Wow as a flooring guy of 15 years that trick on how to tie the carpet was brilliant! I always used strap tape or duct tape and I'll be using your tip in the future! Thanks
Great job Wes! A lot of people underestimate how heavy carpet and pad is. I usually cut mine in 3’ strips to make it manageable to carry out by myself. Super simple install only needing a speed square, tape measure, and box cutter! 👊🏼
Great job OP!! Note how he did this with no baseboard installed, leaves for a much better floor!! I cannot stand vinyl or lino that curls up at the baseboard. Each time you sweep your floor, dirt gets under the edged, over time it lifts more and more and more. If you can remove your baseboard and undercut your door trim, always do so!!
Great video, Wes. I had no idea these carpet knives existed. Also, the trick to tie a roll is great! I learned something new thanks to you, my friend! BTW, your kids are adorable!
They work great for drywall too. you can make a straight cut easy bend away from the cut and slice through the other side easy just keep the blade clean.
how did you get started laying the planks on the glue? Where did you begin so that you weren't stepping on the sticky glue? Your flooring came out looking great, by the way!
Great video, I agree 200% with random joints, siding, flooring and pavers I always do this. I really like your trick for the rip row at the end! But damn does your back and knees not kill you kneeling on concrete with out knee pads! I made that mistake in my younger days and I pay for it now. If anyone reads this, save your back and spring for some knee pads!
How do I know if concrete is even enough to install, how thick do you apply the glue and how did you install the first planks without stepping on the glue?
Have you ever had issues with shrinkage due to expansion and contraction? Glue coming loose? Watched a video where the homeowner had that problem. 1/4" underlay? Cement board?
So how do I tie into existing hallway plank glue down vinyl. I’m pulling up a carpet bedroom & I found more of the preexisting vinyl. I wish to blend & get rid of the threshold line. Thanks Tony
Below ur comment, he answered this question. He said glue down vinyl on a wood surface requires an approved 1/4in underlayment. I heard it works well on any surface. But according to him it needs underlayment. Do as u will to ur satisfaction. 😊
I have 2mm commercial grade/25 yr warranty LVP for my slab on grade ranch house. In my bathroom I will have electric radiant heat imbedded in my self-leveling concrete. We won’t be using it to heat the room, just to warm the floor, so the temp will be relatively low like 65-70°. Can this glue be installed in such an application, or should I use something specific.
Yes, I added an extra”will” making it sound like a question. I learned a hard lesson 35 yrs ago installing sheet vinyl over black cutback adhesive. Turned out bad😧
You won't be on the glue at all so you don't need to worry about working on the floor ontop of the glue. Also usually the working time is within the day for the glue. Usually most of these glues say on them just spread what you will be able to install that day.
What causes these floors to have huge gaps a couple years later? These exact floors were installed in my new home, Mannington Audra Vinyl Planks. I ended up with huge gaps (quarter inch) then they lifted. It was a disaster. I had them completely replaced/warranted, and again the same issue happened. Now I’m stuck with this mess.
Yikes! I'm getting ready to install Mannington glue down planks. I sure hope this doesn't happen. Did you ever figure out what's causing this? I'm installing upstairs so I have to put a 1/4" underlayment down prior to install. What area of the US are you in? I'm in STL. Thank you.
It's been a minute since you asked but if I had to take an educated guess I would say the glue might have been put on to thick, it hadn't fully flashed off before the vinyl was placed and/or you might have a moisture issue with your subfloor. Good luck!
The first half of the plank install was not in the video...can you walk on the dry transparent glue even though it’s really sticky? Kinda confused on the part....
Do NOT do that, he laid it from the chalk line by the doorway so he wouldn't be stepping on the glue. If it's your first time I recommend laying the glue in pieces. For example back right of room put your glue down and lay your plank, back left put your glue down lay plank and so on. Just make sure you've done your measurements beforehand and are laying the planks accordingly.
I was afraid of trying to do this job myself, but how you explained what you are doing makes me think I can do it myself. I did notice you left out one tool in your description of what was needed to do this. I'm an old fat guy, so I'm gonna need knee pads! What I didn't know about this job until the very end of your video is the need for an underlayment when doing an install over a wood subfloor. Why is that necessary and where do you find the right product? I remember years ago helping my brother install a Pergo laminate in his house and there was a sound deadening barrier we put down first. Is the barrier I would need similar, and does the barrier get glued down too? Great video by the way!
What flooring did you use? I have been everywhere looking for direct glue vinyl planks and nobody has anything! I am about to do a huge open 2,000ft basement. Everything is click! Thanks!
This is how all glue down lvt is but some have a built in padding that helps provide a cushion. You could also go with a click lock floating elv (engineered luxury vinyl) that has a nice padding or cork underneath.
I have another flooring that is the same thickness going into a bathruoom that will butt up against the vinyl planks. Do you recommend having a full plank centered in the doorway and woriking from there? How many pieces do you end up cutting to make it random or do you try to use mostly the full plank?
i'm doing a 2nd floot bathroom with lvp with click lock, no cork padding. I plan to glue it down, not float it. Do I need to staple down 1/4" plywood you suggested? So use foor patch on the seams?
I am in a rental, and I pulled up the carpet cuz it was soaked in urine for god knows how long. Anyway, I located some glue down planks at a habitat for humanity store for like $9.95 per box covers 36 sf, i need around 6 or 7 boxes: Luxury Vinyl Plank Flooring Coverage Per Box: 36 sq ft Plank Size: 6" x 48" Thickness: 2mm Wear Layer: 12 mil Installation: Glue-Down Get an unbeatable deal on new LVP! Minor defects affect a small percentage, with occasional slight warping. Most planks are fully usable. So with that said, I already pulled up the nasty carpet with gross padding, OMG, it was GROSS!, I removed all of the carpet tack strips, swept the concrete and vacuumed it as well. Concrete is a little crumbly and dusty, so I feel I should put down a underlayment?? If I do that, does it need to be glued down as well? I am sure the planks have no layers in them at all. I did chat with the manufacturer, and asked if they are pet/waterproof, and apparently they are. I am doing this in the DL, so that my property manager doesn't know I am doing it. BUT carpet is disgusting, and when you live in a rental, i feel that whomever lived there before me, is living in the carpets. It's the only room that is not planked and it will be much easier to keep clean with 2 dogs. SO......Underlayment??? yes or no??
No underlayment on concrete. You would need to skim coat with floor patch. May take multiple coats to get to a smooth surface. Then install the plank directly to that.
Hey Wes! You mentioned at the end that if you’re doing this on wood instead of concrete- you need an underlayment. Do you have one you suggest? Everything else I read just says to put it right onto the subfloor…. Thanks!
I put a floor like this over my concrete slab on my first floor and I don't reccomend it feels very Hard to walk on & in the winter (dallas tx) cold radiates from the floor in to the livin space. You definitely need an underlayment unless those two things don't bother you.
Agreed! Super simple install only needing a speed square, tape measure, and box cutter! If you don’t have them all of these tools are really affordable.
Hey Wes I'm about to lay some 12x24 vinyl 12mm tile in kitchen. The tile already has underlayment attached to it like it's part of the tile. So to have a even transition to hardwood I'm gluing it to sub floor so I don't a have a transition moulding. Any tips or advice? Thank you so much in advance
Great video. I have just pulled up some old Lino from a concrete floor. Turns out it was painted underneath. I have used a wire brush on grinder to clear as much of the flaky paint and old glue but some old paint remains. Will that vinyl glue hold or am I going to have to get someone diamond grind the surface to remove 100% of the old paint
I completely messed up my glue down vinyl flooring. I had to stop and I'm getting new carpet again. I never did this before, but trust me it's a mess .
Any idea on the durability of these how glue down vinyl planks? Great video, makes it seem worth redoing my small living/kitchen area all in this material. Or is it not recommended for high traffic areas? Can I glue right on existing laminate flooring/kitchen tile???
Use a 1/4” plywood that is meant to be used as vinyl flooring underlayment. Staple down with 7/8” 18g staples. Staple every 1 1/2 around the edges and ever 6” in the middle. Then patch all the joints with a portland base floor patch. You can use the same patch I used in this video.
Wes! It’s Wes! Hey, feel silly asking this BUT… Do you need to leave any kind of expansion joint on the outer edges with a glue down lvp? I would assume not but I’m also not a professional! Thanks! Great video!
I think you mean trowel? That actually is a flat trowel he uses, it just doesn't have the typical offset handle. Flat ones are a little harder on the wrist and slower if you are doing huge jobs, but they're cheaper, and as you can see not too much slower at all for average jobs. The most important thing is get the very exact notch recommended by the manufacturers (both notch depth & notch width), and not using a worn-down trowel.
Hi Wes, if I install glue down vinyl on concrete stairs, does it work on vertical parts as well, and how do I make it flat since couldn't use the kind of roller you make it all even and flat with? Thanks in advance!😊
Yeah, I agree. It’s just a saying I have. I love the flooring trade. It never gets boring. Always a different place with different people. It also allowed me to buy my first house when I was 21 while all my other friends were racking up student debt.
It’s not in his video, but I installed commercially for a short time. The chalk like is the starting row. You lay a few along the line just inside the doorway. Then add more planks as you work your way into the room, crawling on the new planks as you go.
I had lowes installation, of this, the guys put the glue way too thick in some places and too thin in others, I now have flooring that looks like it has the mumps. They refuse to fix it. United Home Services is the the installation company that Lowes uses. DO NOT USE THEM. They REFUSE to admit its glue. Brand new luon was instatlled over the sub floor before laying the glue. I see how even your glue is. Mine was NOT even. I also see you waited 2 hours, they did not wait at all. Horrible job, now my entire downstairs is covered in this flooring that I HATE to even look at.
@@dawncreasey5430 the trowel that is ghe handheld metal tool that evenly puts down the glue allows you to evenly put down same amount of glue everywhere. I also waited 30min aprox before lying down vinyl.
@@dawncreasey5430 You have to wait for the glue to dry at least 30 minutes. My instructions said to wait at least 20 minutes and up to four hours. You have to let the glue dry at least 20 to 30 minutes , or else it wont be right. Sounds like somebody laid your floor and they don’t know what they’re doing. I’m not even an expert but I know how to do basic work and my vinyl glue down came out perfect
@@dawncreasey5430 With the trowel, and you actually using it right it allows you to put the same amount of glue everywhere. Putting more than the trowel allows or less is no good
