How to Install a Vinyl Floor - Do It Yourself

[@kendrak2009]

This was uploaded 3 years ago but everything about it screams the 90's 😄

[@thenewvegaskidd]

And it's beautiful.

[@101hamilton]

I never would have thought of creating a template. This is brilliant! Thank you for posting.

[@ciaran5588]

I used to be a carpet/vinyl fitter. This is the nuttiest way to lay vinyl that I've ever seen

[@billcollinspt]

can you upload the unnuttiest way then so everyone knows?

[@jeffrandolf5673]

Did she use a 2" straight edge around the perimeter to mark the template, then use that line to mark outside of finished product? I watched quickly (time restraint) & didn't see that.

[@wavydavy9816]

Today I had to re-lay some old lino (I'm a decorator) and I'd only watched videos of guys using tape around the edges, so I did that, and it sucked! I wish I'd seen this video yesterday and properly glued it all down 🤦‍♂

[@YouTubeApe]

@@wavydavy9816what sucked about the perimeter tape method?

[@wavydavy9816]

@@KZbinApe It was old lino, in an old bathroom, in an old house. So the lino wasn't quite smooth and neither was the floor underneath it. It was a big ask for some tape. I'd even doubled the strips up but it bubbled up again after about half an hour in various spots around the edge. I'll have to go back at some point and have another bash at it, perhaps with new lino 🤷‍♂ and contact adhesive 😁

[@paulfalstad1]

She has looks, skills, intelligence...dynamite! Thank you for showing a novice the way to manhandle flooring!

[@adamb5404]

She’s just reading a script 😊

[@armandopatane5343]

I’m a man and pretty good luck with almost everything especially cars= BUT THIS VIDEO IS THE MOST INFORMATIVE SENSIBLE VIDEO IVE SEEN SO FAR = attempting to vinyl floor my 16x18 dining room = never done before = THANK YOU 🙏 GOOD JOB = I never thought about a template

[@lawrenceking4144]

Wasn't this show on in the late 90s early 2000s? I knew I had watched this before. Amazing the info is still valid.

[@61Insane]

Absolutely wonderful and perfect looking - the floor was good too

[@susanhaze1284]

Extra tips: #1 (learned when Armstrong used to sell a “trim & fit kit” very much like what she’s using): when you lay out the paper on the existing floor (and you don’t need really special paper, you can get inexpensive rolls of even brown paper from an office supply chain store), besides taping the edges of the paper sheets together you can make it impossible for the paper to accidentally slip around or to not lay completely flat, so the temple is absolutely perfect. Use a sharp razor blade in a utility knife or x-acto hobby knife-or you can even hold the razor blade alone if you’re not accident prone-and throughout the plane of paper, every 12 to 16 inches or so in all directions across the paper LIGHTLY slice a V shape about an inch tall just through the paper. Then flip the paper point of that V up to create small triangular holes. You can then press small, roughly square, pieces of 1+1/4 or 1+1/2 inch wide masking tape across those holes so that the paper is lightly attached to the floor and completely smooth. After you make the template as she’s demonstrated, remove it slowly so that the tape remains on the paper and bridging the holes. Then when you lay the template on the new vinyl sheet, the tape will lightly stick to the new vinyl and not shift around at all. #2 It’s really important that you don’t use the template on vinyl that’s colder than the room it needs to fit. Lay it somewhere that’s about the same temperature as the room you’re going to put it in & leave it there awhile to relax, lose its memory of having been rolled up, and to do any slight expanding it may need to do, because it will have slightly contracted if it spent time anywhere colder than the room you’ll be laying it in. If you use the template on cold vinyl and then move it to the warm room where you intend to attach it, it’ll slightly expand in that room and turn out to be just slightly larger than the space you cut it for! That’ll make it buckle, and you’ll have to fight & do some trimming to get it to fit. #3 consider using newfangled adhesive that will allow you to lift & reposition the vinyl if necessary. if any foreign crumb has sneaked in under the vinyl (you can slide around in socks to feel for such things) it’s nice to be able to pull the vinyl away from easy-release adhesive to get to the crumb and remove it without having to worry that your adhesive has already gotten an iron grip on the vinyl and that lifting it could easily make the vinyl tear! In fact, if you used traditional adhesive and then find a pimple created by a crumb, you’ll be much safer making a very small V cut through the vinyl to pick it out than to fight traditional adhesive, unless the pimple is so close to the edge of the vinyl that you don’t have much vinyl to pry up. #4 lastly, it’s well worth the money to rent a 50 to 75 pound roller that you can push around like a lawnmower after you’ve glued down the vinyl. Some big box stores will even loan you a roller for free. You’ll want to carry it to the center of the room and roll away from the center in all directions just 3 feet at a time, eventually working all the way to the edges. That’ll get rid of any air bubbles under the vinyl, so that every bit of it is in full contact with the floor. Leaving any bubbles can later bite you in the butt when you push furniture into or around the room, because an edge can catch on an innocent looking bubble and stretch a tear through your new floor. Don’t be at all nervous, it’s very easy to fit & install vinyl if you just avoid these few pitfalls. Enjoy,

[@PraiseDog]

Beautiful! Great instructions on the floor as well.

[@ThatUCant]

Fabulous easy to follow video. Thank you! I'm all set to install my flooring.

[@Agrillot6]

I have been begging for help on this damn floor for ages! I’ve been walking around on a subfloor For 5 years after peeling up the nasty CARPET that was in my BATHROOM 😩🤮 I am very thankful for this video and I have huge rolls of painters brown masking paper so I think a template is the way to go.

[@Kewlzz]

Thanks for sharing! Perfect template and easy installation. I’m doing my bathroom floor and I’ll share my pics with you soon!

[@moselc09]

This is the proof I needed. She said Vinyl... in 2020 that typically means vinyl plank. But she put a 1 sheet vinyl in a 1980's kitchen. This is a late 1990's video. I wish they added that into the description because it induces nostalgia.

[@plutonictogba]

Thanks so much for this video. I followed step by step and I did my kitchen

[@candydigga]

That template is a great idea!!!💯😀

[@thebestken]

Looks like you need to replace that carpet too 😂

[@carlabellis]

Sorry was distracted ...Great job!

[@hfcsheepdog]

Should use a backup on that Gas Connector Fitting, but thanks for a truly helpful video.

[@dougrobinson5830]

I always did my floors. But this time I got them ready and hired it done. At 67 I don't crawl around like I use too.

[@nathanscott762]

no do not use channel locks to remove the gas line. the gas line nut has flat sides for a reason, and its not for channel locks.

[@guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248]

She's a GURL. 😝

[@edenmolinar2086]

Nicely done and really-really-really nice hair spray, it seems to hold really well.

[@immanoctopus]

I know right? I was like "how ia she working and her hair is no in her face like mine is?" hahaha

[@aungmyolatt997]

That was great 👍 thanks for your show. Really helpful.

[@derwingholston2550]

Thanks for the video, did exactly what you did and aced it, Thank You!

[@ImInterestingG]

Using a paper template is a great idea.

[@johncarlos7810]

Where to lay out if you dont have the space? Outside?

[@KimberlyAdams-m1s]

Come. Long way since then, vinyl and best way to lay it.

[@microsoftuser4303]

beautiful ❤️❤️❤️

[@judygutierrez4317]

I've done this once before in another house, but needed reminders!! So glad I found you!! Can't remember my other house, but I now have "stick down tiles" that I want to cover with vinyl sheeting. Should I remove them first? Some are moving or popping up. Or will the glue hold them and keep seams from popping or wearing through over time?

[@elizabethcolorsart7728]

Do you think I can put vinyl sheep over a thin carpet without to glue the sheep?!

[@everetteallen3156]

very helpful! thank you so much

[@jeddibouih6207]

thanks leady this is will be helpful for me .

[@vocalverseacapella]

Wow I love seeing you stretch across the floor.. Honestly

[@wesneal878]

Awesome, thank you, this is perfect!

[@barbaraluna5519]

Thanks for this.

[@victorgonzalez8858]

Muy bonita y trabajadora, very helpful thank you.

[@GG-lv3xd]

be sure to remove the filth first

[@abdullahiosman1485]

She looks she is in Beverly Hill's 90210 in the ninetees

[@erraticchromatic1667]

That’s all you payed attention to?

[@paulfalstad1]

She's gorgeous

[@paulfalstad1]

...and looks, skills, intelligence...dynamite!

[@joshuajohnson9735]

@@erraticchromatic1667 that and she arches her back well on all 4’s

[@Joy-W777]

Why even comment?

[@Autotrope]

Nice idea with the putty knife though

[@NicoleB79]

What kind of paper is that I been looking ??

[@timj1196]

I dont know what she was doing but she shure looked good doing it.😮❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@murciamascot1]

Thanks for this. It's a big help.

[@jb-es5zj]

you dont need to much glue or it becomes hard to get a smoth finish even with a roller

[@gregrunningwolf3989]

Cool video & spot on

[@whotelakecity2001]

What year is this? Is it from some kind of a show?

[@MrKendyll]

Yes, it was an early DIY program ran 30 minutes weekly. It was just before HGTV became a "thing." About the same time as the original "Trading Spaces" was popular.

[@4seeableTV]

I'd peg it to late 90's/early 2000's

[@Elin-Esteem84]

So u don't have to worry about air pockets underneath?

[@jamesbomd3503]

What year did that kitchen come out of , looks like the video was shot in the early 70s

[@johnmorrison9758]

In a large room like that, I just put the flooring down and start trimming. Keep pushing the vinyl into the corner of the wall and floor and trim at the crease. Much faster. I've done templates for small bathrooms.

[@Emily34593]

Which method is the best for the most perfect result in your opinion? I've never installed a vinyl floor but I want to do my whole house with vinyl. I think I'm going to do it on my own, it looks like it's quite easy to install if you're a noob.

[@johnmorrison9758]

@@Emily34593 In my experience, a small room like a bathroom is easier to do by making a template. I tape thing cardboard together to fit the room exactly and then lay the vinyl out on a floor large enough to hold the shape. Trace around the template and cut the sheet vinyl. You can then just drop it into place. Foe larger rooms, I can just drop the full sheet down, then press into the wall and keep trimming it down, a bit at a time, going around the room. Eventually you will have it trimmed exactly to fit.

[@L.Spencer]

@@Emily34593 Did you end up installing vinyl floors? How did you do it?

[@nothingbutGuiasybutta]

Awesome work 👏👏👏

[@chrismoser3481]

Love these Teresa videos!

[@jennytran7047]

Thank you for sharing this video

[@meryemsena812]

Good work👍👍

[@BILLYJOE957]

What about nicks, scratches and little holes in existing vinyl sheet ? How do I fix it so these don't surface through my new floor ? Thank You

[@chipsahoy1122]

So vinyl over vinyl?

[@uatdks803]

thanks for the video

[@c1peewee]

Extra work

[@Emily34593]

Hey which method is the best in your opinion to make everything perfect?

[@DM-sb8tx]

Thank you 🙏🏽

[@GB-qn4gt]

Thank you for sharing.

[@VideoNash]

thanks

[@Droobie420]

Never install over the old

[@MrSoldierperson]

Excellent work, but ain't nobody got time for that.

[@richardboyd4477]

Thank you 🙏

[@osonegro3205]

330 was may favorite part just the way she looks back at me made me forget about the floor I was installing

[@5m0k3n.]

She's a 🦊

[@International-floors.0566]

Nice working I also same work

[@NicoleB79]

Thanks for this I'll be using this for my project 💙💙new SUBBIE

[@uniconvspandagamingchannel6898]

Is this expensive

[@lavishbyvicky8146]

What suce is the flooring please?

[@letter1967]

Maybe use that crescent wrench instead of pliers on that gas line so you don't booger up that nut.

[@zeldagoblin]

Please clean those skirting boards first!!!

[@Infinityluv444]

Amazing

[@billyvice1520]

Easier to pull trim by prying off the floor and so you wont leave dents in your trim .

[@kristahaun7204]

If you’re going to completely redo the kitchen, why wouldn’t you remove the cabinets, baseboards and all appliances first. Also, remove that gross carpet. This just seems a bit backwards.

[@georginagreaves6373]

So no cleaning of the floor/baseboard area etc...?! ~ SMH 🙄😫🙄

[@michellelivingstone6464]

I want lay my vinyl not how to clean

[@amypleticha7993]

What about dishwashers. Do you remove that too?

[@taco_23]

Yes

[@naturewatcher7596]

Why to glue new vinyl on top of the whole old flooring instead of just to the edges of it?

[@dansanger5340]

Depends on how thick the vinyl is and on manufacturer's recommendations. If it's thin vinyl, and you only glue it around the edges, then if you drag heavy furniture across the middle it might catch and tear the floor.

[@Joe-eg7ml]

Don't you need a linoleum weighted roller. That's how did it when I was a kid. But great idea with template. We use to cut it as we laid it out.

[@4seeableTV]

A roller is preferable, but not always available as a rental.

[@jeremylocklear9118]

with all due respect......I love you........lol jk. great vid. like the step by step approach.

[@gregsurridge7969]

Laying vinal on vinal not a good idea

[@magicfactorymusicinc.2101]

Very informative but you should definitely start using knee pads if u don’t already. Years of doing floors really takes a toll on your knees

[@jackofalltradeswithmatt9965]

Do not do this. She put the new over the bad flooring without tareing it off first. Wow. Totally wrong

[@workingTchr]

Template is the way to go. One quip, if the paper roll was facing down (not up), I think it would be easier. And when it comes to cutting the straight parts on the vinyl, I'd use a straight edge (like a metal yard stick, etc). And I saw another tip: cut holes in the template at various points and then tape the template onto the actual vinyl. That'll keep it from sliding around. But you glue the WHOLE THING down? "Loose lay" is an approved method for small spaces like this when the vinyl has a rubber backing.

[@idahopotato5837]

Don't bother with the template. Just lay your new material out , cut to fit, then glue it.

[@Emily34593]

Which method is the best for the most perfect result in your opinion? Do you think someone with no experience can do a good/perfect job at this?

[@idahopotato5837]

@@Emily34593 I cut the straightest edge first then leave a few inches all around. Put it in the room and cut the excess off each side. When it lays flat roll 1/2 over onto the other side and glue. Lay that side in place then pull the unglued side up lay it over on the finished side. Glue that second half down and then start from the middle and roll out toward the edges. Do any final cut then. Usually you have a 1/2 trim board around the edge covering any miss cut. Just use the right trowel. 1/16 x 1/16 I recall. Not a whole lot of adhesive.

[@idahopotato5837]

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[@winniegurney9587]

Ummm. I was taught you remove baseboards and replace those. I'm freaked out by how filthy everything is. The template idea is good , though.

[@winniegurney9587]

@Hopper33 Exactly.

[@randyloomis1047]

Yeah I know what your saying..

[@terraterra7000]

So simple, I dont even need to turn on the sound

[@International-floors.0566]

I want a job I have 10year experience vinyl installation

[@srinibala8360]

Can someone tell me what sort of glue will suit this. I am in Australia and I have the exact requirement ie to lay vinyl on top of existing vinyl . I checked several hardware stores here and they all said that there is only glue to put the vinyl over cement or timber.

[@michaelwest6238]

You can use acrylic adhesive maybe f balls 44 if you can get it . But what ever adhesive you use dont spread it to thick as it will show through

[@srinibala8360]

@@michaelwest6238 Thanks heaps

[@jibonchhobi7162]

Thanks.

[@4seeableTV]

Way too much glue.

[@Eyehearttravels]

Did anyone pay attention ? She’s pretty hot with the 90’s look

[@davidlorin1379]

You don't freehand the edges, you use a straight edge. I stopped installing linoleum over 15 years ago - I use sheet vinyl instead; it's as easy as gluing down carpet. No need for templates & no paper backing to crease or crack. I hate lino.

[@derrickblaylock8531]

She forgot to talk what kind of trowel to use. Maybe she thinks there’s only one

[@Autotrope]

Can't watch American diy videos because they use a different name for everything lol Quarter round? Quad! Cresent wrench? Shifter! Open wrench? Spanner!

[@Nipplepotamus]

Wow... Then what do you call half round? A deuce? I ask because quarter round is an accurate description. It is 1 quarter of a full circle. Quad means 4 which would mean 4 circles, that's why we call a 4-wheeler bike a quad... Lol! However, I do understand shifter and spanner. Those are old English terms. Lol!

[@Jp-mk6hj]

Way too much glue, you have to let the glue dry about 20 minutes until it is tacky

[@ludavico1999]

3:25

[@jackofalltradeswithmatt9965]

Do not do this it's wrong

[@1ColdFuture]

--------2:10

[@Dan-gp9hb]

@3:30 should of been the thumbnail instead.

[@psfgtech]

Looks like the 1980' 😂

[@puppybb3376]

✌✌👍👍💪💪🙏🙏

[@CU-gf7yi]

New flooring? The rest of the kitchen is gross.

[@psfgtech]

No way

[@mecemoenoa8115]

No