Thanks so much for this video! I have my whole apartment to do but wasn’t sure if I could do in sections over a few days like this but this has answered my question. I’m attempting to do it myself 😊👍🏼
Great video!! Very well explained with Great demonstration!! Your year's of experience very well demonstrated with the obvious experience your son's displayed! Thanks again for your time in doing video!! Danny
It's always interesting to see how other places in the world view and use products. I have been an installer for 14 years and we actually do mostly glue down vinyl planks, floating products are only just really taking off now.
How important is it for the floor to be level. Everyone keeps talking about how important it is but the way I see it, the planks are so thin and flexible won't they conform to the shape of the floor?
@@shevinsacrey5862 thinner vinyl planking will follow the floor but it's more about the finished look and the manufacturer aswell as the country it's being installed in will have a specific standard it's to be installed to for warranty purposes.
Hello Mr. Jones, We had pressure sensitive glue down vinyl tile put in our home. The tile looks nice, its durable and we like it. It was down for about 4 years without a problem. Unfortunately some of the tiles came up. We had the contractor come and fix the problem. Now it has been about 6 months and some of the same tiles are coming up again. Needless to say I'm irritated. The contractor did not clean the old glue off the subfloor before regluing the tile. Would that keep the tile from sticking to the floor? What may have originally caused the tile to come up? Any information would be appreciated. Thank you
Hi, I'm a tile contractor in California and I just installed 1400 sq ft of Mannington 18 x 36 LVT Glue down. I have a few problems with lippage with some of the seams between the tiles. The floor was rolled with a 100 pd roller throughout the installation process but I still have a few areas with this problem. Do you have any ideas on how i can make these seams flush? Thanks, Todd
I’ll be putting down 25 yr warranty 2mm LVP planks over the concrete slab in my home. It’s approximately 1,300 sqft. Is there anything that can be placed between the concrete and planks to insulate and soften the feel on our feet. Also, what glue would be the best for application?
Great video! I have a question, can I apply this directly over existing hardwood floors that no in the best of shape? What kind of prep would I need to do? Also what if eventually we decide to pull up the vinyl, would the adhesive damage the wood floors anymore?
You can use any pressure sensitive. Just make sure you let it set. It usually turns clear. But when you touch it it'll be sticky but not transfer on to you.
Thank you for your video! Curious about the sub-flooring...we had someone come out to measure and give an estimate for 1200sq ft of glue-down vinyl and were told that another 1/4" plywood sub-floor layer was needed on top of the existing plywood flooring. He said it was required to do this for glue-downs. There are no sub-flooring issues that we're aware of so its not clear why another layer of sub-flooring would be needed (not to mention, the additional expense). What's on the floor right now is carpet and padding, with a couple areas of sheet vinyl. Is there a good reason to add a second layer of sub-flooring, or was he padding the cost of the job? Thanks for your time.
Great video! I want to install this type of flooring on my concrete basement floor. The problem is the concrete around the perimeter of the floor is not smooth like the rest of the floor because I had a sump pump installed. The concrete they used probably wasn’t mixed right because ever since it has a a dusty, sandy residue on top no matter how much I vacuum it. Do you think the adhesive will stick to that part of the concrete?
Just glue a path about the doors with. Don't do while floor yet. And to start I'll cut 3 or 4 board so I have like 1/3,2/3 and a full or 1/4,1/2,3/4 and a full. Just put cut edge on the wall or doorway so you'll have factory edges touching next boards. Then when you get to end of room. You cut last piece to fit and the piece you cut off is now you next starter. That way you have minimal waste. Just keep seams at least 4 inches apart from each other.
@@jenniferfug5553 We ended up renting a concrete grinder for best adhesion. Wasn’t willing to risk it in a large commercial space, but I’ve since seen it done without grinding. Subfloor smoothness is very important though
Hey I liked your video. I’m an artist. I have a big sheet of thick paper, 4 feet x 5 feet. I want to glue it down to a sheet of Masonite. Will this glue that you used seep into the paper fibres from the back. Painting on front. Thanks!
As long as you let it tack up really good it can't seep. I love this about the glue, no cleanup basically because its not wet and doesn't get all over everything.
I have a DIY project I'm fixing to try and take on. I found some Mohawk Group Luxury Vinyl Planks for about a $1 sqft. and see it's suppose to be glued down. Could you share some insight as to what I getting into and what to expect as far as laying it proper so that no problem occur? I guess I should have asked first what you think about the product and is it durable, and are there any problems you know of about the product? I just figured with your knowledge you aware of some of the issue with different product and heard feedback from installers. Thanks in advance.
Hi jones! I have a question for you. My wife and I Are building a small loft apartment in our metal barn while we wait for our house to be built. The subfloor is 5/8" chipboard or OSB. There are a couple high spots from the joists under the floor. I would rather not deal with a floor leveling product since its only a temporary setting for us but my wife doesn;t want to walk on the OSB and potentially getting splinters. I've been thinking about gluing down vinyl flooring. Is this an option with a couple high spots? Will the flooring flex enough and bond to the floor without needing a leveling product? I appreciate the thoughts.
Its not an ideal situation, but if the high spots a gradually sloped then you should be fine. You can also put a second layer of ply over the 5/8 and plane or sand out the high spots. I'd afraid of sanding 5/8 because its kind of thin. GOOD LUCK!
I guess it would work. I use all different types of glue, liquid nails, PL, Bostik's, Ect. Just make sure you remove any padding on the floor. You need to glue directly to the back of the flooring not to the padding.
Good video. Looking to put this in my kitchen. Was wondering, can we install right over the old sheet vinyl? Or did we need to rip up the old vinyl sheet first?
Can I glue this product over top of a sheet linoleum that has a tile pattern to it? Will the glue adhere to the sheet linoleum and will the old tile pattern read through the new flooring?
These glues stick to almost anything so that's not a problem. You have to make sure that the sheet linoleum is completely glued down. Some sheet products are only perimeter glued, so the middle of the floor is not attached and this won't work. So you have to determine how the old floor is installed . Cut a small square out in the middle of a room and see how comes up, see if there is any glue under it. If it has a distinctive grout joint, meaning you can feel the grout joint, then it will probably telegraph through any vinyl floor that doesn't have a rigid core or that isn't at least 5mill thick. If it were me I would probably remove the linoleum or go with a thicker floating type of vinyl like Lifeproof or Nucore. These products can go right over anything and grout lines won't telegraphy through. Let me know if you have any more questions. I hope this helps. Tim
I live in Arizona, I have a problem with tha lvp glue, it dry and I installed, next day or so the lvp is lifting up and the glue is moist!!! Any suggestions??? Have the problem only in winter!
Jones Knows yes it drys and grab very good, I’m not the one that have the problem so we been talking about it in the company and we think it have to do something with the moisture it only happens in winter.
Windows don't open in commercial building. Would have been nice if they did. I do like to use floor fans. But we had a couple of jobs going on and it was easier just to come back the next day then waste another minute at that jobsite.
I'm putting some surplus pieces of vinyl plank flooring on a large outdoor countertop under a patio, and I want to glue it to the plywood base of the counter. Could you recommend a glue to use that's available in small amounts? Will any common construction glue work? ie. Liquid Nails, Contact Cement, or ??? Also the vinyl planks have a thin dense foam backing, should I scrape that off before gluing or just glue as they are? Thanks!
Hi! I was wondering.. how do you REMOVE glue-down LVP? Heat gun and floor scraper? I'm looking to replace that type of flooring which is currently in the kitchen and replace the carpet in the adjacent dining/living room for just one type of flooring to unify the space. Hoping there is a DIY way to do it! Thanks!!
I have this type of vinyl plank flooring using the glue method. I was told the glue was what is called pressure sensitive. I replaced a couple pieces after many years all that was needed was a razor knife to seperate the piece I wanted to remove and it just pulled right up. Also didn't have to add new glue as original glue was still tacky.
I'm covering a concrete slab on grade floor in a seaside cottage where flooding is always a possibility. Are there water proof adhesives that will stick if the floor is ever submerged?
awesome instructional video man! but I have a question I'm about to install a glue down over an old linoleum that I'm not planning in removing but I was wondering how clean the floor has to be because there is very small traces of wax on the floor, do I need to sand the floor just a little for better adhesion? thanks
Yes the glue will stick to the wax but may not penetrate to the floor underneath. So you have to get the wax off by sanding or stripping. You can use a chemical stripper or try to sand it off but it’s gotta come off before installing the new floor.
Great video -- thank you! Is it possible to install vinyl plank flooring over a 1 or 2 mil. underlayment? I'd like to "soften" the feel of the hard LVP which I'm planning to install over my concrete basement.
Only Nucore let’s you use an extra pad with their preinstalled cork back. Most of the other brands already have a padding attached and you can’t use a second one it makes it too soft which will lead to your seams opening up all over the floor.
I just remembered QuietWalk has a pad that CAN be used under LVP with pad attached it’s not the reqular QuietWalk it’s a special one the is black and says QuietWalk for Vinyl on it here it a link so you can see what it looks like amzn.to/3f5SAWE
Did this in our basement bar area over concrete and love it! Putting it in our RV now.
Thanks so much for this video! I have my whole apartment to do but wasn’t sure if I could do in sections over a few days like this but this has answered my question. I’m attempting to do it myself 😊👍🏼
Great video!! Very well explained with Great demonstration!! Your year's of experience very well demonstrated with the obvious experience your son's displayed! Thanks again for your time in doing video!! Danny
It's always interesting to see how other places in the world view and use products. I have been an installer for 14 years and we actually do mostly glue down vinyl planks, floating products are only just really taking off now.
How important is it for the floor to be level. Everyone keeps talking about how important it is but the way I see it, the planks are so thin and flexible won't they conform to the shape of the floor?
@@shevinsacrey5862 thinner vinyl planking will follow the floor but it's more about the finished look and the manufacturer aswell as the country it's being installed in will have a specific standard it's to be installed to for warranty purposes.
Is there an underlayment for this flooring? I want to install it on a concrete slab that gets cold in the winter
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I'm doing my basement without my husband's help 1
I’m about to give it a try and I appreciate this video so much!!! Thank you!
Thanks for the tips !
Actually a very informative video. It really is. Thank you for all the useful information.
Hello Mr. Jones,
We had pressure sensitive glue down vinyl tile put in our home. The tile looks nice, its durable and we like it. It was down for about 4 years without a problem. Unfortunately some of the tiles came up. We had the contractor come and fix the problem. Now it has been about 6 months and some of the same tiles are coming up again. Needless to say I'm irritated. The contractor did not clean the old glue off the subfloor before regluing the tile. Would that keep the tile from sticking to the floor? What may have originally caused the tile to come up? Any information would be appreciated.
Thank you
Hi, I'm a tile contractor in California and I just installed 1400 sq ft of Mannington 18 x 36 LVT Glue down. I have a few problems with lippage with some of the seams between the tiles. The floor was rolled with a 100 pd roller throughout the installation process but I still have a few areas with this problem. Do you have any ideas on how i can make these seams flush? Thanks, Todd
I’ll be putting down 25 yr warranty 2mm LVP planks over the concrete slab in my home. It’s approximately 1,300 sqft. Is there anything that can be placed between the concrete and planks to insulate and soften the feel on our feet. Also, what glue would be the best for application?
End up with grin through from the adhesive because you didn't use a roller on it after spreading
Great video! I have a question, can I apply this directly over existing hardwood floors that no in the best of shape? What kind of prep would I need to do? Also what if eventually we decide to pull up the vinyl, would the adhesive damage the wood floors anymore?
Nail or screw any loose boards then skim the whole floor. Look for any kind of feather finish. And use a long flat edge trowel. I use a 24"
It'll do some damage. But the nice thing about 3/4inch wood is you can sand and refinish.
You mentioned Henry's pressure sensitive adhesive. Is this the Henry 430? I'm planning on installing this type of flooring for my basement. Thanks
You can use any pressure sensitive. Just make sure you let it set. It usually turns clear. But when you touch it it'll be sticky but not transfer on to you.
Is it normal that this type of material shrinks after being installed?
When you just lay down the vinyl plank you get a little sticky on it. How do you get rid of that?
How to install the transition piece vinyl to carpet
Thank you for your video! Curious about the sub-flooring...we had someone come out to measure and give an estimate for 1200sq ft of glue-down vinyl and were told that another 1/4" plywood sub-floor layer was needed on top of the existing plywood flooring. He said it was required to do this for glue-downs.
There are no sub-flooring issues that we're aware of so its not clear why another layer of sub-flooring would be needed (not to mention, the additional expense). What's on the floor right now is carpet and padding, with a couple areas of sheet vinyl.
Is there a good reason to add a second layer of sub-flooring, or was he padding the cost of the job?
Thanks for your time.
Does it hold up to dogs claws and water?
Could I install this product OVER my existing tiles if I smoothed the floor with fillers ?
Great video! I want to install this type of flooring on my concrete basement floor. The problem is the concrete around the perimeter of the floor is not smooth like the rest of the floor because I had a sump pump installed. The concrete they used probably wasn’t mixed right because ever since it has a a dusty, sandy residue on top no matter how much I vacuum it. Do you think the adhesive will stick to that part of the concrete?
No. You have to use a feather finish and skim over it. Just use a long flat trowel. No teeth
How do you stager the design? I’m using 48 inch planks
Just glue a path about the doors with. Don't do while floor yet. And to start I'll cut 3 or 4 board so I have like 1/3,2/3 and a full or 1/4,1/2,3/4 and a full. Just put cut edge on the wall or doorway so you'll have factory edges touching next boards. Then when you get to end of room. You cut last piece to fit and the piece you cut off is now you next starter. That way you have minimal waste. Just keep seams at least 4 inches apart from each other.
We're renovating our kitchen and bought this type of glue down vinyl. Can I install the cabinets right over this flooring?
Yes, that is one of the advantages of glue down over floating. You can definitely install the cabinets right over!
Does the concrete need to be clean? My subfloor has a lot of paint overspray and splatter.
This is a good question and I hope to find out the answer as well.
@@jenniferfug5553 We ended up renting a concrete grinder for best adhesion. Wasn’t willing to risk it in a large commercial space, but I’ve since seen it done without grinding.
Subfloor smoothness is very important though
I have a lot of paint spots on my concrete, do I have to get that off for the glue to work?
Hey I liked your video. I’m an artist. I have a big sheet of thick paper, 4 feet x 5 feet. I want to glue it down to a sheet of Masonite. Will this glue that you used seep into the paper fibres from the back. Painting on front. Thanks!
As long as you let it tack up really good it can't seep. I love this about the glue, no cleanup basically because its not wet and doesn't get all over everything.
I have a DIY project I'm fixing to try and take on. I found some Mohawk Group Luxury Vinyl Planks for about a $1 sqft. and see it's suppose to be glued down. Could you share some insight as to what I getting into and what to expect as far as laying it proper so that no problem occur? I guess I should have asked first what you think about the product and is it durable, and are there any problems you know of about the product? I just figured with your knowledge you aware of some of the issue with different product and heard feedback from installers. Thanks in advance.
Can LVP glue down be done over concrete that has "cutback" from an old florr on it?
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I want to lay this type of flooring in my basement. What do I need to do where the expansion joints are to prep them?
Use a flash patch or feather finish. Usually easier to just skim the whole floor
great work !!!! I'm looking for a gray color and water proof .. can you tell me what color and brand you used
Thank you.Here is the link to the floor in the video. I hope this link works let me know if you can't open it. primoflorzusa.com/2mm-provincial.html
Savannah oak ?
yes
Can you install it
over an old ceramic tile?
@Jones Knows I want to hire you to put it in for me... where are you based out of?
I'm look at this for a laundromat. I wonder how it will bond to VCT.
Can I glue on top of ceramic tile?
I love the color of the floor. Im wanting to do my basement with it. Do you know the brand name and color? Well done looks great!
How much for the antique currency?
Hi jones! I have a question for you. My wife and I Are building a small loft apartment in our metal barn while we wait for our house to be built. The subfloor is 5/8" chipboard or OSB. There are a couple high spots from the joists under the floor. I would rather not deal with a floor leveling product since its only a temporary setting for us but my wife doesn;t want to walk on the OSB and potentially getting splinters. I've been thinking about gluing down vinyl flooring. Is this an option with a couple high spots? Will the flooring flex enough and bond to the floor without needing a leveling product? I appreciate the thoughts.
Its not an ideal situation, but if the high spots a gradually sloped then you should be fine. You can also put a second layer of ply over the 5/8 and plane or sand out the high spots. I'd afraid of sanding 5/8 because its kind of thin. GOOD LUCK!
Can you tell me what product did you use to seal the floor before laying the tiles?
Would you recommend the same glue if I’m installing this type of vinyl on a wall
I guess it would work. I use all different types of glue, liquid nails, PL, Bostik's, Ect. Just make sure you remove any padding on the floor. You need to glue directly to the back of the flooring not to the padding.
Good video. Looking to put this in my kitchen. Was wondering, can we install right over the old sheet vinyl?
Or did we need to rip up the old vinyl sheet first?
I rip it out. You can have problems down the road if you don't.
@@rapodejko went ahead and ran with that advice of just tearing out all the old stuff. Thank you for your help and the great video
Welcome for the advice. Videos not mine though. I just have 20 years experience doing flooring. Done everything from mansions to yankee stadium.
Great profile pic btw
@@rapodejko outstanding. That's what I call experience.
Can I glue this product over top of a sheet linoleum that has a tile pattern to it? Will the glue adhere to the sheet linoleum and will the old tile pattern read through the new flooring?
These glues stick to almost anything so that's not a problem. You have to make sure that the sheet linoleum is completely glued down. Some sheet products are only perimeter glued, so the middle of the floor is not attached and this won't work. So you have to determine how the old floor is installed . Cut a small square out in the middle of a room and see how comes up, see if there is any glue under it. If it has a distinctive grout joint, meaning you can feel the grout joint, then it will probably telegraph through any vinyl floor that doesn't have a rigid core or that isn't at least 5mill thick. If it were me I would probably remove the linoleum or go with a thicker floating type of vinyl like Lifeproof or Nucore. These products can go right over anything and grout lines won't telegraphy through. Let me know if you have any more questions. I hope this helps. Tim
What glue do u recommended to glue planks over old 12x12 (school like tiles) vinyl?
Pressure sensitive. Just make sure all of the tiles are down good. You don't want any loose tiles.
Make sure to lightly sand the entire floor & tsp it to get any wax grease off!!!
Do I need chalk lines if I’m doing the entire floor of a basement?
If you are gluing you should always use chalk lines to stay straight.
Can you glue vinyl tile over existing vinyl tile?
Yes if it is secure!
I live in Arizona, I have a problem with tha lvp glue, it dry and I installed, next day or so the lvp is lifting up and the glue is moist!!!
Any suggestions???
Have the problem only in winter!
Did you roll it after you installed it ? Do you remember what the name of the glue was ?
Jones Knows I do roll my jobs
And glue I have use maipi, Roberts and a local company that makes one, any one you recommend?
I use Roberts and Mapie all the time with no problems. Does it grab when you first install the floor ?
Jones Knows yes it drys and grab very good, I’m not the one that have the problem so we been talking about it in the company and we think it have to do something with the moisture it only happens in winter.
No knee pads
The stagger is staggeringly awful
Open a window and buy a floor fan
Windows don't open in commercial building. Would have been nice if they did. I do like to use floor fans. But we had a couple of jobs going on and it was easier just to come back the next day then waste another minute at that jobsite.
I'm putting some surplus pieces of vinyl plank flooring on a large outdoor countertop under a patio, and I want to glue it to the plywood base of the counter. Could you recommend a glue to use that's available in small amounts? Will any common construction glue work? ie. Liquid Nails, Contact Cement, or ??? Also the vinyl planks have a thin dense foam backing, should I scrape that off before gluing or just glue as they are? Thanks!
Hey Tim. Can you glue over linoleum?? Or does that have to come up before install?
If it’s glued down really well and solid then you can but it loose then no it’ll have to come up.
@@JonesKnows thanks Tim! It looks like we finally made a decision lol. I been thinking about it for at least 6 months.
Hi! I was wondering.. how do you REMOVE glue-down LVP? Heat gun and floor scraper? I'm looking to replace that type of flooring which is currently in the kitchen and replace the carpet in the adjacent dining/living room for just one type of flooring to unify the space. Hoping there is a DIY way to do it! Thanks!!
I have this type of vinyl plank flooring using the glue method. I was told the glue was what is called pressure sensitive. I replaced a couple pieces after many years all that was needed was a razor knife to seperate the piece I wanted to remove and it just pulled right up. Also didn't have to add new glue as original glue was still tacky.
Do you need a primer on a cement floor a day before applying the adhesive
Can you reuse vinyl planks once they're already glued down
no in the video Tim mentioned they stick really hard.
I'm covering a concrete slab on grade floor in a seaside cottage where flooding is always a possibility. Are there water proof adhesives that will stick if the floor is ever submerged?
Hi, thanks for sharing, what's the name of the glue?
Would this work using it for walls?
awesome instructional video man! but I have a question I'm about to install a glue down over an old linoleum that I'm not planning in removing but I was wondering how clean the floor has to be because there is very small traces of wax on the floor, do I need to sand the floor just a little for better adhesion? thanks
Yes the glue will stick to the wax but may not penetrate to the floor underneath. So you have to get the wax off by sanding or stripping. You can use a chemical stripper or try to sand it off but it’s gotta come off before installing the new floor.
Great video -- thank you! Is it possible to install vinyl plank flooring over a 1 or 2 mil. underlayment? I'd like to "soften" the feel of the hard LVP which I'm planning to install over my concrete basement.
Only Nucore let’s you use an extra pad with their preinstalled cork back. Most of the other brands already have a padding attached and you can’t use a second one it makes it too soft which will lead to your seams opening up all over the floor.
I just remembered QuietWalk has a pad that CAN be used under LVP with pad attached it’s not the reqular QuietWalk it’s a special one the is black and says QuietWalk for Vinyl on it here it a link so you can see what it looks like amzn.to/3f5SAWE
@@JonesKnows Great video. I am planning to use the black Quiet walk. Do I need to glue down the Quiet walk than glue the vinyl planks over? TIA
Hi ...can I use luwan on top of my osb subfloor for a more smooth surface for the planks?
Yes. But still have to patch seams and any nail,screw,or staples.