Installing Vinyl 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.

Installing vinyl laminate flooring.

Laminate flooring uses a click and lock installation method where the tongue of one plank is fitted into the groove of an adjoining plank at an angle. How to install laminate flooring. How to install vinyl plank flooring as a beginner. 10 beginner mistakes installing vinyl plank flooring home renovation this video sponsored by skillshare.

Plan the flooring layout. Installation laminate flooring. For a free 2 month trial go to. Lay the first plank appropriately spaced from the wall.

You will then want to install vinyl planks that are as thick as you can get. Install the second plank by holding it at an angle and inserting its tongue edge into the first plank s groove edge. How to install vinyl flooring at least 48 hours prior to installation place the new vinyl plank flooring in the room for acclimation. Then the first plank is folded down until it is level with the other plank.

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. 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. Installing click lock vinyl plank flooring trim the short tongue edge from the first vinyl plank. During installation you can mix planks from different boxes to blend the dye lots patterns to create a more uniform appearance.

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.