I like these life proof, they last a long time and show almost no wear after years of use. The ones he's using are great because there's no tapping on the left or right to connect the other end, which causes so much problems if you bend the edges. Vinyl flooring is all I will install, especially if you have pets...it's a must use.
As a person that does floors for a living I’ll tell you if the costumer don’t wanna pay I’ll just install it how the floor is I make sure they sign paper that I’m not responsible what happens next
The only person that gives a shit about the pattern is the guy who lays it down. This is the same concept as every other trade that has some "special knowledge" that generally makes no difference at all in the end product. You could literally just lay LVP on the floor and its half decent flooring already. Stop pretending the Legos of flooring are some specal thing 😂
Laying the floor is easy how you tackle stairs when you run into them is hard- no jnderlayment these have their own and if you use additional underpayment you will void the lifetime warranty.
The plank has a pre attached pad but it is not rated as a vapor barrier. You need a 6 mil vapor barrier when installing on concrete. It’s a floating floor with no adhesive meaning there is a thin air gap that will accumulate condensation when the concrete heats and cools throughout the year. The LVP won’t show it as it’s waterproof, but the attached pad will sog out, and if enough builds up it will work its way into the wall system. Where are people getting the idea that using a vapor barrier or additional underlayment pad voids the product warranty? Big box stores won’t even sell an install unless they can do so to the manufacturer’s guidelines to warranty the product and their work. This always specifies the use of a vapor barrier in the form of 6 mil poly or a combination underlayment pad with built in vapor barrier.
@@jasonrasberry2439 bingo. People often forget concert holds moisture, a lot of it. And that’s why baseman’s are prone to “bad jobs”, no it’s wasn’t a bad install, just missed preparation and moisture got in the boards and caused damage
I’m just starting my living room into and throughout my kitchen. I was thinking the same thing but I was always taught to use a 6” step. You think random looks better?
@@joeyd7728 I've done hundreds of laminate floors and that step pattern shows terribly. I make sure none of my lines line up for at least 4 rows and I randomize it throughout the whole floor. No seams closer than 6 inches either.. I also pull from at least 4 boxes at a time to avoid any color patterning.
Sometimes homeowners don't want to pay extra for removal, reinstalling and finish paint. They'd rather hide gaps with quarter round..but yes. I'd remove baseboard too if it was up to me
Most flooring has Instructions to lay them by 3rd's or 4th's depending on the brands. Also they come with Square footage instructions about Whether or not they have dividers. As a contractor if the client Request it to be layed outside the instructions of the brand but I don't put a warranty that covers the floor if it comes undone. herringbone Is pattern is covered by warranty . As long as that you stagger the floor and they have over 6 inches of over lay the floor will hold. The Reason why you want to stagger the joint to create a better hold on the next floor piece.
I'm not a fan of this stagger, but, most people will never notice. On my first install I had no idea what I was doing and jacked the entire floor up. I can't wait to take it out.
Only need an underlayment in a condo association just for sound absorption lifeproof makes there own underlayment. Always layed 6 mill plastic down regardless of moisture content ! Installed this per Home Depot installations guidelines. Lifeproof also makes a herringbone floor design flooring
In you don't install it with a moister barrier (6 mil plastic) when installing over a slab foundation, the manufacture will most likely not warranty it.
🤣probably not. It’s probably uneven. But if the customer paid for it. That’s on the customer for not putting an underpayment. Idc if the product has the thin part on the back that’s NOT an underlayment. The underlayment is for many purposes. Mainly for moisture protection and comfort under your feet and noise reduction. This will creek and crack sound with each step. And will probably need to be replaced again because it weakens the joints. If you get a good underlayment the floor doesn’t have to be perfectly level. Because the padding with give it a flatter surface to lay on and it’s cushioned with moisture protection. I’m not a professional by no means but I’m about to install some in my house in less than a week so I’ve been learning a ton before I even try.
Hey sorry to tell you that you couldn’t be more wrong about a tapping block on life proof. I install it everyday it is an exclusive product of Home Depot which I have the contract with them to install this product and all their vinyl floor products. They even sell a lifeproof box that contains a tapping block spacers pull bar and a specific rubber mallet made just for their life proof product. The red side is to use when tapping it in with the tapping block and the gray side is to tap down the drop lock short butt seam. Just a little 411 for you so you don’t misinform people out there.
It’s not for expansion. What they will do is put quarter on the base board everywhere to cover the gap. How they should have done it is taken off the baseboards and after the flooring is installed, you then reinstall the baseboards.
Mientras el dueño no diga nada c puede hacer ese tipo de trabajo puerco pero rápido Easy money sin protección en el suelo escaleriado simplemente un cochinero 😅
@@domingoc I'm sure this is too late, but just in case, You just gotta randomize the seams so as not to leave that stair step look. In the end that just looks like garbage.
Well if it's done correctly it'll last quite a while but this is not done correctly so it probably won't last that long before it starts buckling in cupping
@@rickashley9708 for one he has no underlayment you want to put at least a 6mm plastic on concrete. Second he's running it at a 45 which is going to cause an irregular movement. That's just a quick way to get done make money and get
@@rickashley9708 you want to do an irregular step you don't want them all to line up all the way across the floor the same they just it doesn't work well that way and it causes them after time to pop up.
I like these life proof, they last a long time and show almost no wear after years of use. The ones he's using are great because there's no tapping on the left or right to connect the other end, which causes so much problems if you bend the edges. Vinyl flooring is all I will install, especially if you have pets...it's a must use.
Great work with the stairway to heaven.
I like the wider planks makes installation faster too
No no no no.. Stair steps dude.. Stairway to heaven
Lmao😂that’s what I was thinking watching this lol
You should show the close to the wall so people can learn how to cut the final one!
I can see the black mold and subfloor cracked for humidity
The stair step, no prep special. Got to love a handyman
Cry more
As a person that does floors for a living I’ll tell you if the costumer don’t wanna pay I’ll just install it how the floor is I make sure they sign paper that I’m not responsible what happens next
The only person that gives a shit about the pattern is the guy who lays it down. This is the same concept as every other trade that has some "special knowledge" that generally makes no difference at all in the end product.
You could literally just lay LVP on the floor and its half decent flooring already. Stop pretending the Legos of flooring are some specal thing 😂
No matter the pattern you will have a step pattern.
Will quiet walk lv be too soft uner lvp with pad?
Maybe a stupid question - why there is no any kind of glue applied between the floor and the vinyl plank?
You got a bad stair-stepping pattern going.
Laying the floor is easy how you tackle stairs when you run into them is hard- no jnderlayment these have their own and if you use additional underpayment you will void the lifetime warranty.
Forgot the vapor barrier
No vapor barrier needed it’s in the plank
@@kottykingwhen the subfloor is concrete, yes you do need a barrier
That will void the warranty
The plank has a pre attached pad but it is not rated as a vapor barrier. You need a 6 mil vapor barrier when installing on concrete. It’s a floating floor with no adhesive meaning there is a thin air gap that will accumulate condensation when the concrete heats and cools throughout the year. The LVP won’t show it as it’s waterproof, but the attached pad will sog out, and if enough builds up it will work its way into the wall system.
Where are people getting the idea that using a vapor barrier or additional underlayment pad voids the product warranty? Big box stores won’t even sell an install unless they can do so to the manufacturer’s guidelines to warranty the product and their work. This always specifies the use of a vapor barrier in the form of 6 mil poly or a combination underlayment pad with built in vapor barrier.
Where is the under padding and vapor barrier?
No underlayment?
Anymore, most lvt has built on underlayment
Most New flooring doesn't need underLayment because it comes with underlayment built it. I installed 234 floors so far.
Most LVP come with it molded on the bottom of the board but you still want to use a poly clear underlayment if the subfloor is Concrete. Moisture.
@@jasonrasberry2439 bingo. People often forget concert holds moisture, a lot of it. And that’s why baseman’s are prone to “bad jobs”, no it’s wasn’t a bad install, just missed preparation and moisture got in the boards and caused damage
Cheaped out. That stuff cost as much as the flooring.
Damn Julio what’s the hurry lol
Good way to put the flooring down but How about that empty corners?
Seams should be more random. That stair step will show up like dog shit when you're done.
I’m just starting my living room into and throughout my kitchen. I was thinking the same thing but I was always taught to use a 6” step. You think random looks better?
@@joeyd7728 I've done hundreds of laminate floors and that step pattern shows terribly. I make sure none of my lines line up for at least 4 rows and I randomize it throughout the whole floor. No seams closer than 6 inches either.. I also pull from at least 4 boxes at a time to avoid any color patterning.
@@andys5562 thank you, bro! Appreciate the tips!
Yes brother
Learn how to do sheet vinyl so you can figure out the 6mil plastic
It’s a pain to watch this video. I can see by the rows u installed that the design of the flooring of how it is laid is a stair design, Horrid.
What is the color installed in the video and the manufacturer
lifeproof dusk cherry
Aren't those staggers a bit on the small side?
Good work
I would remove the floor molding before floor installation
Correcto.
Looks like just baseboard left. Shoe molding will cover the gap.
Sometimes homeowners don't want to pay extra for removal, reinstalling and finish paint. They'd rather hide gaps with quarter round..but yes. I'd remove baseboard too if it was up to me
I need to hire you
Isn't that a fucked up stagger
I was thinking the same lmaoooo
depends on what the client wanted or instructed.
Stagger away unless the client asks otherwise. Work smart
Most flooring has Instructions to lay them by 3rd's or 4th's depending on the brands. Also they come with Square footage instructions about Whether or not they have dividers. As a contractor if the client Request it to be layed outside the instructions of the brand but I don't put a warranty that covers the floor if it comes undone. herringbone Is pattern is covered by warranty . As long as that you stagger the floor and they have over 6 inches of over lay the floor will hold. The Reason why you want to stagger the joint to create a better hold on the next floor piece.
I'm not a fan of this stagger, but, most people will never notice. On my first install I had no idea what I was doing and jacked the entire floor up. I can't wait to take it out.
How do u get the next row in when there is no room to hammer
Theres another tool with a hook kinda things hooks on on the floors edge between the floor and wall the had a another part where u hammer it
They make a special bar
I thought underlayment was a requirement when installing on concrete slabs? Am I wrong here... Wanna make sure I do this correctly
Just read the directions. It depends on moisture content
Yes , 6 mil plastic is required for lvp on concrete. Plus you can see he did no surface prep
Not this floor it comes with one on the title ppl that r talking have never worked with Lifeproof I work for the company is right on the box
Only need an underlayment in a condo association just for sound absorption lifeproof makes there own underlayment. Always layed 6 mill plastic down regardless of moisture content ! Installed this per Home Depot installations guidelines. Lifeproof also makes a herringbone floor design flooring
It is
In you don't install it with a moister barrier (6 mil plastic) when installing over a slab foundation, the manufacture will most likely not warranty it.
Depends on the company
Lifeproof says its not required unless moisture is high
Itu bahannya dari kayu apa kak 🙏🏻
What is the name of that color ?
RR6
any glue required???? underneath
Yeah the easy part is easy we get it.
Do the planks need to acclimate to the room like hardwood before the install?
Yes at least 24 hours but it's best to do at least 48 if you can
台灣也有生產這種地板
How thick are these planks?
Prob the 22m
Underlayment?
The laminate have that under
I would prep better and use a moisture barrier for good measure. Also terrible stair step.
De nada sirve la rapides si va a quedar todo quebrado. Importa mas la Calidad no la Cantidad.
Never tapped the short side in
Little step pattern action.
Qué pasa si lo instaló en basement y se me llega a meter el agua?
Did you add a sealer on the concrete before you placed the vinyl
🤣probably not. It’s probably uneven. But if the customer paid for it. That’s on the customer for not putting an underpayment. Idc if the product has the thin part on the back that’s NOT an underlayment. The underlayment is for many purposes. Mainly for moisture protection and comfort under your feet and noise reduction. This will creek and crack sound with each step. And will probably need to be replaced again because it weakens the joints. If you get a good underlayment the floor doesn’t have to be perfectly level. Because the padding with give it a flatter surface to lay on and it’s cushioned with moisture protection. I’m not a professional by no means but I’m about to install some in my house in less than a week so I’ve been learning a ton before I even try.
Put the plastic first
Oye amigo no es recomendable o mejor poner pegamento estoy por hacer el mío que recomiendas?
No, se pone bien despues de un dia .. si siente raro el primer dia .. es normal
I know some lvp has the insulation built on the back, but can you add an additional layer under that?
You're supposed to
What color style is that?
LVP is not consider s high end flooring, so this is ok, lightning bolt pattern. Do not try it with real wood planks, is a no no.
Sorry carnal but that floor will start cupping . You need to put 6 mil plastic underneath the floor when installing over concrete
You can tell the floor is uneven
Which colour and brand is this wow
I believe it’s the Lifeproof Dusk Cherry
Porque no pusiste plastico antes
👍
Never used a tapping block on lifeproof just a soft rubber mallet ! Tapping blocks damages the very edge of the flooring
Hey sorry to tell you that you couldn’t be more wrong about a tapping block on life proof. I install it everyday it is an exclusive product of Home Depot which I have the contract with them to install this product and all their vinyl floor products. They even sell a lifeproof box that contains a tapping block spacers pull bar and a specific rubber mallet made just for their life proof product. The red side is to use when tapping it in with the tapping block and the gray side is to tap down the drop lock short butt seam. Just a little 411 for you so you don’t misinform people out there.
como se llama el modelo que estan usando?
What's the black thing he using?
Called a block
Ever heard of no rush. Take your time 😂
why no underlayment?
Pre installed on the planks
No lleva pegamento o algo así?
Moisture barrier?
Hello Mr George😂😂😂
What color/brand is that?
Life proof Hardeman Oak sold by Home Depot
You didn’t finish ??
Where are you located?
How do you do the part by the walls under the trim?
Make sure you have expanding space when the flooring breathes through seasons
It’s not for expansion. What they will do is put quarter on the base board everywhere to cover the gap. How they should have done it is taken off the baseboards and after the flooring is installed, you then reinstall the baseboards.
But the last what is the lebt side
Stagger them joints or the flooring will move irregularly
That’s far from true what is true is if any of those short joints are less than 6 inches apart it will void you’re warranty
Next video after this was talking about his layout and the staircase looks terrible and how to avoid 😆
To go until until
Do see doing like a pattern that's wrong
Dude patch the cracks 😂
Crack is what you smoking on
Gonna see those seems a mile away
Is He Speedy Gonzales..??
Where is the foam padding under it
It's built in on that lifeproof brand.
No floor prep no plastic under 😂
You get what you pay for
The mallet you're using is for nail down hardwood flooring. No worries a professional will come back and fix it
the only fix here is to pull it up, throw it all away, and try again
What color?
Looks like Hardeman Oak
Your floor is not leveled I can see the plank coming up at the end of the
No , the joints are too close man
Wrong, there is no underlayment.
It's lifeproof brand flooring, the underlayment is built into the product. Sweeping that floor and a little leveling compound would help though.
If it’s life proof underlayment is attached
When you aren’t paid hourly😂
Mientras el dueño no diga nada c puede hacer ese tipo de trabajo puerco pero rápido Easy money sin protección en el suelo escaleriado simplemente un cochinero 😅
If your the one he's working in your house. Fire his ass
Puro marranerías porque tan aprista 🤔 se te olvida la calidad?
Where’s the pad
Así kiero ser para k Bea k en este país todo se logra gracias y k dios los bendiga
Poor underneighbours without a underfloor installed .
Stair steppin fuck yeh
Shoddy construction R Us!
🤔 U still use a underlayment regardless of the thin attachment better for the long,long Haul smh 🤔
You're staircasing...
how do you not staircase it. I'm about to do my floors and I was wondering how to not staircase? TIA
That’s not staircasing
Then what is?
@@natefarrington7442 Staircasing is the same as a running bond 50% staggering
@@domingoc I'm sure this is too late, but just in case, You just gotta randomize the seams so as not to leave that stair step look. In the end that just looks like garbage.
This is def. *NOT!* how you lie a floor.....
Never ever let the ends of the 'planks' come so close to eachother mate....🤦🏽🙋🏽
Stairs
Is this rent a mexican and if not how do I contact them? 😂. No, seriously bro great work 👍🏻
can name 5 rookie mistakes right now but not gonna share my Knowledge. way younger than u too
И без паралоновой подложки 🧐🤔?!
Dude needs to slow down. It’s like he doesn’t want to get paid by the hour.
No smart floor tech gets paid by the hour.
How kobg does this floor last
Well if it's done correctly it'll last quite a while but this is not done correctly so it probably won't last that long before it starts buckling in cupping
@shannontreadway ok.. Thank you for responding...what was he doing wrong ?
@@rickashley9708 for one he has no underlayment you want to put at least a 6mm plastic on concrete. Second he's running it at a 45 which is going to cause an irregular movement. That's just a quick way to get done make money and get
@@rickashley9708 you want to do an irregular step you don't want them all to line up all the way across the floor the same they just it doesn't work well that way and it causes them after time to pop up.
Mas suben lo mas fácil
U didn’t put the plastic trash bag shit down 🧐