Install Vinyl Plank Like A PRO
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ย. 2024
- In this helpful and informative video, learn how to easily install vinyl plank flooring in your home. We'll cover all the basics, including what tools and materials you'll need, and the best techniques for cutting and fitting the planks. We'll also discuss important tips to ensure your flooring installation is successful and looks great. With this step-by-step guide, you'll be sure to have the perfect vinyl plank flooring in no time!
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This is SERIOUSLY the best installation video I've seen, and I've been looking for well over a year. I am inspired, fearless, and a new subscriber! My hat's off to you, sir.
I've been watching videos on installing these floors. This was the best by far. Now I'm very excited about starting the installation. Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
I agree it’s a very easy to follow video .
It’s easy anyone can lay these floors if you can cut and measure you can lay the floor
8:49 Mold tip: use strong paper towel strips dipped in bleach water 50/50 mixture and leave in those mold areas to prevent sporilation and kill all the potential mold spores. Leave for a few hours, remove paper towels and dry completely. Paper acts as a filter to keep the spores from becoming airborne and settling elsewhere. Works great on tile too! Use gloves and facemask.
great simply easy video. no fluff right on point.
I watched a bunch of these videos. This is the simplest and most informative 👍
Great job you saved your adorable daughter from Floor or carpet bacteria tomb up
Hey, Thank you! New carpet plus professional installation costs too much. I appreciate that you shared your project and advice.
I have to say doing half the room at a time is genius!
I love the dogs in the window at 2:00 mark
Great work and great walkthrough of the process. Very helpful
Thanks! Glad I can help!
THANK YOU!!! Amazing and very helpful video.
Stud, thanks for such a thorough and easy to follow walkthrough!
Thank you for watching! Love to help
you make it look soooo easy....I'm planning on vinyl planking my basement stairs. I'm nervous but I know I can do it. Thanks for the step by step video. It was very helpful. 🙂
Of course! Good luck on your project!
Thanks for sharing. I’m literally going to purchase everything in your Amazon link. I hope you are getting commissions because you deserve everything penny!
You're a great instructor 🎉
Finally a simple video
Nice job. thanks for the info
Anytime! Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the tips
Your floor looks great and I got some super tips from your instructions. (DUDE, why couldn't I have seen this before I pulled THOUSANDS of staples after removing my carpet!) I did have a question about underlayment. Was there a reason you didn't need it? I have heard that even with the flooring that has it built in, you should still use a thin one. Thanks and great video. I ready to remove my damaged laminate and go vinyl!
Appreciate your kind words! And to answer your question every manufacturer of flooring has their own guidelines about using underlayment. Every since I started installing vinyl plank (about 6 years ago) it has always been recommended to not use an underlayment, and I haven’t. All the vinyl plank floors I’ve installed are still in good shape today. However with laminate it is completely different, and you should always use an underlayment with laminate, it is a much different material and thickness. A lot of people use the terms “laminate” and “vinyl” interchangeably and it’s just plain wrong, two totally different materials. Hope this helps!
👍👍👍Nicely done.
Thank-you for this tutorial! I'm due with baby #4 in a couple months and we want to get rid of carpet in the room that the baby will be in. This video really took the mystery out of the project! Quick question, how long did it take you to do the bedroom? Start to finish from removing carpet to replacing trim? Thanks!
About three days! And Congrats on baby #4! We’re getting ready to have #2 any day now ourselves
@@Fixintobuild congrats on #2! It’s so fun to see how siblings interact and see different personalities. You’ll love it! Approx how long did it take to put down the flooring in the bedroom after the carpet was removed?
@@luvualwayz18 carpet removal didn’t take very long, the flooring was done the same day. The longest part was doing the trim and repainting lol
Thank you!
Hey, why didnt you use an underlay?
Nice work, but what about moisture barrier on the floor in the bathroom? More mold
Vinyl plank is 100% waterproof meaning it doesn’t require a moisture barrier. Besides all the moisture in a bathroom comes from above the floor not below. However that may be code in some areas, just not my area. Good observation though
nice job
How much space should be at the edge?
Does it need underlay actually?
Can you make a video regarding the baseboard installation?
Yes sir, matter of fact I’m working on that video now! Should be uploaded next week
Video is up now on my channel, check it out
It looks great.
Hello, I just don't know what lvp to buy. I want quality, but reviews have been negative to mediocre for cheap to expensive. Could you offer some shopping suggestions. I am doing a small room. Thanks
Such a great video!! Question, if I’m not removing my baseboards do I still need to use a spacer? Thank you for such an informative video
Thank you! And to answer your question, it depends! If you’re baseboard is flush to the floor then yes, If there is a large enough gap to slide the flooring underneath, no but you still need a 1/4” gap from the wall itself, so I would still recommend using a spacer and using a shoe moulding or quarter round to cover the gaps all the way around!
Do you need to do the expansion space on all 4 corners ? Thank you
Yes, typically
My house is getting to that age where it needs this kind of love. I noticed you didn't check the floor for levelness? Afterwards did you find that you had any issues?
Our house is actually newer, the floors are still pretty level lol. We just couldn’t stand the carpet anymore
I wish you included how long it took you to finish a room
Both of these rooms were done the same day I started. It goes pretty quick!
Wow so nice I like
Is underlayment needed when flooring over a concrete slab?
100% depends on manufacturer, but typically no
12:39 Hope you had a scrap piece under while scoring.
Hi I can't seem to figure out where the cut end should lay and how to get the panel to stay together
They’re very helpful!
Here’s something you want to avoid when laying the floor. No joint lines should match up with the other no staircase effect and no H pattern. It should be completely random that way the floor will stay together and be strong.
Have a couple of boxes as spares, they become obsolete. 😅 👊🤘✌️
Nice video but is there a pattern to lay them down? I see that you were using smaller plank first in second row.
Any pattern is acceptable as long as the joints are at least 6” apart, you want joints staggered otherwise it could separate easier. Some people go with a “stair step” pattern, some people go “brick pattern” or even “1/3 offset” but I prefer just random lengths. To me it looks more natural and less manufactured
I think you have to use flooring underlaying for airflow and water protection bro.
Not for this flooring. Manufacturers standards do not require underlayment for waterproof vinyl flooring.
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No spacers on the edge walls?
Solud instructions.
Are you right up against the wall on any of the sides? Or all sides have expansion space?
All sides should have a gap
Just wondering you did half the flooring - did you encounter any uneven flooring requiring leveling?
I did not run into this problem on this project. I have ran into a lot of these issues at clients houses though, and it is a pain! I may make a video about it in the future
Can you install this over original hardwood floors?
Yes you can!
Why did u start by the door?
No underlayment?
Vinyl plank does not need underlayment, you’re thinking of laminate flooring. Unless the manufacturer specifically requires it, this one does not
Hi Lone, I am going to go with vinyl flooring for my kitchen. there are two types. One is more and no "cork" backing. the other cheaper but I like the color better. What do you recommend. I want the cheaper one because of the color but I want to pay more for a better backing. What do you suggest? Does the "cork" backing make a better floor? thx.
I’ve used the cork stuff, and I really like it. What’s the brand name of the cheaper one?
@@Fixintobuild duralux? the colors are so close. can i add cork?seeing nucore they are more expensive with cork backing. I may pay more for a little different color and cork backing.
@@Fixintobuild thx for ur help.
@@Fixintobuild better one is nucore
@@subaruamazon of course, and yeah if you can spend a little more for something better it’s always worth it, especially if the warranty is good
Why not put your first piece up against or under the trim gap?
All floating floors require an expansion gap, if the flooring is too tight against the framing it will surely move over time
@@Fixintobuild I'm in the process of doing some LVP and I thank you for the tips
@@jtompkins1277 good luck sir!
@@Fixintobuild Thanks, I need all the luck I can get.
What color is your Shaw flooring?
Toffee Elm!
Love it! Thanks!
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Ok.ok.
There are better spacers that u don't have to tape
this is a hybrid board vinyl planks don’t have click systems
trolleys a waste of time
easy lol he doing it all wrong .no reason for a rubber mallet..
Oh?
Will you marry me?
No
@@Fixintobuild damn. Now I have to finish these floors myself.
@@aerial_silks_hoop good luck!
Love your kitties
pop a chalk line on the 1st run, that wall may be crooked as shit your spacing off of..
I always check the wall for square before beginning my first row, this wall was pretty square not gonna lie
@@Fixintobuild yeah, but still, a good straight line still rules for starting anything....
@@nodoubt46able I agree, a chalk line is an invaluable tool for a lot of things
Lol. If your wall is crooked to begin with , how the hell you gonna get a straight chalk line?
@@tg8150 point a and point b, are fixed ....if the wall is crooked between those 2 points,, thats the reason you chalk a line fool... sheesh...lmao
Honestly, I lost the count of how many vinyl flooring installation videos I have watched on TH-cam. I was losing faith I could do it because people were complicating it soo much. Thank you for sharing your work. I will start mine next week and I will be reviewing your video a few times hahah ✌️🫶🏻 keep it up.
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