How to Install Vinyl Plank Flooring Into a Bathroom

In this video I show how to install vinyl plank flooring into a bathroom and share a bunch of really good tips for you to use. These tips are easy for any DIY or Pro to understand and should help make the installation of your luxury vinyl plank flooring go much easier. I hope your home renovation goes well for you!
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[@dare2scheme904]

Wow bro you have been doing these videos for years now and still in it. No fancy production, no expensive camera or lights, just raw and real

[@BlackwaterDSM]

You're such an awesome dude handing out all this knowledge to us mere mortals free of charge! Just tackled my first vinyl plank project and 15 minutes in, I hit a door jamb on an angled wall and realized I was in way over my head. Your videos saved our lives! Thank you so much Joe! God bless and thanks a million!

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

Thank you for sharing!

[@KisnCozns51]

This is so timely! My husband and I are tackling the installation of vinyl plank flooring for the first time. Been studying your videos and the bathroom video was so needed! Great timing! (And hats off to you for sharing God's truth! You're really encapturing the scripture that says to do all for the glory of God! Love it! Keep pressing on, fellow child of God!)

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

Thank you!

[@dustina6261]

I’ve done a fair share of flooring in remods and watched some of your videos for fun and can say you are a true professional. I’ve actually learned a lot of great tips from you and really appreciate you taking the time to post these for anyone looking to improve their diy skills some. Thank you sir

[@i.r.wayright1457]

I don't know how much you charge to lay 24 cartons of Pergo but that is how much you're saving me. Just can't thank you enough for all the tips and tricks. I do recommend anybody following you and planning a project with this type flooring to go ahead and buy the pull bar/knock locking tool for $60+. You're going to need it. Some laminate goes together easier than others.

[@OilRacki]

We've yet to finish our top floor with vinyl, but you've given me the confidence to do so. Your videos have really answered all the tough questions involved. Thank you very much.

[@cw2818]

Awesome! Man, you make putting in vinyl floor easier. I am going through replacing and correcting a vinyl floor install by a "professional" and your tips have been a saving grace. I wish I had come by your channel sooner. I would have saved a ton of cash, time, and energy. Thanks for sharing your skills.

[@gregr1672]

You are a skilled craftsman and a good decent man !Thank You for your wonderful videos . Just put almost 1000 sq feet of vinyl plank down after watching your videos . Retired part time contractor I am ,and I like keeping up on the new materials that keep coming out . Where do you get your big rubber tapping block that resembles a float? The gentleman I was putting the floor down with kept using scrap pieces of flooring to tap with and I told him of your big rubber block ! His scrap pieces were breaking the grooves when he got carried away . Our floor came out great ,only small bathroom left to do tomorrow. It looks professionally done ,not bad for 2 65 year old retired guys doing a charity job !

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

Very nice and thanks for sharing!! Here is the tapping block - amzn.to/3v9J5B9

[@johnnypham3410]

Joe, you're amazing. Very genuinely human being and kind from the way you talked. God bless brother. And thanks very much for the tip.

[@josephlarsen]

man, your method for the toilet is so much better than the other video i just watched. Glad I came here. I love how you use the planks themselves to do all your measurements

[@nicholasrahn7469]

I like that tub calking method. I'm stealing that

[@nuyork77]

I've never seen someone so efficient with flooring installation. You're the best I've seen. Thank you for the incredible tips and methods. I'll be trying vinyl plank installation soon... I hope mine comes out like yours do haha

[@caioribeirorosa8087]

Congratulations, you work very well, I'm a floor installer too, you work very, very well!

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

Thanks man!

[@itisdanl]

Thank You…Thank You…Thank You!!! Finding your videos at this time is a blessing, I’ve watched many of them and am very grateful. I mainly paint houses who also dose a little of everything else tile, plumbing,plastering you name it. Plank flooring has always been a little intimidating to me. Your videos have given me the confidence to move forward. I’ve Recently picked up a whole house remodel and wasn’t looking forward to that part of the job, but no more, I got this thanks to you. It’s great to see good people helping us all to be more equipped and productive in these times. Thanks again, God bless…

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

Thank You!!

[@martinezlopez4699]

NO filler! - NO selling! - NO entertainment! --- STRAIGHT forward to the hard work! -- GREAT one √√√

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

Thanks

[@cedriclashar8905]

I'm learning so much on how to install an lvp floor.....thanks for sharing your knowledge....you're greatly appreciated!!!

[@stevenwilson8718]

Just got my 1,200 sq ft of vynal planks delivered yesterday. They are giant planks at 10"wide x5.5 ft long by 12mm thick. Never used such big planks and not sure if that's going to make it harder or easier but I'm guessing it means a lot more cutting. I'm thanking God that I found your channel. I did my entire 1,000 Sq ft basement last weekend and it turned out great. Next week is this for upstairs and into hall bathroom so again, I'm rewatching all your videos!

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

You got this!!

[@tristenbrown7099]

God bless you, Joe. I pray that your family stays blessed. I'm about to put plank in my bathroom so this video was very helpful! Cheers from Canada.

[@kathleenrutherford733]

Amazing, I am always in awe of the simple way you teach your craft, I am extremely grateful for you and your professional experience

[@RLDBasshead]

Joe, Just a want to say a BIG THANK YOU for your VP flooring videos. Your videos are so much help to me as I proceed with prep and install of my floor. Would not attempt without these videos.

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

Glad to help and thank you for sharing!!

[@RenoBusdriver]

I wish I would have came across your channel when I did my first room. Finished my dining room and the part of my kitchen. I wish I had started my planks in the first room differently as in same direction as the dining room. I know it is preference. I started the opposite in dining room and used a T strip where the first room ended. The reason was I don't have money to purchase all the planks in one go. This way I can move all my furniture from the living room and store in the dining room while I prep the other floor. Installing that plank in that direction was WAY easier and went faster. I made faster progress cause now I know what the hell I'm doing. Another worry I had was my kitchen and dining room has bowed joist causing a dip in the subfloor. We were told it from the steel frame that the manufactured home sits on. With that I don't expect perfection. I'm just happy my dogs can no longer use the floor as their toilet, yes it sounds disgusting but now if they have an accident, clean up will be a breeze. Your videos really helped my hone my DIYer skills.

[@lindaosborne3392]

You're such a good DIY'er help. You make it simple for us folks doing little jobs. Thanks, Joe!

[@bldrtom]

Excellent site. Great teaching. I love your sharing and displaying your faith. You are a lovely encouraging person.

[@Alien5700]

I have to do the same thing in and around a powder room bathroom vanity, baseboard heater, and toilet flange on concrete. This video will help me to learn how and where to measure for the custom cuts. Thank you.

[@jimaragon2110]

Thank you for all the great content! 👍 I will keep praying for blessings for you too. 🙏

[@salvadorsepulveda6415]

Great information for alot of tricky cuts. You make it look easy with your expertise, Thank you !! Blessings 🙌

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

YW!

[@toddnester5743]

That was an excellent video. Probably the best and most helpful when I've watched on click lock flooring.

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

Thanks

[@bmdbmd8618]

Joe I wanted to write and say thank you! I went with a mannington adura max lvp that you suggested and we couldn't be happier. It was my first flooring install and the floor went it with no issues after I studied a bunch of your videos. Utilizing the cheater board was a huge help and made the custom cuts simple. Thanks again!

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

Thank you for sharing!

[@mhub3576]

I just ordered some Cali white aspen vinyl pro to do my entire first level and have watched several videos to prepare. Yours are IMHO the best and cover the prices from A to Z. I'm excited to get going on it and will be consulting your channel during the job, I'm sure. Thanks for the time and effort, and caring, you've given all of us DIYers. It is very much appreciated. 🙏 I do have one question, though. The salesperson told me I do not need underlayment or vapor barrier under my planks, which are going over a concrete slab here in my townhome. But other sources say I need a vapor barrier. I'd love to get your opinion on this.

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

I don't use one with vinyl plank.

[@cachamp203]

Great video. Thanks for all of the tips. You make it look so easy!

[@keithcrook2943]

Great videos as always. You are a genuinely caring human, doing what you can to help others with your hard win knowledge and experience. Thank you.

[@josepeka1189]

Very good video on every level. Sound, lighting, good explanations. Very informative the way you drew and got the template for the vinyl tiles to fit exactly around the edges. Well done. Jise from Melbourne Australia.

[@John--qh9xl]

Thanks, Joe. God bless you and your family as well.

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

Same to you!

[@josesantoscampos3952]

You are awesome! Thanks for all the good tips and Good bless all of you

[@anthonyswiinger1455]

Your video tips have helped me through some difficult installs thank you so much and keep sharing the knowledge I'm definitely soaking it up...

[@CinnamonRabbitt]

Thanks Joe! I watched several of your videos on vinyl plank and then got to work on a roughly 850 sq. ft. area. My cuts got progressively better and the tub area looks great thanks to your videos and training. Originally, I didn't cut off one of the clip edges on my cheater board until after I made a couple wide cuts. Then, duh!, I watched the video carefully and finally got it.

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

Glad you got it!

[@gilbertgarcia2974]

Just the video i was looking for, for those bathroom tips and tricks. There are many videos on doing rooms, but bathrooms are few and far in between. Thank you!

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

No problem!

[@jon-jonpereyra1264]

Just want to say thanks for all the videos!!!

[@timf7354]

Thank you for making these videos. What you show in your vinyl plank series of videos is exactly what I encountered when doing my bathroom, except for a couple details. I have a master shower and a main bathroom with bathtub. Both have glazed ceramic tile with decorations on the face that make them uneven. Also, about 1/4 to 1/3 of the tiles in the main bath are loose or very near being loose. I ended up doing each bathroom differently. I pulled up all the tile from the main bath and cleaned off the 3/4 subfloor with a grinder. Repaired rotten subfloor by the bathtub, then put 1/4 underlayment over the subfloor. (Underlayment was probably overkill, but gives the vinyl great flatness so it doesn't bounce anywhere. In the master shower, I put vinyl plank over the glazed ceramic tile. There are a couple high-use areas that have a little bounce, like in front of the sink. When I installed it, I started at the back of the room and worked out to the door. So, I will probably pull in back out and use that floor leveler you showed in another video. So 2 questions: Is there a better floor leveler than what you showed in another video for glazed ceramic tile? Nothing sticks to this tile because the glazing is so smooth. So, I'm worried if I use a floor leveler, it'll just come off after some use. Other question is where to stop in the doorway? My doors open into the bathroom, so I'm thinking about putting the transition strip under where the door closes. Then from the stop outward, will be carpet for the bedroom. Sorry for the long post, but would love to hear your experiences here.

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

Use ardex feather finish for the floor prep. It will stick to the tile plenty good. Here is a video that explains your transition. Start watching at the 48 minute mark - kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJa9eXuJr65qh9E

[@mikram2613]

So nice to see a hard-working man that believes in God and family thanks for the tips

[@noweare1]

I'm gonna have to watch this a few times.

[@Dcw-rp6ib]

I was wondering why you are covering up that hardwood floor with Vinyl flooring but other wise very informative.

[@sais9221]

Great video. Our bathroom is my next project after the living room and bed room floors. I enjoyed the tips you provide. Thank you!

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

yw

[@tevinmohammed1752]

Great job Sir. I’m a flooring installer as well and you really remind me of myself because of the way you take pride in your work. 👍🏽

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

I appreciate that!

[@doug0823]

great video and tips. You do good work. Sad to see vinyl going over hard wood but have to do what the customer wants.

[@kworrell2913]

Watching all your videos gave me motivation and courage. The number of subscribers will reach 100,000 soon! I can't wait for the next video!

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

You can do it!

[@keithy.1179]

Nice job Joe. Loved the tip for the toilet. My coworker bought a white flange and carries it in his bag for whenever he cuts around a toilet. Seems to save time and it's pretty cheap.

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

Me too! Just sharing another way.

[@chasemaglangit7954]

Thank you so much! I appreciate your videos! Great content!! Cheater board is the tool!!!

[@htorres1stk]

Impressive to say the least, great tips from a experienced installer. Thx for sharing

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

Thanks man!

[@SonandFriend]

Yes the toietstuff worked great! Thanks!

[@KitCatXIV]

I was looking forward to this video. Thank you for the great tips, this is going to help so much.

[@louisli2571]

more than professional, always watching your video (i'm from HK)

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

Awesome, thank you!

[@blazeandcyrus]

These are great videos, even the caulking tips were helpful.

[@thefilipinapee]

Great video! Thanks for sharing Ouch it was hard to see that beautiful hardwood floor being covered up.

[@7shoemaker]

Thankyou for everything. I have ben installing the hard way for years.

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

You're welcome!

[@sharonmiller1675]

Thanks again, Joe! God bless you!!

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

Thank you!

[@DCDLaserCNC]

Yet again more great tips and techniques!

[@kevinl1669]

I truly appreciate your instruction. It's extremely helpful and I'll use this information in my project.

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

No problem!

[@angiedavis793]

God bless you and your family, praying for you all!!

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

Thank you!

[@angiedavis793]

@@SoThatsHowYouDoThat You're welcome 😊

[@TWC6724]

Man, great job. You’ve really got this down. I’ve done 2 floors and wish I had seen this before I did those floors. God bless

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

Thanks

[@icecreamladydriver1606]

Another great video. Thanks. I haven't started getting notifications and I have been subscribed for about 3 months.

[@donskin9795]

Great video! I thought putting vinyl planks with padding over vinyl sheeting would make the floor too soft and flexible and maybe damage the locking joints. Straighten me out on this. Thanks

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

It can be a problem if the vinyl is a cushioned vinyl, this is a felt back vinyl.

[@donskin9795]

Thanks for the help. 👍

[@silverteacakes]

Love the chalk tip. Your very talented. Thank you!

[@jakesarms8996]

Thank you for this channel ! It's a super help !

[@arthandmade741]

Thank you for tip I plan to put vlny plank at home soon

[@Bubbles36DD]

Great video! Wish it was 2 years earlier, as it would of saved me a ton of frustration trying to make it all fit in my bathroom.

[@teaberrywmn]

I'll be starting my project soon. This is so helpful. Thank you.

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

You are welcome!

[@daveou8563]

You make everything look so easy!

[@davidporter6578]

Giving out all the great tips. Well done and thank you very much. 🙏

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

My pleasure!

[@michaeld.3779]

Denatured alcohol is now illegal in California, and regular isopropyl alcohol doesn’t work well at all to remove Sharpie lines. My wife gave me a can of Aussie brand hairspray, and it removes the Sharpie lines perfectly. After spraying, let it set for a few seconds, then wipe with a cloth, or cotton ball(s). Amazing stuff, really. Then dampen a rag with a drop or two of dish soap (I used Dawn), to clean off the hairspray residue. The board looks at this point like it did when you pulled it from the box.

[@douglefever7807]

So many amazing tips in such a great concise video. Also you have a great team helping you to produce your content. Really flows nicely with zero fluff! I’m a new subscriber and video liker! Plus I have 1,700 sq. ft. Of vinyl plank sitting in my garage waiting for me to learn how to install. Thank you!

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

You are welcome! Thanks my friend!

[@johnlovesumiller865]

Heat gun works perfectly. Pro tip

[@castle5711]

Awesome tutorial! Lots of great tips.

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

Thanks so much!

[@charlieg.6242]

Good job Joe.

[@rugguy9838]

Great work👍🏻

[@josephbohme7917]

This simple procedure make some of us aware of our incompetence at getting it. Seems easy for you mr. guitar player, but some of us are in the dark with the whole art, as simple as you may try to make it.

[@johnmortimer2842]

Super video lots of tricks to use. Thanks for your time

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

Always welcome

[@roberttaylor-qk1vm]

Great Video!!!

[@shawnmoore5621]

Looks great!

[@99whs]

Nice job!

[@kevinchance5414]

I’ve watched a ton of your videos and haven’t seen the finish around the toilet. Do you caulk around the toilet flange and LvP as well or do you trust the toilet flange and seal? I assume caulk but want to be sure as I am finishing my own remodel this week and have two bathrooms to lay LVP in. Thanks for your content. Couldn’t have nor would I have took on my own project without your guidance!

[@kennethlemke9826]

Excellent

[@ephiramfoltz3459]

Nice work .you are a real professional. God bless.

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

Thank you very much!

[@emmanaden203]

Thank you for your videos, they've really helped me a lot! I ended up going with Adura Max Kona Beach for my home.

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

Good choice!

[@carlosaverhoff8002]

dude you are a beast wow thanks

[@michaelbuono9826]

Whew, lots of goodies in there!!

[@brucelopez69]

Eres el mejor, no hay mejor video Para explicar con mucho detalle hacerca de este trabajo

[@HairEguy]

Hi Joe… Appreciated the video on your favorite LVP flooring you did earlier in the year, thanks. We are having to replace most of the flooring on the first floor of our three-year-old house because of some water damage to about 15% of the continuous flooring. The builder used cheep Mohawk wood laminate and the style is out of production, so we need to replace 100% of our floor. One contractor suggested using Home Depots Life Proof LVP and only remove the damaged floor (it's a slab) and install the new flooring over the existing wood laminate. And put some kind of product over the area where the damaged floor was removed to level it to the remaining floor. Any thoughts on that??? Thanks, Gary

[@kiwihugh4]

Fantastic resource. Thank you. Question: I laid my vinyl plank, installed my painted MDF baseboard and corked the top. Would you recommend running a clear silicone cork line between the vinyl and base board? That MDF even painted can be the weak link for moisture damage. Thanks

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

I would not

[@oxigreencolorado6657]

Nice tips, Thank you! God Bless!

[@ginoguerrero7788]

well executed , I love your tutorials ....

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

Happy to hear that!

[@tube-life]

Just about to do this, thanks so much!!

[@michele2397]

Absolutely love your videos! You are so easy to understand and your tips especially for someone like me who literally is going to start laying my LVP today. I’m doing a standalone small bathroom that has turned into a bigger project than I originally thought it would be. I bought a vanity that I wanted to put in, long story short when I remove the vanity there was no laminate under it it was just straight subfloor. However the way the builder had put the vent under the old vanity that was flush to the floor, there was no cut out in the toe kick and the condensation over 20 years this house, completely rotted the subfloor read through to the crawlspace below. I have been learning as much as I can through u tube. I cut out all of the rotted board and put in a new piece of OSB. I have done the insulation underneath the floor, filled and caulked any little gap, down replacing the toilet as well since I went that far. Good thing is now I just have a 40 sq ft bathroom roughly. I have put around the vent and a corner. I’m trying to figure out about this u channel for the transition to the carpeting in the hallway. Hopefully I can find some thing in your playlist for that. I also have an underlayment to put in since I’m gonna be right on the subfloor. I’m gonna try to find your cheater board or marker board because that seems to be very helpful. Wish me luck I’m a bit nervous but willing to try versus paying someone. Thanks so much And love the blessings you always give in the end I think that is awesome! Thank God for you too! 😊🙏✌🏼

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

You got this!

[@dustanhorst8203]

always great! thank you for making great educational videos

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

Glad you like them!

[@alex161v4]

You’re awesome Joe👍👏👏👏👏

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

You too!!

[@ayadkachou2423]

Thanks, great tips

[@toph2o676]

Question If using a vinyl underlayment how do you calk your lines? Or maybe some tips on installing underlayment. I have a house to do in Bullhead City AZ raised deck on cinderblock foundation. They have 8 x 12 sheets of some kind of Masonite type substrate over plywood, modular house 30 years old. Going to use Life proof Home Depot. I'm a Journeymen tile setter , stone mason 35 years experience before that I did lots of glue down wood. Not to much experience with Vinyl and that's the only thing we can put down coming from the City engineers.

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

You can just stretch out a dry string line and have a screw on each end to tie off to.

[@BZ1340]

sweet job on the vid and the how too. I’ve been installing Lam and LVP the last 15 yrs. You hit it out of the park. Curious have you seen or tried the Carpet seamer reverse tape method for changing direction of the groove and tongue. Man that reverse drop is a killer after a few rows and you’ve got a 10x12 room to reverse lay. Some of those product splines are cheap and they fall apart fairly easy. You get 1 crack at it, then its either glue them in or grab another plank to replace it.

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

I have not, but I am going to!

[@michaelv6493]

Any problems with the toilet being installed on top of the floating floor? Is this the preferred way regardless if the subfloor is wood or cement? Great video!

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

Not at all

[@NoInfoFound]

Thanks!

[@SoThatsHowYouDoThat]

Thank you so much for this!!