddy random crap cuts don't make it look better, it makes you not know what you're doing.
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How much glue do you typically use per sq ft?
In other words if I do a 240sqft floor are we looking at around 1 gallon?
Hi can i install this flooring on a floor a thats not perfectly straight
yes
What is the name of that flooring you installed and wear can I get it, thanks
I have another flooring that is the same thickness going into a bathruoom that will butt up against the vinyl planks. Do you recommend having a full plank centered in the doorway and woriking from there? How many pieces do you end up cutting to make it random or do you try to use mostly the full plank?
Hi can I use the same exact system except I would be installing over laminate flooring?
No! Don’t do that. You must remove the laminate
@@WesHamstra why not?
Laminate flooring expands and contracts a lot more then glue down vinyl plank. It will result in your floor buckling.
Nice job!
Agreed! Super simple install only needing a speed square, tape measure, and box cutter! 👍🏼
thanks!