How to Finish Vinyl Plank to Exterior Doors|Vinyl Plank Installation

[@rogerbox6086]

This guy does everything I do .I've been in flooring for 30 years..he knows how to make the difference between a hack and a pro

[@janetasbury5914]

Not only did your video help me accomplish my LVP install in my master bath, but you blessed me and mine at the end! Thank you so much 🫶🏻 Just wanna send those blessings right back atcha! 🙏🏼

[@taekim2304]

I just love the fact that you pray for us at the end of each video. Thanks Joe! Also I’m learning a ton watching your videos! Going to install LVP on almost 1400 SF first floor (living room, kitchen, hall, bathroom, etc.)

[@IanTillen]

Hey Joe, I just installed about 2100 sqft of vinyl plank (Pergo Duracraft from Lowes) through my house using your methods. It turned out great! Only problem is now people want me to do their floors too lol. Thanks for all your advice and clear instructions.

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

That is awesome!

[@rustyheaton3664]

Thanks for the help and very useful information! And more importantly thanks for the Prayers! One of the main reasons i come back to your video's.

[@davidwoods607]

Thanks for your prayers Joe and may God continue to bless you. When I need to check up on something I go straight to your videos.

[@janbennett5885]

Hi Joe. I am a 65 yr old nurse who just retired and an avid DIYer. I wanted you to know how much I enjoy your videos. I always learn a lot and think you're a great guy. You remind me of my son. Keep up the good work. Loved your prayer! Nice touch.

[@Arccanos]

Not religious, but I always appreciate a good prayer. Thanks for all the help and keep on keeping on!

[@prockfisherman8661]

Just installed 900 sq ft of quickstep studio. Never done it before . Started preparing weeks before and so many of your shortcuts and videos saved me tons of time and money. The floors turned out great. People have commented and aske where i learned ro do it. I referred them to your channel. God bless you 🙏 ✝️ and thank you so much.

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Great to hear!

[@jeffntexas8920]

The prayer at the end did it for me! Thanks for the great video.

[@earthprocessor]

I love how you end your videos. Peace to you and your family too brother.

[@3Augustin3]

Thank you for the blessings. In his most holy Name I pray for your continued success

[@Jillian143]

Thank you for such a great video! Love that you're my brother in Christ too. Praise the Lord!

[@danielplusthrash]

Good to have you back

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thank you!

[@stigist123]

Last 30 seconds was the best part of the video, thank you, God bless you too

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thank you!

[@stanley4200]

New subscriber here. The easiest way to finish doorways I have found. Thanks for keeping God first it's really refreshing here on KZbin. God bless.

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thanks Stanley!

[@dartagnantaft5918]

I'm really glad to see you glueing it in, cause when I came to the doorway in my daughters basement bedroom I was at a loss so I glued it in. Cement floor to carpet, and it worked great.

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thanks for sharing.

[@ronlunk2890]

Great video and yes, I have done these on the floors I install, but the best part was the prayer. Thank you Joe, we all need to hear that. God Bless you and your family.

[@derekatkins8494]

Thank you for the prayers! I really appreciate all your tips and expertise. You're really the most comprehensive channel on KZbin for vinyl plank.

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Wow, thank you!

[@stevenwilson8718]

You're so helpful! Just finished 2200 Sq ft remodeling most of my house and the floors look great and you made it so easy for me. Thanks so much!

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Well done brother!

[@ericelsner9709]

Thanks Joe, you are a great guy the world needs more people like you.

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

I appreciate that!

[@daveanderson2316]

Thanks Joe! Blessings to you and you family as well.

[@thomasflynn6307]

You would be the only person that I would want installing my floor

[@lschiz-photography1765]

Wow excellent again! And the fact that you pray for us all too. Joe I committee to, and will be praying for you too and your family! In Jesus name, we press on!! Looking forward to digging thru more of you vids!!

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thank you!!

[@bimdawg]

I used your tip on using a planer and some glue this past weekend. Thank you for that and thank you for the prayer.

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

You are so welcome!

[@heyschultzy777]

Hey brother--thanks for the informative video and the prayer of blessing at the end--what a nice surprise!

[@bromporke]

Hey Joe, I’m midway through a housewide vinyl plank project and it’s going very well thanks to all of your videos. Thanks so much!

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Great to hear!

[@drakehero64]

Thanks for the prayer and thanks for the great tips!

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

You bet!

[@calanprc3]

Thank you for your professional instructions and tips! God Bless you Brother!

[@dougsherman1562]

Wow, Joe, you are a great teacher! The glue stick tip is a wonderful help for us DIY'ers. Thank you and God Bless you and your family.

[@nellz8877]

Joe thank you my first LVP installation in our house turned out great. I used all you tips and recommended tools. I really liked the big tapping block. I so appreciate you sharing your knowledge.

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Great to hear!

[@cwickjable]

Thanks a bunch Joe! This video was super helpful! I pray God blesses you and your family as well.

[@rickgarza1041]

May God bless you and your family also. Thank you for your videos

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Same to you!

[@NoSoup4U.]

Thanks for the glue gun and glue stick tips! And especially thank you for the prayer at the end! Happy New Year and many blessings to you! 🙂

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thank you! I love the username!

[@herocow]

Long time STHYDT university student from Vancouver, Canada. Thanks for the ongoing videos and support. I've completed 5 big projects with your guidance but continue to learn from you. Thanks for the prayer my brother in Christ and Happy New Year!

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thanks Gus! I appreciate you man!

[@loulu8179]

Glad to see you back!!! I'm a GC (not a flooring guy) but I still love your vids, lots of great info in them. We have to make many repairs and installs of flooring just because the jobs are generally too small to sub out. I hope you keep making more. Lou New Jersey

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thanks for that! Yes there are many more videos coming!

[@mybizisgu2]

i learn so much from you and I love the fact that you wish your viewers well and pray for us. I really need your well wishes and prayers after the tragic loss of my son! I am trying to stay busy to forget my grief. I have viewed almost every video you have on LVT. I feel comfortable I can install in the basement of my other son . I do get the gist behind the cheat sheet and building the ten row planks but I am having a hard time using it to predict where a certain plank will fall and I do not get the idea of determining the layout off of the hallway and tying it with the other landmarks using the straight outside walls. thank you very much

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

I am very sorry to hear this Laurence. I really do feel your pain and was crushed when I read this because I also have lost my son Brandon a little over a year ago and it has been the hardest thing I have ever dealt with in my lifetime. I do pray for you during this tough time in your life. I pray that God blesses you and your son's soul and that you will be together again. It get's more manageable over time, but the grief and sorrow will always be there as it should, right? I never want to lose those feelings completely. I always want to remember my son!

[@mybizisgu2]

@@sothatshowyoudothat thank you very much. god bless you. I learned so much from you about LVT and life

[@kimberlymc.d6898]

Hey Joe, thanks for the video. I'm refinishing the kitchen flooring and just about done, but I wanted to know what to put down for our exterior sliding door. Your video really helped! Thank you for that prayer at the end of your video. It was very nicely done. God bless

[@ztian2506]

Love your clear instruction of the process and reasoning behind it, I finished my kitchen and hall way with good success. it could be better if I followed all your instructions, I did not level the osb with thinset before installation and of course now you can see a few low spots.

[@billburrows1437]

What a terrific decent fellow you are! Thanks so much for your kind help and encouragement.

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

You are so welcome

[@georgemenzies9258]

Good flooring information and prayer!🙏

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thank you!

[@loriandmikevanderpool2087]

Thank you for this video. It will come in handy when we put in our flooring. God bless you and your family.

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ronlegere1894]

God bless you Joe

[@papapsadventures6119]

Thanks for all the info and prayers. God bless you and yours!

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thank you very much!

[@deman601]

Great info as usual!! You have helped thousands! I imagine your floors are perfect In your own house!

[@paulwooton4390]

Excellent advice and thanks for the prayer.

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

YW

[@GlaciusDreams]

So awesome. You’re videos have helped me get a lot done.

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Glad to hear it!

[@gby8777]

God bless you too brother.

[@AdamMargie4ever]

Great video and tips. God Bless you brother 🙏

[@IdealistINFP]

God bless you brother! Precisely what I was looking for.

[@emadigan523]

Thanks for the great tips! Going to start my first LVP install as soon as the product arrives and had watched your other videos on installations, but I hadn't thought of the transitions. Ordered the glue gun and sticks as I am sure they will come in handy for my other wood working projects. God Bless!

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thanks my friend!

[@vidalinapeterson9112]

Thank you for the prayer at the end of your world video God bless you

[@kevinmcpeake4419]

Great tips! You make the options very understandable. Bless you and yours.

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thank you! You too!

[@ericcorral7404]

Thanks man you videos helped me a lot I just got done with my kitchen floor

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Glad I could help

[@MikeH93]

Thank you for posting when you did after being gone for awhile. Ive been watching all you videos and this one answered all my remaining questions. We are building and about to start laying flooring this week and was kind of nervous with the time crunch and not knowing how to finish doors and such. Perfect video, thank you for your wisdom and prayers!

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

You are so welcome!

[@TimApple.]

I did 1,500 sq ft of laminate in a rental for a client (he just trusted me to do a good job) Now that I'm finished I can see my progression from the 1st 80 sq ft room on into the 350 sq ft room and so on. I progressed from from watching these videos and then applying Joe's techniques. P.S. The "cheater" board rules!!

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thanks for sharing!

[@daniellinhares85]

Thanks for the video and God Bless you too.💪

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Same to you!

[@4PFLikeBaby]

The GOAT is back 🙏🏼

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thanks Jarod! Not sure that is the correct description though, lol!

[@nickdaniels2654]

God Bless you and yours as well.

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thank you!

[@Wolf.of.Gotham]

Great Video.. God bless you & your family

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thanks Mike!

[@Veelols]

Fantastic video! Love all the options you give for different situations. Very helpful and informative. Thanks for sharing.

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thank you

[@Americanman450]

I dont think I'd cover up real wood with that plastic stuff, but you do a good job.

[@edwinyazzie9388]

Thanks for the tips. Couldn’t figure a transition and I found it. Thanks agajn

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

No problem!

[@mbrown3867]

Thanks Joe! This is something that I have been wondering about. Great video that answered all my questions as usual.

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Michael_78]

I’ve found that masterweld doesn’t stick to lvp transitions very well. I use it for laminate and hardwood transitions only. Sika Flex is what I use for lvp transitions. I never use the tracks the transitions come with either. Another thing I like to do with those types of moldings you’re using at the slider is I will rip them down to make a square edge on the side facing the slider. Otherwise the rounded edge facing the slider creates kind of a dirt and dust trap which can be difficult to clean.

[@flam8882]

Thank you for your great teaching

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thank you!!

[@kevanphillips]

Awesome content, saved me a headache.

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thanks!

[@leonardjohnson7864]

This video is right on time. Thanks

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

So glad!

[@DaveG-qd6ug]

Great prayer and info !

[@Mr.FlairWoo]

Hey joe thank you for your videos. Im installing mowhawk from Costco after 18 months of looking for product that i like at prices i can afford finishing a basement. 600 sq ft install

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

You got this!

[@WayneUlery]

Thank you for the blessing.

[@monsierlemaire8282]

very helpful. Thanks.

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thanks

[@YellowBunchofBananas]

Thank you for the informative video, Joe.

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

No problem and thanks!

[@2explore828]

As always, great info Joe… thanks!

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thanks for watching!

[@joshf8154]

So when using an end cap over the slab would you put construction adhesive right over the underlayment? Or do you cut the underlayment by the door to put adhesive directly to slab?

[@geos909]

Thank you 🙏

[@timothy5974]

Oh man Happy to see you.

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thank you!

[@asheetuglasse]

Great video. Always helpful

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Glad it was helpful!

[@lori9423]

Excellent info Joe thank you!

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Thank you!

[@decliningrynos752]

Hey Joe so I could really use a bit of advice if you happen to see this. So I just finished doing 3k feet of "luxury vinyl plank flooring" in my house. My wife is now nit picking the heck out of it. My question/example for you is...Lets say you do an entire house i.e new floor, new baseboards installed and painted, etc. and job is done. Then you notice a gap develop but do not have the option of using the pull bar due to no access. Is there some technique/filler/magic dance that can fix this? Thanks in advance if you see this and would have been nice if your video popped in my feed 6 weeks ago. So many great tips I didn't see anywhere else. Never thought about glue instead of spacers. I freaking hate those spacers. I burned them all after I was done haha. Thanks a lot KZbin

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Just use some wood filler

[@partyboatcaptain]

Is there a video explaining how to lay LVP through doorways? Also, in this video, do you use the pull bar to lock the floor without being able to lift it?

[@mporter012]

So you run into no issues with glueing that first row?? 100% makes sense way better then messing with those starter pieces moving

[@MrGsamick]

Hey, Joe! How do you suggest laying down vinyl plank in a sunroom, where the walls are covered with vinyl siding? It's an exposed porch that we enclosed it, to make it a sunroom. It was recommended that I remove the lower vinyl siding and J channel. I really don't want to cut anything. How do I make a firm surface on the walls, when I start tapping together the planks. Thanks!

[@charlestwigg7345]

If I do a whole home the same color do I still use transitions just in case I have repairs later on? Thank you for your amazing videos and god bless brother.

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

I would not.

[@michaelsa892]

Thanks joe do you have any advice for leveling a dip in a wood floor before installing lvp

[@stephenwilliams7799]

Hey Joe, is there a good way to install quarter round against a slider on concrete? For example, can a quarter round be glued to the slider base?

[@jaybanksproductions]

LOVE the prayer at the end. Blessings on your work and ministry!

[@littlecube141]

Are there any glue at lowes or homedepot you would recommend? Thank you

[@juanmurillo9907]

I always fear the finish at the doors this really helps thank you

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

No problem!

[@runplaykrazy4707]

I communicated my desire to make sure the expansion gap was included in my install and did not disturb my installers while they worked. There is no expansion gap in many places, in fact, its flush to the wall. Do you think removing the baseboard, laying a board for spacing along the drywall, setting a flush cut (toekick) saw to the depth of the LVP would create a good expansion gap? The floor was laid two weeks ago upstairs and it's been over 100 degrees several times this summer...

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Yes, that will work.

[@runplaykrazy4707]

@@sothatshowyoudothat , thanks for the quick reply! Glad I have options!

[@jtbrigade3557]

Joe..do I install LVP under kitchen cabinets or cabs first then flooring?

[@Arrowhead45x]

Great videos! Getting ready to install LVP. It's replacing older laminate and 1/4" ply underlayment that was also removed. Any tricks for dealing with the excess gap (about 1/4") at the bottom of the door casing and trim? The LVP is much thinner than the laminate and underlayment that was there. Thanks

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

No, unfortunately there is no easy fix to this.

[@hazmat2448]

Great video as always. Thank you for doing them. What was the 1st glue gun you showed? Your go to gun. Thanks

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Here it is - amzn.to/3GaqdEX

[@Its_about_that_time]

So this is off topic but I just did my flooring and I have a height difference of between 2-3mm between my flooring and tile. Should I use a reducer

[@Kenobi487]

What kind of trim do you use around fireplaces that have tile i left and expansion gap for my LVP coming up to it. Not sure what to use to hide the gap. Thank you God bless.

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

You can use quarter round, a bead of silicone that matches the tile or the plank or you can use rope.

[@KatanaKamisama]

Hey brother, I'm staring down the barrel of a full house vinyl plank installation in my parents house. I'm fairly handy, am reasonably confident in my ability (more so after watching your videos). What tooling would you say is mandatory? What is optional (if any)? And are there any items you think I can save money on for a one off project? I'm a big guy , and was concerned about knee pads specifically. I noticed the ones you linked in one of your videos were about $100, and was curious if there was a reasonably acceptable budget option or if it's one of those corners that it's absolutely not worth cutting.

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

I answered your question here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2SUnHp8iLGIi5o

[@kelvinduluc7924]

What is ur opinion about Msi vinyl from Home Depot. Thanks

[@HowardTdot]

awesome video! what do you typically do when there is expansion gap between the kitchen cabinets and the floating floors?

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

Cover it using quarter round

[@dimepia123]

Hi, im doing my flooring myself (first time lol) and i live in an old NYC apt which has those 1950 old radiators covered with a bulky steel cover. Can you/anyone advise me on what I can use to hide the expansion gap around that area? something that goes around the 90 degree edges too. Thanks in advance

[@joelewis4336]

are you supposed to calk the perimeter before installing the quarter round???????? cause someone told me to caulk the WHOLE perimeter before installing the quarter round and I felt that would mess with the expansion and contraction?

[@sothatshowyoudothat]

If you are using a laminate then that might be a good idea in wet areas