How To Install Luxury Vinyl Tile

[@johniorio7951]

2 questions: How long should i wait to lay tiles after the leveling cement is on??....and how long to wait after the floor primer goes down?.....I am a painter, and this is the first thing I thought of. I know thats a factor in the tiles adhering proplery...thanks , and a great video.

[@jessnatheli5108]

That was the easiest vinyl floor removal ever! I remember as a kid helping my parents remove them and almost ripping my nails off.

[@zztop8592]

If it was all glued down, I think I would try and patch the old floor instead of removing the old floor.

[@valeriadelrio-rodriguez4953]

So if the sub flooring isnt smooth im guessing u would sand it if its a wood sub flooring right? When tile is the sub floor do u recommend a wipe and mop also before installation?

[@kctyphoon]

You can invest in a J roller. They are small and not expensive. You can just lean on it to apply pressure and roll over each tile as you put them down.

[@milleand0000]

awesome video! when you acclimate your flooring MAKE SURE IT IS UNWRAPPED. if you just chuck the box in there is won't do anything and you'll floors could buckle or shrink and you wasted all the time and money.

[@dfresh1524]

Would have never thought to let tile "acclimate" didn't think it was a fish that needed to adjust to its new environment.

[@CatherineSTodd]

Thank you Andrew! I was wondering about the acclimation part, as the video did not specify unwrapping and I was wondering how it could help to just toss the box in the room. I didn't even know about "acclimating" at all. Great tips here.

[@Awoit]

What does this do? Is it similar to letting wood season before using it so that the size of it doesn't shrink/warp once its in place?

[@johniorio7951]

Excellent advice....I'm a total novice, woulda never considered that.

[@NYJason]

Amazing job 👌 I am feeling confident to do it by myself after watching this video

[@lilibethroserose525]

My kitchen has a very odd shape, angled cabinets and nooks and slanted walls. How do I measure lay out the vinyl don't know how to center and the slanted sides and angles. How?

[@dougprentice1363]

Shouldn't there be some sort of seal of caulking between shoe molding ad the floor?

[@lisayoung2842]

The company that did my kitchen said you can do a tiny bead of clear silicone around the edges. Water can get between the cracks too unless you do the grout and seal option

[@williambowes3579]

Hi what is the vinyl installed originally at the beginning of the video? thanks

[@rollerbladinggeek5507]

the thing is, shoe moulding is a shortcut but removing the baseboards looks so much better

[@orlandob9958]

Very true but that’s a can of worms I wished I never opened. My friend who’s a floor contractor told me to do the shoe board - much easier, but I wanted a more flowing look. Well it does look better but it’s way more work. Removing the baseboard is a hassle then putting it back is another Headache. I did that only in one room and on the next one I just took my friends advice and used the quarter round and at the end the damn difference was minimal 😐

[@charrysalce4580]

Can we use the same grout like we use with the granite and ceramics?

[@zeryang85ify]

Lowes, please make videos for rental. Things we can do temporary and take off when we move please. There are many video here on youtube but they are amazon product. I love shopping in store in i can

[@jldude84]

Hot damn that's gotta be the easiest home improvement project there is aside from painting. Not QUITE as nice as ceramic tile but so much easier and cheaper.

[@stevencarter844]

Great video and make shure that your floor is clean befor you lay your tile

[@JDPewPewPew]

Great instructions! I think I'm ready to try this project. Thank you!

[@snakearts6309]

looks great am about to do this in my kitchen!

[@michaelp6301]

Did he say what kind of specially formulated grout he used?

[@vickymc9695]

Translation for non Americans. 1/8 of an inch is around 3mm.

[@kimozabek.n.bstore9143]

What size that vinyl and name of the color sir?

[@summerw5773]

Love it!! Your videos are amazing you explain every single step thank you!!!

[@mohamad4516]

Very very nice thank you

[@Wollfs131]

11:28 can you show more in depth how you did that trim?

[@jumper555]

What is the brand for the cement based leveler you are using? I need to level some areas of my floor.

[@damadfisherman]

People come here to bash vinyl. It's nice for what it is. Sure tile will last 100 years, my grandparents moved bought a new house in the early-mid 70s. The 4in square blue tile bathroom with blue cast iron tub, blue sink and blue toilet looks absolutely new! I mean perfect! Tile will last, no doubt. Probably will get outdated. I'm remodeling a whole house now. I've had 3 back surgeries and tile hurts my back so I'm not even going that route. Today's vinyl is way better than just 15 years ago. Just high as hell.

[@heartmomma6460]

3 back surgeries for me too. I'm taking the easy route. I figure it's removable and resell on Craigslist if it looks tacky. If I lose $100 then I'm ok with that. But figure it's at least worth the try as a woman trying to do on her own handyman work since the so called real handy'man' has his butt stuck to his recliner. Which leaves me to do the work if i want something easy, inexpensive and quick.

[@babyd95]

Jodie H sometimes it’s better when us girls do it! 😉 same situation, so called “handyman” promised a lot, now that I own the property he hasn’t stepped foot in it once. Honestly, I’m glad he hasn’t. I love the way the place is looking!

[@laineywright2696]

Now, this was an excellent video that didn't omit any necessary information I need to know, EXCEPT FOR how to do cut-outs for the HVAC vents. I guess I'm on my own, to figure that one out. Time to lookup more videos. :)

[@jldude84]

I'd recommend a piece of cardboard. Cut it the size of the tile, then lay it over the vent, and cut out the hole. Then transfer that over to the tile and cut it similarly. The metal grate will cover the edges anyway.

[@laineywright2696]

@@jldude84 Great reply.

[@yangmagic0703]

Use the same method. Place your tile on a neighbouring tile that is installed already, and use a third tile to draw out any cutouts needed. Oscillating tool should plunge cut it just fine

[@QuattlebaumCody]

So thorough. Great video.

[@Susi-Saks]

Thanks helped me heaps in putting down smaller self stick vinyl tiles Cheers.

[@flooringtv]

깔끔하고 간결한 설명이네요...

[@dutchleussink156]

Excellent thank You Sir 👍

[@Games.Gadgets.Sports]

Ehhhhh......me and wife didn't wait more then it took to paint the room and didn't use no adhesive and did not start from middle of the room. And looks great and adhered well. If had a few that moved a tad just caulked the space with like colored caulk and looks fine.

[@annheatherton]

I wondered about this as well. If you find the center in the room, lay out your tiles, and then see you will have odd sized pieces at either that look unattractive, you have to move the center starting line anyway so what was the point? I think you should just lay it out till it looks pleasing to you and then start.

[@chadjohnson3546]

I installed flooring for 31 years and we never did any of your suggestions, first we started in the middle and payed tile in a pyramid style, this insured it stayed straight and true. Installing tile in a straight line is the fastest way to get a crooked and out of square.

[@christinapham3757]

Thankfully. Mr.

[@macman9689]

pros make it look so effortless

[@stufigol]

No roller?

[@therarebreed8038]

Excellent video man, I’m installing some vinyl tile in my workshop this weekend. Knee pads though bud, your knees will thank you for it lol

[@brandonwebb2100]

How would you prepare osb in mobile home for this kind of flooring

[@marlonw5053]

same way, double up on the latex sealant

[@KenNickels]

What if you cannot get the 100 lb roller? Will a lighter one suffice?

[@DatruthBtoldy-do6bl]

Just roll around on it fatty!

[@DatruthBtoldy-do6bl]

Just roll around on it fatty!

[@Fd20y]

I put MJ on & moonwalked over mine for 3 hours. Good luck 👍

[@annheatherton]

@@Fd20y that's what I plan to do because I weigh more than a hundred pounds.😉

[@stevenmoore9114]

nice job!!

[@GrahamS67]

I would never start tiling at the edge of a room if that edge is even a little out of square you are going to get problems. Always cut tiles into the edges.

[@MalamikArt]

I needed this. I have a very uneven linoleum in my kitchen, it's so thick I'm not sure I will be able to cut it..

[@Mineshack]

Linoleum? 😂

[@ProudCanMan1]

I think I’ll ‘go ahead’ and try this.

[@juliac.3400]

It looks great !!

[@aabidfayaz4956]

How much it costs

[@chriskem5769]

Aabid Fayaz yyy789poppoi ioll..... . . P.o. 9l

[@PhanOT11]

You didn’t start from the center of the room?

[@maryrenaud6732]

Why wouldn’t you just fill in any holes and do minor repairs to get ready for installation, instead of the nightmare of removing the vinyl or linoleum floor and any glue? Then scraping, then belt sanding, then leveling....then a flooring primer. I guess it sells a lot of unnecessary Lowe’s products. NO ONE does this in a DIY situation.

[@annheatherton]

That's what I was thinking. I thought he was going to do a quickie hole patch.

[@johniorio7951]

@@annheatherton Well, I guess it depends on if you want the floor to last a year, or the 25 years its guaranteed for

[@lifeofsmac5259]

@@johniorio7951 exactly!

[@Motor-City_Ben-Diesel]

I was thinking the exact same thing lol and I will be doing exactly what you said and not wasting a day or two ripping up the old vinyl.

[@ephramg75]

Go the extra mile pull the base, shoe moulding looks gaudy. Plus not all floors are this flat and smooth. Be prepared for alot of prep work in most cases.

[@djohnson3678]

removing the baseboards will crack them, they are made of sponge board, so it is best to leave them be. just use frog tape.

[@wkw4095]

Hmmmm....I think you failed to follow the arrows...with this tile you installed it's obvious which ones are going the wrong way :/

[@mikeo6525]

wkw what do you expect from Lowe’s.... this guy probably mixes paint and will load lumber for you as well

[@Motor-City_Ben-Diesel]

Saw that too lololol

[@JessyJ318]

What’s better ...luxury vinyl floor tile or regular tiles? I have different contractors that tell me different things!!

[@DaDaDo661]

Real tile is much more expensive, but looks better. It's probabaly twice as expensive to buy and install

[@earthworm85]

Great video. Thanks!!. Question.. I'd like my living room and hallway to be vinyl planking and my kitchen to be the vinyl tile and the bathrooms. What kind of separationer or divider would I used from vinyl wood to vinyl tile. Or would I just do my Living room, kitchen and bathrooms all the same luxury vinyl planking? THX 😊😎

[@sultansahib3304]

how much expensive

[@Fd20y]

Sultan Sahib for that room I’d say £50

[@catmo59]

wow that was a lot more complicated than i thought it would be

[@heartmomma6460]

haha. Being a woman I have to agree. I wish I was rich to have someone else do it but I'm not so lucky. Or call me frugal. 😉

[@abajhalghamdi9219]

Very good

[@robertzeiler5809]

It’s a manufactured home. That’s why the existing floor is not glued down.

[@valeriedakota2289]

He should've started this project by pulling up the ugly tragic pink carpet and tiled all the floors js

[@djbryson]

Yeah agreed. It's not so much that carpet is ugly, some carpet looks good. It's that it's disgusting and uncleanable. You can't truly clean a carpet. There is so much gunk and stink that you can never get out.

[@spaceboyism]

I would probably make sure the patern of the tiles is running in the same direction too.

[@MackintoshMarguerite-e1e]

Wolff Common

[@nathancrabtree758]

Skim the floor and lay over it no need to take the sheet vinyl up

[@Motor-City_Ben-Diesel]

For real

[@ginafriend1690]

I'd hire you!

[@heartmomma6460]

Me too.

[@heartmomma6460]

I need a real handyman (even a wanna be) if I ever get remarried.

[@christianparker7428]

Cool

[@TalosLives]

Why didn't you just install the tiles on top of the old vinyl floor?

[@mikeo6525]

Cement based leveler on plywood.... Lowe’s need to leave it to the Pros!

[@tonycordasco8954]

Why would the manufacture put an arrow on the product itself instead of the paper this way no mistakes can be made that really shocks me

[@tonycordasco8954]

I meant to say why wouldn’t the manufacture put an arrow on the product itself

[@Fd20y]

Tony Cordasco I agree just put a simple sticker on the actual tile side that you peel off!!

[@mikeo6525]

1 - If you peel the back off and forgot that quickly in the 2 seconds it took to flip the tile over you need to stop smoking dope! 2- the pattern is pretty obvious on the top of the tile

[@annheatherton]

@@mikeo6525 that's good to know, that you can see a difference in the pattern that is obvious.

[@197magdalena]

realy good video;

[@ticoshardwoodfloors8875]

Nice

[@yourdad4144]

Literally came from Threadbanger #threadbanger supporters

[@scottmason2245]

Went to Lowe's, looked at the flooring and decided to get some samples so I could bring them home and lay them out and see exactly what they would look like , but they didn't have any. I asked the lady at the desk if she could get some samples and she said we have what we have, sorry.

[@oliverr.5167]

Baseboards !!!you damage it !!! Put a simlpy tape on it!!!! :-/

[@djohnson3678]

yup, i noticed that too. frog tape is best, it wont peel up the paint.

[@rickfascinato5758]

The quarter round killed the whole floor job

[@jlwdeuce8536]

why do you say that

[@djohnson3678]

if that is what the customer wants, then ok i guess, but i am not one for sticky tile. it is crap. it is made for very low income house holds. beside, that junk never lasts a full year after installation, especially with kids. use frog tape on the base boards when you use thin set mix to level out the floor other than that, removal and installation is impressive. awesome video !!

[@Motor-City_Ben-Diesel]

Not all sticky tile is created equal.

[@christypham3386]

Thats why he did all the preparational work. My sticky tiles doesnt look good as real but it lasts over 10 years. we dont wear shoes in the house either. It depends in your lifestyle and how u install the tiles.

[@dareisnogod5711]

Why didn't you tape the baseboard & save the cleaning job ?

[@mike1968442]

When would vinyl ever ne luxurious! Just crazy to even suggest such a title!

[@lowes]

Nope, Sally it's a real thing. It gives the look of natural materials (wood, stone) by combining a very realistic surface layer with a textured surface.

[@fhuber7507]

Its still just plastic.

[@IWBVS]

Sally Semrau vinyl will be the future soon. I used to hate it but it's improving a lot and it's starting to overtake laminate already. A lot of builders and luxury apartments put in vinyl

[@grad4394]

SBB1809 clearly you've never done any high end work.

[@moniqueramirez3202]

@FHuber & Everyone else in the comment section: Can plastic be luxury? Yes!👍 Luxury is in the eyes 👀 of the beholder. It's not for everyone, & to each their own. But even a boob job is made of plastic...don't hear any complaints there 🤔, & also luxury cars have dash boards that are made from plastic. Plastic has come a long way from its beginning. But haven't we all?🤔 Should you be thinking it in regards to me? The answer is, no. No plastic parts on me. 🤣 LOL! But to each...their own 😉❤💪👍

[@j0yfulblessings]

They're gunna replace the old vinyl but not address the purple carpet 🤮😂

[@Mayonaize_]

Why is Lowe's so.... Good?

[@richardworrall481]

Yeeeeeeharrrrr

[@kitchentimeinc]

Never knew the words “luxury” and “vinyl floor tile” could coincide....

[@Nadine9534]

K G LOL

[@vinylmaverick8044]

Kenny Everett's lost brother or the 5th Bee Gee?

[@rosemarywilliams9969]

😢so much labor aaaahhhhh!

[@jerseyjim9092]

I would never install self stick tile again. Eventually the edges come up.

[@BiktaHarry-s9y]

Jessy Parkways

[@dennishammerschmidt3232]

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[@Lepokey]

This is not luxury vinyl tile this is the basic peel and stick

[@yougerard1976]

Yes! Much too thin to be the luxury kind.

[@yougerard1976]

Also,the grout lines are much too thin it makes it look even cheaper.

That looks like a total stoner job. Before I start I will eat a magic brownie.

[@raymonddixon7603]

Geez, what a waste. That removed tile looked perfect to me!!!!!!

[@christianparker7428]

Pin this if you love Lowe’s

[@patdegree6785]

Take the baseboard off Easier way my opinion

[@patdegree6785]

Really ? So if we’re to lay another floor after this one would you add another shoe mound or remove

[@patdegree6785]

Oh okay Well I like to remove it Thanks for the tips :)

[@joselyndominden3105]

NOT MATH

[@truhunk1]

Better to remove baseboards. 1/4 rounds are ugly.

[@misterhat5823]

Luxury Vinyl Tile? What an ironic choice of words.

[@philipcatuogno2968]

Shoe molding. UGH! Terrible idea.

[@seancostie2180]

Anyone notice the one tile in the first row? he obviously didnt follow arrows 🤣 Wouldnt pay them a cent to do work, entire place is wayyyyyyy overpriced!

[@mdellyd]

This guy is paid hourly.

[@FloresG998]

This is not luxury vinyl tile. LVT has multiple layers including the padding and it’s click and lock like laminate, except it’s waterproof.

[@netterstyl]

1. I was disappointed that he said "go ahead and" only about 50 times. I was hoping he'd go ahead and use that phrase at least a hundred times to make it that much more annoying. 2. I will avoid putting real grout down. Sounds like a setup for a world of hurt and hassle down the line cleaning that stuff, esp. if it's light colored. I'll consider fake grout-line tiles instead. 3. I'm concerned about the slight gap left by the thickness of an oscillating tool blade when cutting out the bottom of door trim (utility closet in a kitchen, for example). In other words, if you're using the thickness of the tile as a gauge to lay the blade on top of, the tool will cut that gap _plus_ the thickness of the blade. And you're just a dog chasing its tail when you start trying to fill in gaps like that with some sort of goop. I'm considering making a gauge of some material that is the thickness of the tile _less_ the thickness of the blade, to try to achieve an _exact_ fit. 4. My dilemma is deciding whether to undercut an _existing_ shoe mold (painted a _perfect_ tasteful color of yellow along with the walls years ago), or remove it and re-install it, because removing and re-installing it will necessitate a huge amount of cleanup detail work to restore the whole affair to its original neat appearance. Would likely have to repaint the whole kitchen to make everything match again. 5. In my case, I think I can get away with installing new peel-and-stick vinyl over the existing linoleum floor (which itself is in really good shape and is flat - just outdated and ugly), as my floor is ALL glued down. 6. If there's any way that I can avoid taking up an existing floor surface that is completely glued down, and then having to remove all that glue residue and flatten out and smooth the underlying floor, then that's the way I'll go. That's something else you may want to give some thought to.

[@SerenoOunce]

Peel & Stick is *not* LVT. Complete waste of time.

[@breakingdrums]

Shoe molding! Says you're Lazy, You don't Care how bad it looks and I would kick you out of my house...

[@danielhayworth2886]

It's called an industry standard dude lol been doing from trailers to million dollar homes for 8 years....they mold in everything. Think about that when u kick out a contractor lol. I watch these videos for entertainment

[@mikeo6525]

Cyndi Harris LVT is a floating floor that needs room for expansion which is usually at least a 1/4”...unless the homeowners want to pay to replace baseboard there is no other option.

[@coderedoutdoors3004]

First

[@fhuber7507]

There is no such thing as Luxury Vinyl..... There is overpriced vinyl. its like when they said "Genuine Naugahyde" in the 1970's. Nothing genuine about it... It was vinyl upholstery, which is plastic.

[@fhuber7507]

I'd rather have the $68 cent a sq ft REAL ceramic tiles... Costs more to install than what the tiles cost, but they'll last 300 years. ANY vinyl looks like crap in less than 10 years.

[@CatherineSTodd]

FHuber, what is "$68 cent a sq ft tiles..." ??? Cant quite figure out the $ amount here. 68 cents or $68 dollar per square foot?

[@lilibethroserose525]

cents. tiles are almost the same price as the vinyl. Vinyl is just easier to install.

[@lkw5699]

Looks cheap

[@sdmerkr]

I guess if you're gonna go with luxury vinyl, which seems like an oxymoron... yeah might as well use ugly ass shoe molding as well. What a joke.

[@jodievans7533]

sdmerkr why watch if all you do is make negative comments