Floor Preparation Vinyl Planks

The new vinyl plank flooring is so tempting but after reading some of the cautions listed in the.

Floor preparation vinyl planks.

Along with being far. How to prepare a subfloor for vinyl flooring. Luxury vinyl is also a relatively easy material to install making it attractive to diy minded home and business owners. You just lay it over top.

You leave enough of a gap around the edge that it can expand contract flex whatever but that it s hidden by baseboard. Born out of the diy generation of home improvement vinyl plank flooring is an affordable surrogate for traditional hardwood floors. After laying the underlay or vapour barrier or whatever you choose to use it s time to get flooring. Sheet vinyl flooring provides a durable surface for high traffic areas in your home.

Tips on installing vinyl plank flooring. Vinyl plank is a floating floor which means you don t ever actually attach it to the underlay. To install each piece peel the adhesive backing off the plank and stick it to the subfloor. Vinyl planks even come in a range of looks that mimic other materials like hardwood and stone.

To prep the floors for the luxury vinyl planks our guys used two products to fill the cracks and smooth the cement slab foundation one is a crack filler the other a cement based patching compound to ensure the floors were level and smooth.