How To Install Floating Sheet Vinyl Flooring

Tips on installing floating vinyl sheet flooring subfloor preparation.

How to install floating sheet vinyl flooring.

Proper subfloor preparation can make or break your vinyl floor installation. Take the doors from their hinges. Continue to work across the room making sure each. Your particular brand of loose lay vinyl may require a slightly different size expansion gap so read the manufacturer s directions carefully.

Gluing down the vinyl the type of vinyl floor you select will determine the type of adhesive needed. Butt the planks end to end overlap the adhesive strips and press down firmly using a hand roller to administer even. Talk to your flooring retailer about the best options for your installation. Unroll the vinyl flooring on a clean surface and tap the template to it.

Lay out and cut a template just as you would for standard sheet vinyl. Remove the floor trim moulding with a pry bar. Remove the furniture appliances or toilet. Measure the dimensions of your floor so you can find its area in order to calculate how much vinyl you.

If the flooring has a pattern in it align the template for the most desirable layout. Lay the first row of vinyl plank flooring along the wall leaving the manufacturer recommended amount of expansion space. Tape the template to the vinyl flooring and transfer the marks with the framing square and compass. Spread out the vinyl on a clean floor that is larger than the template tape the template to it and cut the vinyl to shape.