Installing Vinyl Laminate Flooring

10 beginner mistakes installing vinyl plank flooring home renovation this video sponsored by skillshare.

Installing vinyl laminate flooring.

Lay the first plank appropriately spaced from the wall. If you re installing anyway if you insist on installing over the laminate you first goal should be to make your laminate as smooth as possible. How to install vinyl plank flooring as a beginner. Generally this is done by working from the most visible wall usually the one that greets the eye as you enter the room then working outward toward the entryway.

See my flooring install playlist. Vinyl plank flooring like laminate or wood flooring needs to have a layout that is pleasing to the eye. It then continues straight into the adjoining rooms. The installation starts in the corner of the house and proceeds through the first room until the edge of the flooring extends beyond the walls.

Install the second plank by holding it at an angle and inserting its tongue edge into the first plank s groove edge. Installation laminate flooring. Install baseboards and molding remove the spacers around the border and install baseboards and quarter round molding covering the plastic moisture barrier on the wall and the gap between the wall and the flooring. This action draws the boards together and closes the seam.

Then you will want to install a solid smooth underlayment over your laminate floor. How to install vinyl flooring at least 48 hours prior to installation place the new vinyl plank flooring in the room for acclimation. How to install laminate flooring. Plan the flooring layout.

For a free 2 month trial go to. Then the first plank is folded down until it is level with the other plank. Installing click lock vinyl plank flooring trim the short tongue edge from the first vinyl plank.