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I looked around FOREVER to find how to lay my peel and stick vinyl flooring using a primer and yours was the only one that showed me how. Thank you so much!! Now I can go and put down the flooring that has been sitting for 2 months onto my dining room and kitchen floors.
I have the same problem lol, I buy things and they sit here FOREVER before I get to them. I'm working on a vanity right now that I bought the sink for a year ago. At least we're prepared!
I just did this in my guest bathroom. While there is a spot or two that aren't perfect I would truly give myself an A. It was only one box of tile, I have more confidence now to do it in the master.
That's awesome, good for you! 👍I had a few that aren't perfect either, but I think it still looks great. It's a good feeling to be able to do these projects ourselves even if they aren't perfect. I'm getting ready to tile a bathroom myself, good luck to you on yours!
Gosh! I've alot of RU-vid videos on how to stick the vinyl to the floor and yours was outstanding and so easy to follow....HUGE THANKS for the info.... (your floor looks amazing too)!!!!
Your video is well done. I would put a protective coat of 2-3 coats of polycrylic (test on a scrap first) over the whole thing -- if you own the home. This should help prevent the tiles from drifting, and keep dirt and spills from seeping between the cracks and getting underneath to lighten the glue. It will also protect the surface and help prolong the wear life.
Can you give us an update now that it is a year later? How is it holding up? Some folks use an additional glue product but I see that you didn't. Just the primer. Still happy with your choices? Would you do anything different?
I am still loving these floors! I thought about using additional adhesive but decided to do it without at first and see if it would hold up and it has. It's held up so well that I am still planning on installing this same flooring throughout the rest of my house. I'm using the same brand in a different finish in the bathroom I'm working on now. The only thing I might do differently next time is try a few new tools for cutting odd shapes. I'm thinking my jigsaw might work well for areas around the molding and I ordered a vinyl tile cutter just to help the job run faster in the bigger rooms I have to do. Other than that, I'm really happy with how it's all held up!
Thank you! ❤ honestly it wasn't too hard to do, I spent so many hours stenciling the concrete in my dining room, which looks amazing, but it wasn't much cheaper and took so much more work! And this stuff seems pretty durable so far.
Excuse my French- but you f*cken nailed it! FANTASTIC video! Honestly out of all 46 videos I’ve watched on this vinyl installing- yours was by the best and to the point
Sorry for the late response! Yes, you need the primer for wood sub floors as well. I always do two coats on concrete and I'd imagine it would be good to do the same thing with the wood since it's such a porous surface.
I have seen this installed over old wood floors and all types of tile but I don't know specifically about bamboo wood floors. I would guess that it's the same as other wood floor types and would be fine. Prep is pretty minimal if you're installing over existing floors, you just have to make sure they're immaculately clean and dry then start laying the new flooring. You don't need to use a primer.
this video is old now but I just found it and it was very informative. thank you so much for helping me out with this and showing just how easy it is to get away from the nasty carpet in my home. I appreciate you!
It's held up really well! I haven't had a single issue. The floors look just like they did the day I installed them which is saying something since that room gets a lot of use. The kids come in and throw their wet stuff on the floor after they've been swimming and it'll sit there until I do laundry at the end of the day and it's not hurt the floor at all. I think the prep work along with using the roller makes all the difference in how well it holds up. Good luck to you with your floors!
Question - I'm about to install this exact same floor, but in one area I will have to slide a heavy bed back and forth at least once a month to change the bedding, do you think sliding furniture over this floor will cause it to move/create gaps? Do you have any experience with sliding furniture over it and how it affects it? thank you! Your results looks AMAZING!!! great video
Wondering if you've had any problems with the tiles popping up? We've been unable to find a handyman or anyone to install our floor (vinyl peel and stick planks on concrete as well) and will end up doing it ourselves. Have been told though to use extra adhesive to supplement the peel and stick.
I'm sorry to hear that! I guess they want to limit their liability for anything that doesn't hold up well. So my personal experience with these has been fantastic. I haven't had a single plank pop up or even start peeling up. I have been pretty convinced that it's all due to the prep work (really clean and dry floor, primer) and using the weighted roller. I am still planning on installing this floor throughout my house as I renovate. I love it. I have only used the Trafficmaster brand so I can't speak to other brands. As far as the extra adhesive, I haven't tried it so I don't know if that gives better adhesion or not. My plan was to use extra adhesive if these first couple of rooms didn't stick well but I haven't had that problem so I haven't had to try it. I was kind of worried about going too far with the adhesive if I used extra lol. I'm sorry I don't have a more clear answer for you but I hope that at least helps!
Hi I loved your video but have one question. Did you roll the adhesive on the entire floor before install or did you do it in sections? Wasn’t sure if it should be stepped on after it dried.
Sorry it took me a few days to respond! So the primer is what I rolled on beforehand and you can step on that when it dries. The adhesive is on the back of the planks and it's pressure activated so when you use a weighted roller to roll out the floor after you've installed it that's what activates the adhesive.
Okay Nifty Nester you go girl. I love it. My brain got fogged once you pulled out the tape measure. I bought my floor already, shower curtains, my black rod broke so now I have to get another black one or white. My curtains are red, black and gray. My planks are honey oak. I couldn't find black planks long or square. My walls ate in ceramic tile beige colored. Anyway, great job. I was looking at video's because I wanted to know how to lay them. If it was a certain way oppose to me just laying them down all even. Sending Love from Chicago Smooches 😘 04/09/2024
If you have a concrete subfloor underneath then you don't need to add any waterproofing. I haven't done much research into wood subfloors so that would probably require some type of water proofing. In my bathroom I did decide on using groutable peel and stick tiles. I'm hoping that'll help keep water from getting underneath the tiles and help the flooring last longer. Trafficmaster sells groutable peel and stick tiles if you're interested. I think the planks would be fine but I'm worried with it being a kids bathroom they'll make a mess and the tile adhesive might have trouble sticking after a while. That said, I haven't had any issues with water damaging the plank flooring in our laundry room. I hope that kind of helps answer your question.
Just subbed because you mentioned you got rid of popcorn ceilings. I HATE mine. TY 😀 I've seen many peel and stick videos w/o the primer, I will use it.
Thank you for the sub and for watching! I agree, popcorn ceilings are the worst. Thankfully they aren't too hard to get rid of, just messy. I think primer is the most important step if you're installing on concrete. Mine have held up great so far. Good luck on your floors!
I’m so happy I found your channel. I’m installing this exact floor in my upstairs. I watched so many videos and this one gives all the information I need. Thank you! Your floor looks beautiful ❤️
I agree!! I've had this flooring on hand for a few months. I'm redoing my son's bedroom after he moved out. I have already painted the walls and molding and have been intimidated to start on the floors. I'm DEFINITELY gonna tackle them in the next few days!! I also have concrete floors and removed old carpet and the biggest thing holding me back was trying to decide if and what was needed on my bare concrete to make sure that it sticks. Thankful to learn about the product to prime the concrete and answering my questions in your video. I'm excited to FINALLY get that flooring installed and then I'm gonna remove the old carpet from the other bedrooms and do those too, because your video was SO HELPFUL!! THANKS AGAIN 💜
Thank you for this video! I will be doing this in my living room in the spring!!! Quick question: when cleaning the floor are you concerned about water getting in in between the tiles? I ask because they told me I would need to use a clear sealer to keep water from getting in between.
I use a microfiber mop that doesn't hold a lot of water and rings out really well so I'm not soaking through the floor when I mop. A swiffer would probably work as well. I haven't had any issues at all. Our washing machine flooded a couple months ago and that didn't even cause any problems. I personally wouldn't seal them because I imagine that would change the look and feel of the flooring (it has a matte finish with a visible wood grain you can feel). There are groutable tile options and I am using that in our bathrooms to help keep them lasting longer in a high traffic and wet atmosphere but I really wouldn't worry about the rest of the house as long as you do the prep work and install right.
It's been 8 months or so now and they still look like new. I would suggest reading all of the reviews on Home Depots website. That helped me determine what people did right or wrong and what to do to make mine stick well and last.
Your video helped me out so much before I even watched this. I had them all laid out one next to the other pretty much the way you’re not supposed to do it so thank you so much. This really did help me a lot. I never did anything with flooring you made it a lot easier for me And good job well done good teacher ever in Metro Detroit you can smoke for free. 😂 thank you again well done.
yes i was at the Home Depot i happen to run into a person who does Floors he told me to use Level quick primer i am not sure if i should add water to it or not, i done my bathroom now where i am placing this at is on concrete floor where carpet use to be i done my bathroom with the peel and stick i first ripped up the carpet an installation, i then had to remove the wood that is used to hold the carpet down, after taking the wood off i noticed they used cement nails when taking them out left small holes so i then used ready mixed concrete patch let it dry vacuumed and cleaned, i then layed the peel and stick it has been down for a month no problems but it is a small area, i decided to do a bigger area same situation in the Den so i wanted to know if the primer will make it better, an should the primer be mixed with or without water
So level quick primer is used on floors before pouring a self-leveling compound like level quick. It helps bond the self leveling compound to the concrete but I've never heard of using that primer for peel and stick flooring. If I were you I would use the Henry brand primer that's meant to help bond the peel and stick flooring to the subfloor. You don't need to water down that primer, just roll it on to your floors with a paint roller and let it dry for the amount of time the directions say. If you're installing your flooring on concrete you really want to use the Henry primer. I hope that helps to answer your question, good luck on your next room!
@@TheNiftyNester Thank you i will take your advise i done my bathroom with out any primer i wish i had known this before hand, an its holding very well so far, just cleaned an patched little holes and vacuumed, this man does this for a living i guess his point was to use a primer, we just happened to be standing by this particular Brand i have not started yet to lay them down i am glad i waited i have stripped everything down to the concrete, so i will just bring it back i will then get the Henry cause i want the Right one, and it does not have to add any water, i like to thank you very much for getting back to me and this information, this is new to me an i love working with it, very easy for me to work with and when done it looks great, thank you again an i am glad i watched this video keep the Great work up it helps many
Hi! I just want to ask because I'm going to put vinyl planks on my living room, where do I start putting it? Hope you'll answer my question. Thank you :)
Sorry for the late response! The best place to start is in the center of the room. If you mark the center and line your first row up against that center line then your planks will be the same width when you get to the walls. That being said, in a larger room like a living room I would lay the planks out first and make sure you like the way it looks, then you can change the starting point if you don't like it.
Thank you! So I've heard two different things, you can start against the wall on one end and work your way across the room, or you can start in the center and work your way around. If you find the center of both walls and snap a chalk line, that will give you the line to use as a guide so they run straight across the floor. I don't know if that helps, I hope I'm explaining that ok.
Just to make sure I understand your question, you want to know if the adhesive will come off of your floors if you remove the peel and stick tile someday? I know the adhesive comes off of concrete really easily (I have a video on removing vinyl tiles and adhesive if you'd like to check that out). It'll also come off of tile easily if you're installing these over original tile. I don't know about wood floors, though. I've never removed adhesive from original wood flooring.
Hello! I love the texture, it adds a more realistic touch to the flooring but it's actually a lot nicer to walk on than real hard wood. The flooring just feels softer and not as cold. As far as cleaning it goes it is really easy, I just sweep and mop like I would any other floor. As long as you get the planks installed snug against each other it's easy to clean.
very helpful and detailed! I got trafficmaster as well - I only took out two planks but I don't have arrows on the backs?? Is this a problem - love to know your thoughts!!
If you're installing on top of tile you don't need primer, just clean the floor really thoroughly before sticking the tile or planks down. You might want to make sure whatever tile you use is easily removed though since you live in a rental, I think floorpops on Amazon are supposed to be.
Great tip on using 2 coats of primer. Another instructional video recommended allowing the tile to acclimate to temperature for 5 days, as well as installing and "curing" (my word here) at a constant temperature and waiting a few days before washing the floor. Did you find any of that necessary? Any additional tips for installing over plywood? Thanks for your video!
Yes you need to let the flooring acclimate, I didn't realize I had left that out until just now when reading your comment! The flooring package will say the exact time needed but I believe the one I used was maybe 2 days needed? As far as letting them cure or waiting to clean them, I didn't find anything along those lines in the instructions when researching on these planks but it wouldn't hurt to wait a couple days. I haven't installed over plywood so unfortunately I don't have any tips on that but I have seen some videos where it's been installed over plywood and it looked like a similar process.
I'm sorry for the late response! You don't need to use the primer if you're installing over tile, but if you've already done it I don't think it'll do any damage, you'll probably just have a residue to clean off when you remove the tiles in someday.
No you don't need to. If it's peeling up and there's areas of exposed concrete then you might want to scrape up anything loose and prime the exposed areas of concrete. But if it's well sealed by the paint you don't need to do anything other than clean it thoroughly first.
You can install the peel and stick directly on to the vinyl, no priming needed. Just make sure to thoroughly clean the vinyl and scrape up anything that might be stuck to it beforehand.
I just found ur channel and so glad I did! I've been debating redoing the floors in my studio/office and now I know that I want to do the peel and stick tile! Our house came w brand new carpet in that room, which my cat, Smithers, promptly started destroying...🤦♀️ So I removed the carpet and found that the slab is not level (some areas being 1/4" off!), so I'll be pouring leveler before putting the tiles down. Anyway, now that I've typed out my life history for you 😂,... thank you so so so much for this tutorial and for not editing out any mistakes! I just ordered the contour gauge via ur link and I can't wait to get started!
That's awesome Sabrina! Thank you so much for watching and leaving a kind comment 😁 You might already know this, but since you're going to be leveling your floor, make sure you let the concrete cure long enough before you prime the concrete and install the flooring. I can't remember how many days, maybe 30? Whatever brand of leveler you use should have directions on how long to wait. I have the exact same problem in my house and have to level the floor in a few rooms before installing. Only for me, it was kids and a dog that ruined the carpet lol. Good luck with your flooring!
Are you referring to the use of the roller? I haven't used other brands but this TrafficMaster brand specially called for the use of the roller in the instructions. I also noticed while reading the reviews online that it seemed like people that didn't use the roller (or skipped the primer) had planks popping up within weeks. So far mine are in perfect condition.
No problem, I appreciate the comment! I'm planning on using another brand in one of my bathrooms so I'm glad you brought it up, now I'm curious if certain brands or types of adhesive are better to use without it.
Hi Nikki, thank you! ❤ yes it can, my tile was in such bad shape that it wouldn't have worked but if your tile is in good shape you can lay this directly on top of it. You might double check but I'm pretty sure you don't need to use the primer if you're installing it over existing ceramic or linoleum tile. You just want to make sure the floor is spotless and that you scrape up anything that might be stuck to the floor. I have seen another tutorial where they installed over the tile, I'll see if i can find that one again to link here for you.
Here's the other tutorial I was thinking of. It's over linoleum not ceramic, but I think the prep work would be the same. I would suggest a couple things though. He doesn't use a roller but I think that's important to use to get good adhesion, it'll apply more pressure than just using your hands. Also he lays his in a way that every other tile lines up with each other, which is fine, but I think it looks better to stagger them like I did. Personal preference. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ovq8opjh0Ek.html
