15 Must Have Vinyl Plank Flooring Tools

15 must have tools for a great vinyl plank flooring installation
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[@Fixthisbuildthat]

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[@decorummortis5175]

Half the width at least would be nice

[@CreativeIsolation]

Well-timed pause after “…7 inches.” 😂

[@elirosa9832]

I was looking for a video like this, just found this one 20 minutes after it was posted! Thank sir for your video, the way you explain it, and also the little jokes!!!! Perfect combination of handy man and content creator!!!!!! You just earn a new subscriber! 💪🏼

[@MichaelHuikeshoven]

I would also suggest some (foam) knee protectors. Especially when you are wearing shorts.

[@yaacov.7796]

This is a must.

[@TheGreatChrisB]

Actually I have no plans to install vinyl flooring, I just like watching build videos in case I'm kidnapped and they say the only way I can go free is if I install new flooring.

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

makes sense

[@gailneal]

I'm not alone 😂

[@chrisgavin342]

There's only one utility knife you will ever need. The Milwaukee fastback. This is coming from a kitchen fitter of 35 years. BEST KNIFE EVER.

[@cmaterick]

I love the irony of the “only utility knife you will ever need” when Milwaukee makes no less than 18 different versions of the Fastback. 😂 Not disagreeing with you on them being good. It’s just funny when they put out so many.

[@nolansprojects2840]

Yup. Bought well over 50 of them over the last 2 years for all the guys I work with. It’s so nice to have the screw driver bits built in without a ridiculous multitool contraption.

[@sociopathmercenary]

I'm just a homeowner, but I like my Fiskars utility and snap knives. The Work Pro mini folding utility knives are great for EDC and only cost $10 for a 3 pack.

[@sapelesteve]

Well done Brad! Installing vinyl flooring can be a real PITA if one does not have the right tools for the job. Don't ask me how I know that! 🤣🤣

[@MCsCreations]

Fantastic tools indeed, Brad! 😃 Thanks a bunch for all the tips! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@SaltCreekFarmstead]

I got a cheap corded oscillating tool from Walmart several years ago. It was only like $30! I wasn’t sure I would use it much, so I didn’t want to spend a ton of money. Well …. I use it all the time! I even use it to cut the lvp to length. So much easier than scoring with the utility knife and much cheaper than the guillotine cutter. It’s so handy that I’m looking at upgrading to a cordless 🎉

[@yaacov.7796]

Best tool I've found for removing the carpet tack-strips is a long handled shovel, with a pointed tip. Super easy to shove it in under the tack-strip at a nailed down point and pry it up and off, without having to get down on your hands & knees! Also, I thought it was much easier using my dead-blow hammer to hit the tap blocks and pull-bar, than to use that 2-sided soft hammer. Great video though, thanks!

[@Dustins_Woodworking]

I found the miter saw and table saw were of great use when I did my house earlier this summer. Granted they are not budget tools but much faster/easier than the jigsaw.

[@jimrosson6702]

Great tips Brad Thanks for sharing

[@hobbybuilt]

Been meaning to do this in my office, the carpet needs out! Great video

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

it's an easy proejct and you'll love the results!

[@somebodyandthem]

Chomps are so good

[@cardsfanbj]

The ultimate dad joke, "me nails." I love it.

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

oldie but a goodie

[@SystemX1983]

just make sure you don't nail yourself 😅

[@chrisdimase6401]

Great video. Thanks for the tips. I'm definitely interested in the spacers. let me know when they are available

[@jonathandevries2828]

thanks brad!

[@critter42]

"I've got a little trick" The trick: Basic math

[@CoffeeStreetWC]

Love your content and your personality! I like your videos for that reason alone, not to mention the helpful tips.

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

thanks!

[@jewdd1989]

Yeah I want to install luxury vinyl flooring, the expensive laminate I had 8 years ago is completely torn apart by my dogs even though it was sold as “life proof”. I have two dogs that are rough, one needs texture so she doesn’t slide or fall when chasing her ball but knowing I don’t have to worry as much about accidents, water drips, etc. would be so nice! What about the subfloor?! What if flooring isn’t level, etc.?

[@happyundertaker6255]

5:40 use a channel strut and a short magnetic level.

[@steelvalleysportsmen7737]

You can use a hand planer in place of the belt sander but beware of nails and screws. You can wreck your blades real quick.

[@critter42]

what about renting a floor sander if you're not going to really use a belt sander much in the future?

[@OwBrown]

Could you not use a self levelling compound?

[@MichaelPiz]

What do you think of renting some of this equipment instead of buying? Once my flooring job is done, I'll have no use again for nearly all of this stuff.

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

Anything under $20 I think would be hard to rent, probably better to just buy then resell or keep. But power tools, absolutely

[@JStewie15]

​@@Fixthisbuildthat Agreed. You can rent a nice guillotine cutter at Home Depot for $30/day. Was definitely worth it when I did this type of flooring.

[@sociopathmercenary]

Make sure you do a quick search around your area. I used to live in Columbus Ohio and I was surprised that they have a tool library where you can borrow a ton of different hand tools for free.

[@MrKirby365]

For fifteen bucks , I would get the pull bar too because that roll of tape is not cheap

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

lol, good point

[@uwillnevahno6837]

I have several planks to replace some are not going to be easy as they're half under the kitchen cabinets. Any advice would be appreciated.

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

If it's under the cabinet I'd cut it flush against cabinet then put down new flooring and cover transition with trim

[@josephtwilley7187]

When will you put out an update video for the new shop?

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

working on a lot of stuff behind the scenes...but it's coming

[@derekscott7177]

Instead of a wooden 2x4 I bought a steel 2x4. Always straight. Stick a torpedo level on it, 8 ft level.

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

great tip!

[@amyfox9659]

Can we reuse the fake plank flooring? Mine keeps levitating and bubbling up with no adhesive on the cement slab of main floor. Its a previous squatters drug house.( including grow room) Most livable rooms have had carpet removed. New sheet rock. And two full baths gutted and refurbished. New porcelain and wall to ceiling porcelain tiles.. hand rails for your support. But living room and dining room is not half bad flooring fake plank. No visible squatters signs of having squatted in these two rooms. Upstairs was more nasty carpet and padding. Long since removed.. and drywall is still intact. With no blue light splatter patterns.. still needs several coats of Kilz before quality painting. 😅 If I can reuse the quickly and ineptly floating fake plank flooring, it will be frugal and horribly cheap, but so helpful when having to refurbish the 2nd floor full bathroom....which currently leaks into downstairs master bedroom when water is not shut off.😅 The bank was thrilled to find a suckere to take this 50 year old mess off their hands. Even though we had to make three flood damage repairs before house passed Inspection. (For financial transaction to be processed.) Yes, this third of way rehabbed home is now paid in full. But still in less than spectacular condition. 😂 Interior Doors still need purchasing and installed before anyone will use the loo.

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

yes, you can reuse any type of floating flooring as long as it's in good shape

[@SiniSael]

what do you mean its like a crowbar IT IS A CROWBAR just a huge one!!! I get that a hammer is a hammer until she tells you about her ex the Maul but doest change its a hammer! :D And I get there is cultural/language differences but in Danlish (Danish translated poorly and mostly as we said in danish) we would call that a MAN!-bar or a mother-ducking crowbar

[@MrKirby365]

Ha a me nailer... 😂😋

[@sanddagger36]

"I know you're watching this video because you want to install your own vinyl flooring" Brad believes people only find his channel when they google "how to do this specific thing." Doesn't realize we're just his subscribers and we have no floors to install. for that one guy who finds this video years later, that will feel like a personal introduction to him. Brad is playing the long game.

[@happyundertaker6255]

14:16 using them wrong., but you know that.

[@oriolesfan2463]

Brad…my man…I watch your videos. I buy your plans. But Madone! Eat a sandwich, I’m channeling my grandma here but you’re gettin’ too skinny. Best to you and your family. Wolf down some cold cuts my guy!

[@quantumleap8888]

That was Door Trim, not the Door "Jam"

[@daryldavirro4237]

If you want to be that petty, it's actually called casing not trim. And although he cut the casing in the video, you also cut the jamb as well.

[@LinBillones-vi1uw]

Can you do my laundry floor

[@kevincinnamontoast3669]

LUXURY [vinyl plank]. GOVERNMENT accountability.

[@5ElementsWoodworking]

If using your tape measure is a pain in the butt, you may be using it wrong.

[@tiasmile]

7 inches