This video is from start.
Intall vinyl tile my experience part one.
Unlike other vinyl flooring materials this product is designed to be a floating floor.
It is not attached using adhesive or double sided tape to the sub floor.
You will need to use your tape measure to get the dimensions of the room.
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.
Start out the process by measuring the area that you plan on installing porcelain tile in.
How to install vinyl plank flooring for beginners diy.
I install lifeproof vinyl plank flooring in a mancave in this home remodel.
When installing the laminate floor start in one corner of the room.
Here is the beginning of the process of installing a porcelain tile floor.
We are not going to throw darts at a drawing of the rooms to decide.
Now is the time where we figure out which room we want to start in.
This expansion gap will allow the laminate to contract and expand with temperature changes.
This is part 1 of a 3 part series.
What the ideal situation looks like is that we can always work one direction while installing the laminate flooring or the vinyl plank flooring.
How to install vinyl plank flooring part 1.
To move ahead to part 2 click here step 1 measure the space.
Let me preface this and disclose that my husband and i are in no way professionals that s why i m just offering.
Use laminate spacers to keep the laminate spaced approximately 1 4 inch away from the wall.