How To Install LVT Flooring Like a Pro - Complete DIY Guide!

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@@TheDIYGuy1can lvt be laid over old laminated floors

[@iancollings5047]

You have a very easy and comfortable presentation style with excellent content. Thanks.

[@Hammerman48]

I laid LVT recently and it’s a really good experience. Your video is a great guide.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

It really is!

[@BrianCondron]

Quite an appropriate video for me as I currently have some LVT acclimatising for a post Christmas job.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Perfect!

[@paulrobinson6001]

Good tips. I'm doing some LVT next. One extra tip that applies for laminate too is to check the plank isn't too close to the same print. Then you won't get repeating patterns. Shuffling the packs helps.

[@Amc208a]

Thank you so much for this video, perfect timing!

[@abdouliejeng9861]

Thanks

[@jonl.1777]

That cut around the radiator pipe 🔥 #impressive

[@rob-24971]

Tip to keep the frame cut strait is to get an off cut and put the multitool on top using it as a support. You also get a good measurement and it’s quicker.

[@lookatyourface7873]

Thank you!!! thats the kind of guide i needed....👍👍

[@stronginhim2008]

Excellent instruction, but how much to you leave at a doorway where carpet starts?

[@lmaway8545]

Perfect timing as Ive bought some nice oak ones to do myself🙌🏼 only slight difference is I have insulating underlay, thanks for this!!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Anytime

[@lesthiele4921]

Good morning my friend, that was definitely a 'pro' finish, it looked absolutely outstanding, you should have your own TV show for this tupe of work, but then I suppose that is what YT is for these days, as for the tool raffle, sadly I am in Australia, I would like to wish you and your family A Very Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year, best regards from a Kiwi living in Australia, Les

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks very much and happy Xmas to you and yours too! KZbin is more commonly watched than TV these days so in a way it is my show 😃

[@DjGiluk]

Brilliant job 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 really useful guide, thanks

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad it was helpful!

[@deanmiles8421]

As you leveld it off so nicely why didn't you go for stick down? Or was it more to do the vid

[@oliverbarker8201]

Great video again. Another house project my wife has added to my list! Have you ever done any external insulation/render? Would love to see a video on that.

[@terrywalker4733]

Thank you for another very interesting and informative video. Looking forward to more videos. Merry Christmas and happy New Year to you and your family.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Same to you! Thanks

[@marysiausa4688]

Beautiful job Cameron! 👍

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks a bunch!

[@lennykelly9952]

Great work Cameron Happy Christmas and New Year.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks, you too!

[@richardedge9399]

Thabks very useful video. Just a question on last bit on the last row, you did a bit by stairs under the doorframe, and a bit to the right but didnt show how did the bits in between which is a shame as thats bit wanted to see as would mean a bit going under the door frame on the right. Just hoping its easy!!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

It’s easy, you push one side all the way under your undercut. Insert the middle bit in the doorway and then bring it all back into the frame so that it’s covered, if that makes sense.

[@richardedge9399]

@TheDIYGuy1 think that makes sense, thanks!!

[@bartc174]

We are moving in January and we are planning LVT flooring. Greatvideo. Besides, I mostly use your help with renovation in my home. I am just wondering whether glued or click flooring is better.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Depends. In most cases click is plenty good enough. Thanks

[@bartc174]

@@TheDIYGuy1 Is this click system strong enough? How does it work after years of use? Because from the samples I've seen it doesn't seem strong and laminate floor probably has stronger clicks. On the other hand, a perfectly cleaned and leveled floor is the key to success i believe.

[@patburke5740]

Great video, great tip for getting around radiator pipes. Happy christmas to you.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks, you too!

[@LTFC1964]

Great video mate. I’ve just laid a room using the EcoCore brand which includes the built in underlay so it is a lot stiffer to the point where it doesn’t really flex at all which results in a wresting match when clicking it all in. LVT looks amazing when down and is incredibly hard wearing.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

You’re right, the ones with underlay make it more difficult for sure!

[@colinbleach9390]

Fabulous mate . Always love ur content ..always interesting and valuable to know

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Much appreciated

[@L44TXF]

can you do anything about the very small gap under the skirting board?

[@amazing451]

Nice looking job Cameron, especially with the tip on cutting around pipes. Happy Xmas and look forward to seeing you in 2025. 👍👍

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks, you too!

[@deanwellerassociates]

Described and presented really well. If you're putting LVT on an uneven wooden floor in a bedroom how do prepare the surface? I have used ultra thin ply and shims in the past but that was nearly 20 years ago.

[@rodgerq]

Good video. Ny onky addition to it would be to watch for repeat print boards near each other. Still a mistake i make regularly and end up having to pull the flooring back up to change it when i notice lol.

[@alanhickin2025]

Thanks for that very informative video, immensely helpful. 👍😊👏

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad it was helpful!

[@kgriffiths1927]

With the expansion spacing at either side of the room, how do you stop the planks from separating further down the line? I.e if someone was to kick the middle plank in a room, would the planks move and create a gap in the middle? New to this so just keen to understand, thanks

[@Pete.Ty1]

👍👍👍 Merry Christmas to you and your family. Thank you Cameron

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Same to you!

[@keitho77]

Great video. Simple to follow instructions. Thanks.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad it helped

[@paulknox999]

what I struggle with is in doorways I can get the first piece in because you have the room to push it under the door frame, but then you need a second piece to go in the other side so second piece needs to be on top of first to give the room to slide it under but still need to be able to lock that piece to the first one, dont know how well I explained that, my explanation probably as bad as my method to fit that last piece in. So would be nice to see you fit both planks to totally fill the doorway

[@iq-nj4xg]

I noticed you had removed the skirting boards. Is that the best way or is it better to cut a small strip off the bottom and slip under the skirting board?

[@datderpY]

I currently have laminates in my kitchen diner room but they have lots of water damage and wear and tear. Would lvt be better for this room

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Yes providing it is rated for water which most LVT are

[@johnmackay7789]

Definitely. Just bear in mind that lvt is about half the thickness of laminate so you may need to lay ply to make up the difference or you might get away with overlaying on top of the laminate.

[@datderpY]

@@johnmackay7789 Thanks for the response yes i noticed that too thickess i could find was 5mm my laminates are 12mm but that a good idea laying down ply on the subfloor

[@datderpY]

@@johnmackay7789 thanks for the help👍

[@John-ji1ux]

Great video! You didn't use a tapping block or pull bar. Are they unnecessary because you prepared your floor to be completely flat so boards won't move and lift up?

[@curiousjoe395]

What brand of LVT are you using and do you have any indications on cost please? Great job and very well explained.

[@Jailbreaker236]

Another great video.... keep up the good work dude

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Will do thanks

[@Bassman1999]

An excellent tutorial thanks.

[@contactjd]

Why was the finishing piece at 22:43 about half as wide it should have been compared to 6:59 ? Something gone wrong with the measurements?

[@PIFDUDE]

Will there be a video coming on how to fit skirting boards?

[@Megagamer12312]

Good job! Keep up the good work

[@GrantsvilleAirbnb]

Watching you video just to watch you , jk …. Good job man , super educational

[@Angei96]

Hi Cameron  hope you’re doing well and happy New Year. I came across your video on KZbin and I’m actually in a process of trying to get a few things done to my house. I just wanted to find out. Do you just make videos or do you actually come out the house and do the work like I wanted you to come to mine and do the work and obviously pay for it would that be possible?

[@PIFDUDE]

Any advice on how to repair light scratches in LVT. Had mine down less than 1 day and the gas man has scratched it pushing to cooker back into place!

[@nisirob1]

so how do you get the second plank in the doorway at the end, do you push the first one tight to door frame and stairs (using th3 5mm gap) and then fix the next plank and pull the back or do something different.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

You pretty much nailed it 👍

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Amazing as always bro😊😊😊

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thank you so much 😀

[@KrisGraney]

Hi DIYGuy, I put down laminate flooring 18 months ago and done if it had started squeezing, as though the joins have failed. Do you have any suggestions on how to fix that so the flooring no longer squirrels as we walk around?

[@cprog]

Thank you for your sharing!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

My pleasure!

[@CiscoMKD]

Great video. Any recommendations for places to buy good quality LVT?

[@shawngraham4484]

Is self levelling compound like you used a good idea for a new build garage, as the current floor is dusty concrete and we want to use it as a home gym.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

I’ve a video of a much better solution for this coming in January 😉

[@shawngraham4484]

@@TheDIYGuy1That’s handy! I’ll keep an eye out for it! 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@chriscunningham1348]

Great work Merry Christmas

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks and you too

[@chrisheald6897]

Great video! Have a fab Christmas

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thank you! You too!

[@neilmckie2768]

Excellent tutorial, as always. I'm in a quandary at the moment in our new house. Kitchen/Dining Room - don't know whether to use engineered wood flooring or LVP. I know a lot of it's down to personal preference, but with your experience, what would you prefer? I must admit this video is starting to tilt me in the direction of LVP!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

So having done both plenty of times, my personal thoughts are this. Engineered looks better and feels nice quality but dents and gets ‘ruined’ faster. Yes you can sand it but it’s higher maintenance. LVT is a more robust solution for a busy home

[@neilmckie2768]

@@TheDIYGuy1 Cheers, mate. Appreciate you taking the time to give me your views. Happy Xmas to you and yours

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Same to you 👍🎄

[@RD-RD-66]

Superb job! 👍

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@evervol1]

Saw you in bowthorpe screwfix this afternoon 😅

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Haha my local 😉

[@metalage1975]

Looks great, mate. Is there any chance there will be a single video of a before and after room by room of your renovations? All the best for Xmas \m/

[@TheDIYGuy1]

What a great idea! Yes I will do a room by room!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

And happy Xmas to you too

[@caspergw]

Great video. What trim do you use at the front door?

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Plastic skirting 👍

[@TimmyTheSnail]

Can’t believe it. I’ve been looking at videos about LVT recently and for sure thought you’d have one about it, but was surprised when you didn’t and here you go a couple of days later posting one. Get out of my head 😂😂

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Haha read your mind 🫡

[@mikeclare5907]

Good presentation ..............Thank you Mike in Co Durham

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Anytime 👍

[@michaelsharpin3369]

Excellent video.

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Thank you very much!

[@nosycatUK]

Thank you,master. Gonna watch it later when my son is asleep

[@TheDIYGuy1]

👍 cheers

[@Rupert40k]

What about lvt/laminate skirting installation? 🥰😘

[@Dekmoore]

Thanks.

[@chrisinthecar5689]

These are great

[@benjaminkeningale5584]

Great video! With a room that's irregular like mine, with two chimney breasts and three alcoves, where in room should I start laying the planks?

[@DP-tb5qn]

great job mate

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks

[@BadHorsie1]

Out of curiosity, what brand is the LVT you used? Milliken?

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Polyflor. Cheers

[@coolmonkey619]

Whats the underlay do

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Acoustic and thermal benefits mostly 👍

[@antonyporter5045]

great video cheers

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@vincentkennedymcmahon8380]

You could also use a cheap Japanese saw indstead of mulititool

[@darrylclarke41]

Those rad pipes would kill me looking at every day

[@andybrace4983]

Pro tastic mate

[@TheDIYGuy1]

I try 😃

[@15chrispowell]

I missed that slim cut by the stairs that had about 3 different cuts

[@muscleprotein]

A question for everyone. I am going to lay an LVT floor across two rooms. One floor is solid concrete and the adjoining room is a new floating floor. I am guessing that I will require a door bar even though I could continue the flooring through to the next room without one, but required for the difference the two types of floor will act? i.e. move

[@robbailie5878]

Looks quality.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks 🙏

[@marciaedwardscrown]

Door frame part is crucial. You want the laminate and any door strip to be hidden when the door shuts. This is a very professional video but their are lots of cowboys 🤠🤠🤠🤠 out there. Ye haw. The door shuts and you can see the strip and carpet protruding through.

[@MemTrk]

Lvt vs Laminate flooring? That's what most people can't decide on. Personally, Lvt is king. But Expensive. Worth it. In the long run.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

I prefer LVT in most scenarios

[@jimh4072]

@@TheDIYGuy1 Why do you prefer LVT? I have only ever used laminate but am thinking of LVT for upstairs bathroom.

[@lew6073]

Click lvt fails more than laminate.

[@AJPflooringuk]

I personally prefer the AGT laminate flooring 8mm or thicker. It's nice to work with and very robust,I fit laminate everyday and no complaints.

[@nickminchin9932]

You can't polish a turd; plastic flooring is terrible whatever name you give it

[@theoisaac9948]

Teach. 👍 👍

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Always!

[@benscorgie8563]

Remember when your finishing a row up to a wall not a door opening to still keep the recommended gap, so when you turn the plank around to mark it use the spacer still

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Indeed 👍

[@alekseishuvalov111]

At the end I can see a nice carpet on the stairs, I hope to see video on that. There is no carpet videos on the channel.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Great suggestion! Thanks

[@fredericguyon1449]

I have installed LVT in several room in my house and based on the experience I will now always go for laminate when possible. LVT is expensive and not as strong/ durable especially the width joint.

[@HarveyJohnWillmott]

If you fitted it on a un level floor why would it show up more than laminate?

[@contactjd]

It's thinner and more flexible, so will bend more

[@johnadams1976]

Tiles for me

[@112Haribo]

So a vid about leveling, a vid about LVT, a vid about fixing creaking stairs. Sounds like a hallway renovation. When you first got the house, you posted videos 'per room' rather than 'per DIY discipline'. I enjoyed those more. Are you planning on doing more 'room renovation videos' or will it mostly be these topic-based videos?

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Great question. There are plans to bring back the renovation series in a big way next year and some spin off videos very very soon. I’m conscious of boring people with the more simple rooms like bedrooms etc so haven’t shown as much of that kind of thing recently. Thanks

[@paulstevens865]

Wisdom.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Now you have the wisdom

[@TheOrigiNathan]

I need somebody to tell me if this guy is from Leicester, Wales, or Australia - I’m hearing hints of all three and I feel like I’m losing my mind!

[@iengland]

He’s got a good old Norfolk accent!

[@liviuc1946]

You skipped the bit in front of the bathroom, where its also tricky because of the tongue being on the wrong side, I was looking forward to that. Did I miss it?

[@BadHorsie1]

Just to note that LVT can be glued onto the floor without using the underlay

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Correct

[@DryUrEyesMate]

I thought LVT flooring had to be glued down and you couldn’t use underlay. Am I missing something?

[@joshhale1402]

There are 2 types of LVT: - LVT click (as seen in this video) - LVT adhesive

[@Rich-d6e]

As long as the base you're laying the flooring on is flat, clean and free of any blemishes (proud nail/screw heads etc) then you don't need to use underlay for most LVT.

[@Andy-no1gc]

I think the color of natural wood would be better, but of course it's an individual choice

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Absolutely 👍

[@SueCase-z6b]

Totally spoilt by those rad tails. Can't believe he's left them like it when a few hours work could have made a botch into a great looking hallway!

[@nickminchin9932]

The best way to install plastic flooring is in reverse. Remove each panel 1 by 1, then it's good to replace with real timber :)

[@denty32]

I would have laid them across the room, not a criticism mate I just think they would have looked better

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Fair opinion 👍

[@AffectionateDriftwood-vr2sf]

U forgot to get the middle of the hallway b4 fitting, if the room is windy so will the floor be. Must just be a women thing.

[@BoatNectar]

Ew, grey

[@leojilka]

LVT looks cheap #sorry

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