Intall Vinyl Tile My Experience Part One

This is part 1 of a 3 part series.

Intall vinyl tile my experience part one.

How to install vinyl plank flooring for beginners diy. This video is from start. I install lifeproof vinyl plank flooring in a mancave in this home remodel. It is not attached using adhesive or double sided tape to the sub floor.

We are not going to throw darts at a drawing of the rooms to decide. This is going to be more of an experience than a tutorial and may be lengthy but will be full of tricks and tips we learned along our way on how my husband and i as first time floor installers got our existing carpet up and out and vinyl plank floors installed in two days time. Use laminate spacers to keep the laminate spaced approximately 1 4 inch away from the wall. Start out the process by measuring the area that you plan on installing porcelain tile in.

Take your first plank of laminate and set it in the corner. Let me preface this and disclose that my husband and i are in no way professionals that s why i m just offering. This expansion gap will allow the laminate to contract and expand with temperature changes. One of the newest flooring products to enter the market is vinyl plank flooring as shown in figure 1.

Here is the beginning of the process of installing a porcelain tile floor. Unlike other vinyl flooring materials this product is designed to be a floating floor. Now is the time where we figure out which room we want to start in. You will need to use your tape measure to get the dimensions of the room.

To move ahead to part 2 click here step 1 measure the space. We are going to put some thought into this.