How To Replace Click-Lock Vinyl Flooring 

Good question. My guess is you remove the lock from both the surrounding planks and the new plank so that the new one fits. BUT I would try just removing the lock from the new plank, and see if it fits in snugly. If not, then also remove the lock from the surrounding planks.

have you tried this ?

@@Krpasava No. I was just checking to see if a repair like this was possible.

did you manage alright>?

Did u changed LVp planks too using the video? Do u think I could use a dremel to cut plank out. I need to replace 3 in center of living g room

What glue?

@dustinwilliams9046 I saw a video where a gentleman wetted the panels slightly and applied gorilla glue. I did the same last week, seems to be holding just fine

@rickspalding3047 I just used one of those small tube's of super glue. The advice of install the plank with no glue at first was helpful. Thank you for being helpful.

@@dustinwilliams9046 I used liquid nails - it's never coming off again.

Actually, hobby stores are MUCH more expensive than CA you can get at Home Depot or Lowe’s.

Yeah, if you get some of the “two part”glues that woodworkers use for glueing trim one of the bottles is super glue and the second bottle (usually a spray can, is the accelerator), it comes in larger bottles and much cheaper than at Home Depot or hobby stores.

Your are a REAL MAN. Just do it. Ask questions later after if all goes wrong. P.S. I'm a real man and proud of it, and somehow my wife still loves me.

You and me both. Lol.. not I’m about to take boards off just to fix it

Hahaha ditto for sure...

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I came to watch this first 😂 glad I did

Its a rarity in the youtube world.

@ BM Your right bro. I have 12 boards to replace, but only have to glue one!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻✌🏻️

@@alanross3435 How is it holding up?? My neighbor was saying you never ever want to glue them down and it's better to rip up the floor and redo it.

Celeste Boyce ,it's holding up great, only had to glue one board!

​@@celesteboyce1337it is key to only glue the tounge and groove, not too the floor, this way the boards that were swapped out will move accordingly with expansion as opposed to not moving at all with it being glued too the floor.

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How is it holding up?? My neighbor was saying you never ever want to glue them down and it's better to rip up the floor and redo it.

Yeah your neighbors correct this is improper it’s click flooring you have to disassemble it and then reassemble it

@@user-jv4wu4kt1y it looks lime glue will hold it down alright?

Of course glue will hold it down but this kind of flooring is not meant to be glued down its click together flooring which frankly is very low quality either use real hardwood or even carpet if you want just m switch out the carpet Every 5 to 10 years I really dislike click flooring I think it sucks I personally prefer carpet or hardwood except and maybe kitchens and bathrooms were you gotta go with tile for sure

Just what was shown in the video, nothing more.

Small circular saw would do it.

Cyanoacrylate (sometimes abbreviated as CA), although this is more commonly known as super glue. You can also use wood glue.

@@swargolet How is it holding up?? My neighbor was saying you never ever want to glue them down and it's better to rip up the floor and redo it. I've got the Lifeproof one.

Likely not. If it's a floating floor, be it vinyl or laminate, buckling generally occurs when sufficient spacing wasn't added around the entire perimeter of the floor. A floating floor needs about a 1/4" to 3/8" gap between the edge of the flooring and the walls. In cases where the baseboards are already installed, you leave a gap off of the baseboards and then use quarter round to cover the gap. The reason for this is the laminate/ vinyl needs room to expand. If there is not enough space for expansion, the flooring will expand until it makes contact with the wall and then continue to expand causing the flooring to buckle. This will also occur if any of the flooring is nailed or glued to the subfloor. If the floor is buckling along the long joints, go to the walls that run parallel to those joints. If there is quarter round, pull it loose from the walls and see if there is a gap between the flooring and the wall. If there is not and the flooring is jammed tight against the wall, even if its just a small area along the wall, then you have found the issue.

Yes you can swap out any damaged boards, if it is scratched or buckled really doesn't matter, you can start off by checking expansion, if the adequate amount was left on the perimeter the main culprit is cleaning materials and or rapid temperature changes.

​@@jackblack9208 How does it expand/contract with heavy furniture on it?

I suppose this video would work just the same for an undamaged plank as well.

Not sure but a small circular saw would perform the same allowing blade depth adjust.

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Laminate flooring is much thicker and isn't made of vinyl.

Should be fine. An extra layer of adhesion would be a strip of double sided tap under the joints.

Yes it would, the vinyl plank in the video is also interlocking, same concept, just I would use a wood glue or PL adhesive for adhesion with engineerd/hardwood.

You would have to remove the flooring in the problem area and screw the sub floor

Did you ever get an answer you this question?

You replace the 4-6 around it as well.

@@Buddy8 No, just use a circular saw and cut it out then glue a new board in with wood glue all around the edges.

@@n.barrett4734 wood glue on vinyl/stone?

@@vitaminb4869 For stone, "no", just use the same color grout the rest of the floor has and for vinyl, you have to call a company that sells that kind of flooring and ask them, I don't know.

@@n.barrett4734 can I use a dremel to cut around pergo vinyl plank?

These panels are an exact fit, if you cut them in half they will be to short. If the floor is buckled it is pinched somewhere. Cut around any cabinets that are installed on top of the floor and then trim cabinets with we quarter round. If the floor relaxes and lays down then change a panel if needed

So what is the clue to use

Cyanoacrylate adhesive.....AKA Super Glue

@@bassreaper7779 thank you

Did you do this? How did it go? What kind of saw did you use?

​@@TotallyJeffNipplesI would use a oscillating tool or scar the triangle 3 times atleast with a fresh point on the knife and use a chisel and hammer to break that scar line, it will follow the scar indefinitely

Industrial strength cyanoacrylate/super glue. It’s sets up fast like the original super glue used to, before they changed the formulation.

Super glue

Be careful. Renters are hard on rental units. If they spill liquid onto laminate and don't clean it up right away, the boards can swell and look like crap. Also, you can't wet mop or scrub laminate like you can hardwood. In all seriousness, if you can afford a good hardwood floor that has a hard finish on top and won't chip {it can dent BUT if the finish is hard enough, you won't have the finish chipping off at all}, then lay hardwood. Depending on the renters you get, you might have to replace some or all of the laminate after they move out and I doubt the security deposit will cover that. Also, with real hardwood, you can charge a little more per month to make up for the hardwood over time. Just trying to help out, best wishes.

@@n.barrett4734 are you kidding me hardwood floor a rental NO THANKYOU, LVP is the only way to go it last up to 30 years and water proof unlike wood that swells when wet,also easy to replace sections ,lvp all the way for a rental

@@columbus400 I understand your points but god quality hardwood isn't that much more expensive, you can charge more for your rental unit because of it and can last 100 years. So it's 6 of one and half a dozen of another. Replace your rental floor every 15-20 years for "X" amount of dollars or replace the floor in 70 years for "Y" amount of dollars. It's anyone's guess as to which will be better financially depending on the tenants and floor installers.

@@n.barrett4734 one problem with your argument, this is vinyl not laminate.

@@n.barrett4734 Good think this isn't laminate then, huh?

Extremely cheap home depot type flooring will do that... Bet the wear later is super thin as well. Horrible choice for a rental. Nissan wear and tear shouldn't be your responsibility.

Me too!

The wood has a a groove on one side and a lip on the other so they lock together. You have to cut the lip or locks as he calls them off to slide the new piece in.

@@monkeyhed69 nooooo. don't cut the tongue off. if you look at the tongue you'll notice along the edge of it there is a small round ridge that runs the length of the tongue. that is what you have to remove. if you notice in the video, the guy is using a chisel and he is just shaving the round raised edge on the top side of the tongue he's not removing the entire tongue.

I use the cool glide seaming system to replace a plank. This way there is no glue required. Only thing set up time takes longer.

gonna have to rip up surrounding ones if if they get damaged since its glued. Once you fix one the glued ones are all a team now and youll have to replace all of them if one of those gets damaged.

@frankvaldez9700 that makes sense, I guess that's the best way to deal with locks. I completed the panel replacement last week, it worked well. I had to buy the multitool to complete it.

yes. The company sent us this link in regards to our Lifeproof Flooring.

Life proof allure stick needs a heat gun, I've never done it before but I've been told heat gun works to release the stick

@@rickvenables7648 How is it holding up?? My neighbor was saying you never ever want to glue them down and it's better to rip up the floor and redo it.

@@jamesharder5107 heat gun for what?

@@celesteboyce1337 if you have peel and stick tile, you use a heat gone or a blow dryer to warm up the piece you want to remove and then peel it up.

Super glue.

This saw is the dremel one

that would be a dremel sold at lowes...very handy saw...i love mine

@@toddharmon8654 thank you. Had to do this with just a multi tool and was nervous about cutting into the subfloor.

I know this is late but this is a mini circular saw. It appears to be a dremel name brand

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It is either a dremel ultra saw or saw max. Ultra has 4” blade and saw max has 3”. I have the ultra saw and it works great.

@@Tim.1113 Its neither of those, not even remotely close. Its a roto-razer

@@Tim.1113 you literally have the ultra saw, how are you going to say it looks anything like the one in the video..

@@chuck7879 Check out the colors of a roto razr and a dremel and then tell me which one it looks like. Unless both companies chose the same color scheme, it’s a dremel.

Yes sir whoever is telling you that doesn’t know this technique

Oscillation tool/ multi tool/ dremel

Did you end up doing it? My neighbor was saying you never ever want to glue them down and it's better to rip up the floor and redo it.

@@celesteboyce1337 can you please explain why your neighbor said it was a bad idea?

@@celesteboyce1337 this is a long time later but he is correct about not gluing it to the ground underneath but gluing it to the other pieces is totally fine. The floor is a floating floor and needs to be able to expand and retract but doing this is totally fine

Agreed

because Super Glue is a brand. The difference in Tylenol and acetaminophen. They use the type of glue, not a brand-they don't recommend specific brands.

Because you end up breaking other boards tracks and shifting others out of lock.