Installing Loose Lay Vinyl Plank Flooring Over Concrete

After the concrete base is ready lock the vinyl planks together to install your new floor.

Installing loose lay vinyl plank flooring over concrete.

Newly poured concrete off gases water vapor and typically needs from 120 to 150 days to dry out before it s ready to accept flooring according to milliken company. Today i m sharing some tips tools and tricks to installing vinyl plank over concrete. Installing vinyl plank flooring. Vinyl plank flooring is water resistant and if it has a wpc core it s waterproof so it won t be damaged by the off gassing.

And then baseboard is another leap forward it s so exciting. This is the second time we ve done our concrete basement using vinyl plank flooring see the last place here and this time it went so much smoother. How to install vinyl plank flooring. The hardest part of the job is often cleaning and leveling the concrete base.

Spread out the vinyl on a clean floor that is larger than the template tape the template to it and cut the vinyl to shape. Your particular brand of loose lay vinyl may require a slightly different size expansion gap so read the manufacturer s directions carefully. The steps in this guide on how to install vinyl plank flooring on concrete are quite easy to follow. Although the flooring comes in a variety of forms planks are installable with a minimal amount of tools and measuring.

Second you may want an extra vapor barrier above the subfloor to reduce any risk of moisture. How to install vinyl plank flooring as a beginner. If you don t have all the tools or you want to be 100 sure you don t waste any material invite a friend over to help you. Lay out and cut a template just as you would for standard sheet vinyl.

See my flooring install playlist. Learn how to install this sustainable alternative over concrete tiles or existing vinyl flooring in our step by step guide. First it will give you some added cushion to help make the floor softer to walk on. As much as this flooring material may seem to be a perfect flooring it would be prudent to consider vinyl plank flooring pros and cons.

If you re looking for ease of use durability and water resistance vinyl plank flooring has simplicity and style in spades. Vinyl plank installation on concrete makes the floor warm and comfortable. If you are installing your vinyl plank flooring over a concrete subfloor you may want to use an underlayment for three reasons. It s a floating floor which means it isn t fastened to the subfloor it just lies there.