Installed Vinyl Plank from Costco for Under $1000 and it was EASY
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- I will show you how to install vinyl plank and share many fast an easy tips that anyone can learn. These tips will give you confidence to take on your vinyl plank project. I share many tips that I use everyday as a professional installer. Get the results you are hoping for and you can install your own vinyl plank and it will look as if it was done by a Pro!
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There is a black glue in this video known as cutback adhesive. It can contain asbestos and you should not grind or sand this glue. I simply left the glue alone and did not disturb it at all. Therefore it remained a safe environment to work in.
WARNING: Do not sand, dry scrape, beadblast or mechanically chip or pulverize existing resilient flooring, backing, lining felt, asphaltic
“cutback” adhesive or other adhesive. These products may contain asbestos fibers and/or crystalline silica. Avoid creating dust. Inhalation
of such dust is a cancer and respiratory tract hazard. Smoking by individuals exposed to asbestos fibers greatly increases the risk of serious
bodily harm. Unless positively certain that the product is a non-asbestos-containing material, you must presume it contains asbestos.
Regulations may require that the material be tested to determine asbestos content. RFCI’s Recommended Work Practices for Removal of
Resilient Floor Coverings are a defined set of instructions addressed to the task of removing all resilient floor covering structures. These
instructions should be consulted with each installation. Hope this helps you understand how to be safe with this glue.
I've watched no fewer than 20+ videos on vinyl flooring installation today. I learned literally everything I needed to know in this ONE video - thank you for the content!
I figured I could find a video on RUclips on how to put down this flooring, but I never thought I would find one this informative. I believe I can now do this myself. I commend you on a great video.
You're very welcome!
My pops and I are sitting here enjoying your videos and learning a lot!
That is awesome!
God bless you. It remains to be seen if I undertake this project myself or pay a professional, but either way I appreciate your knowledge sharing and prayerfulness.
FYI Costco usually carries well made home products. Never been disappointed with any of their products.
I like how you did the last row. Was wondering how I was going to do that 😜
Glad to help!
Any suggestions for underlayment for 6mm padded vinyl plank going on concrete floor?
God bless brother!
Thank you kindly
I always hold the vaccuum close to where I undercut while wearing a mask.
Never know if that paint has lead in it.
good stuff
Love your way, I have paid 1600 Sq ft of this flooring 20 years ago from Costco, went good. My question is when and when do you not have to use the foam under layment? I used it on mine, it's it really necessary?
How much did you pay for that amount of sq ft?
It is not necessary if your plank already has an attached pad. If you have a strong locking system, then and only then would I add an additional pad. I only use quiet walk.
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@@fivestarhemi2877 that was back in 2004.
@@SoThatsHowYouDoThat Thank you, I have subscribed to your channel, it's the best and most complete directional explanations I have seen. If I do the home I'm in now, I will definitely use your style!
padded
sub flooring?
I've seen other videos of vinyl flooring install. And they said you need a pad under it, even if it says it has attached pad. What are your thoughts on this. That floor seems very uneven and I would think it would be very noisy to walk over.
Don't use any additional pad if your plank has an attached pad.
Why didn't you use any underlayment?
There was an attached pad.
I've watched this video over and over again and I finally got the courage and I am going to install a similar floor in my son's room! I keep saying to myself, '' FEAR IS A LIAR'' Amazing quote, Thank you so much for the detailed video.
You can do it!
This guy is a stone cold flooring master! Just did my floors and would not have been able to make some tricky cuts with out his help. Fan for life
Thank you my friend!!
@@SoThatsHowYouDoThat how much square ft did you buy for under $1000 ??
Thanks for the video and technique. Really learned a lot. I'm trying to put down this Mohawk vinyl plank in a travel trailer that I'm building. As I see how you didn't use any underpads, I also heard others saying that you'd always want an underpad since the thin layer on the plank is not enough for sound dampening or as a vapor barrier. What are your thoughts about it?
I wish I had seen this video two days ago! I just put vinyl plank in a small room and the planks separated due to falling shims so we had to redo them. Then the locking trick didn't dawn on me until halfway across the room. It still came out OK, and the moulding will hide all the sins.
Thanks for the video. How did you put the first rows plank later after removing the screwed down dummy plank. I understand your concept of half way through and adjusting it. But if you don't put first row in the beginning how is it installed later
Excellent videos. In the 80’s we did the exact same thing with the “ cheater tile “ but the vinyl flooring was only 12” squares and a sticky back. I’ve never done vinyl planking and always wondered how you lock in both sides (width and length) of the plank at the same time. You sir taught an old dog a new trick. It’s refreshing to see someone that actually knows what they’re doing. For that I thank you.
Great tips! Love how you screw down the starter row. That would have help my last job LOL. That cheater board is a blessing! Thank you and God bless.
Thanks for sharing
@@SoThatsHowYouDoThat - What did you do with the starter row that was screwed to the floor? How did you install the vinyl planks?
Watch this - ruclips.net/video/V0g8PhV6w8w/видео.html
Hard to screw down to a concrete slab...lol
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Thank you for this video. I’ve been so intimidated by doing my floors but now I’m confident I can do it. Thanks again!! Great job!!!
Thank you!
I'd rather redo the existing floor than use this product.
I just did my whole house with this brand from Costco. My wife's uncle was so impressed with the quality that he did his house with the same Costco flooring
Joe is a complete floor mechanic and a very good instructor. I did floors for 35 years
Mostly vinyl sheet flooring. When laminate and lvt came out, I used all the procedures that Mr. Joe did. This man is the real deal. I did the self leveling powder trick too. I hated sticky.
Thank you I really appreciate that
Great video. I wish I had the same luck you did. I bought the Misty Harbor Mohawk VPF from Costco. It's a really good looking floor. But, installation was very hard. The starter row went fine. But I found out on the next row why it went so easy. It was because I could lift and snap the flooring joints together. When I went to lay the second row, the instructions said line up the long joint first and the use a block to tap the joints home. Well there was no tap about it. I had to beat the crap out of them to get them to join together. I looked and re-looked at the instructions to see what I was doing wrong. After about 3 rows I finally started spraying the joints with silicone spray to get them to slid together. I eventually won and the floor look great, but no easy task to be sure.
Many thanks for the expert tips and tricks, now I've managed to complete the whole living room, my 2nd attempt, my 1st was full of errors but watching your guides has helped immensely, have a great day sir.
Well done!
We just finished installing a living room and master bedroom, then I found this video! This would have saved me a lot of gray hair if I had seen it before!!
Next time!
Thank you so much you a good man 👍
Be careful when connecting the end joints. They can stay bent permeantly if angled too much.
I had to comment again because I was writing my first comment before the very end. Then you added that special touch of wanting to pray for us and our projects. I just want to say thanks.
You are welcome Mike! Thank you!
Thank you for your blessings bro..and the same to you and family.
You are very welcome and thanks for posting!
We're installing this exact same product from Costco throughout my upstairs and came across your video before we started. What a wonderful instruction video - well done! I appreciate your work.
Thank you! Had a sticky floor problem and didn't know how to fix it. Your technique worked great! Now I just need to level all my concrete, which seems like it will be quite the job.
Glad it helped! Here is a good prep video that I think will help - ruclips.net/video/aH_vLiBJ6bg/видео.html
I learned from this video. Concise and packed with must-know tips. Great job. Keep up the great work.
Man I could not get this flooring to click together easily and knew I was doing something wrong. Thanks for the tips. The other vinyl plank I installed was way less picky about locking together. You saved me a massive headache. I love screwing the pieces down too. The spacers are junk and driving me insane.
Thank you so much!! My DIY laminate floor has been on hold for months because I couldn’t figure out how to do the cut around the stairs. Your tips will be put to very good use.
Glad I could help!
Laminate installation is much different than vinyl. More difficult to cut. I have done both. Bought a ‘guilotine’ for the vinyl, very easy and faster cuts 👍
Man, wish I found this video last week before I made all the mistakes in the first room I did last weekend? Thank you so much! Heating the boards so they can be scored cleanly will be a time saver on the next room!
You are a stand up guy. God bless you and your family as well
I appreciate that
Great job. The extra steps you take for setup look like they made it really easy and I'll be trying it when I put my next floor in. Also, they have tapping blocks that have a groove in it so that its not slamming up against the tongue and only the plank.
Thank you and glad to help
I've watched a lot of vinyl plank videos and the is by far the BEST! Thank you and God bless you, too!
Thank you!
Wait what?
I wish this would have been the 1st and only one we had seen before we ever laid down our floors
Best guide I’ve seen. Wish this was available a year ago!
Thank you!
Love watching you work! I’ve watched most of your videos multiple times, purchased all of your suggested tools, and installed about 625 sq. ft. two years ago. Now working on the other 625! I sent you a question through your website. Thank you for being an awesome teacher!
Awesome, thank you!
Actually, I did not see a question from you.
@@SoThatsHowYouDoThat ahh, bummer. I gave you more kudos for me being able to do the first floor with all of your guidance and it was about laying a herringbone pattern between two bedrooms that are connected by a short hallway. Should I continue the pattern through the rooms or will it be difficult to lock the pieces with all of those door jambs?
I was a Harwood floor installer, sanding and refinishing, there its a real Harwood floor on that house.. for me putting that fake flooring its painful, it's like putting a trash floor on a real Harwood floor..
Well, hardwood is not for everyone and it was just covered and not damaged by the installation. I am just the installer, not the homeowner.
Homeowner here, we have a full house with kids 2 big dogs and 3 cats and the floor was an absolute mess. We dont really have the ability to clear out our house for a week to get it refinished. This took about 4 hours and looks so much better than before and will protect the floor underneath. If the next family who buys the home wants to deal with the real wood floor all they have to do is remove the planks, easy peasy.
Sorry about that , I don't wanna hurt your feeling o criticized the job o your decisions about what kind of floor are u installing, I respect every matter of this, I was talking about my feelings.. and u are right with the dogs.. hi both of u..
Thanks my brother in Christ! May God bless you too and your family!
Great video keep up the good work good tips 😉👍
Thanks, will do!
Thank you so much for such informative and detailed videos, may God bless you for sharing all your knowledge I couldn’t have done it without you. 🙏🏼
An other Great tutorial video as always👍🏼👍🏼
Thanks Joe
Thank you!
Best flooring video I've ever seen. Thankyou for the prayers Joe!
This is a Best guide I’ve seen and wish this was available a year ago! Thank you very much !
Glad you enjoyed it!
I like your videos Joe. Great content. Very useful info! I have incorporated your tips into my daily life as a flooring guy.
For small cuts, I score it, place a pry bar or square underneath the score, then smack the tiny piece with my hammer. If it's too small, I'll use a mini channel locks to break it off.
Good stuff!!!
GOD bless you n may our Holy Mary help u n guide u.
Thank you.
Love the cheater board scribe. I’ve been measuring each plank, thank you!
Just don’t cut anything off the cheater board on the edge. So you get that expansion good enough.
Thanks bro ! I am using your tips tomorrow on a project with my 90 year old dad . God bless
Great video. Side note, I always cringe when people want to cover their hard wood floors. 😬 covering 5$ a square foot with 2.50$ a square foot.
Strange times we are living.
Real Wood Floors, have never been so embarrassed. 🙃😝🧐😡
Excellent! What do you recommend for attaching the spacers on the first long wall if you have a concrete floor?
THANK YOU so much. My laundry room--oy! SO many problems so I had to demo the whole room. I have done several types of flooring but not vinyl planking and this is incredibly fabulous.
Even more than your aid in instructions for the flooring, I am incredibly grateful and touched by your blessing over those that would watch the video. I was feeling in my spirit that you might be a person of faith, and this confirms it.
May your day be a blessed and amazing one.
Hi thank you for such an informative video! I'm trying to work up the courage to do my own floor. Questions: 1) Why did you remove the baseboards if you can simply use the oscillating tool to trim underneath and insert the LVP? 2) If I lay LVP over my kitchen ceramic tiles, do I need to remove all the toe kicks as well?
He used the oscillating tool to cut the bottom of the door jamb and fit the tile underneath. We remove the baseboards and toe kicks bc there’s a zero percent chance all the walls in a house are exactly straight and 90 degrees so there’s always a gap between the tiles and wall. And you need the gap; tiles expand and contract with changes in temperature and moisture levels (hence why it’s called a floating floor). The gap makes sure you’re not crunching the tiles together when they expand.
Thank you sir for your awesome instruction. For me when I use a sharpie-type pen, I use the pen as an eraser. I take the pen and draw right back over the same line with it. It reactivates the mark and then you can wipe it off aggressively with a cloth. Try it on a scrap piece. I was surprised how good it worked.
This is a gold video! No BS, great tips, and a prayer at the end. 🙏👍👍👍
love the ‘heat the plank’ tip! saw another video where the guy said need to use a band saw to cut fine pieces. this is a life saver for anyone who doesn’t have those type of tools! God Bless!
Thank you for the instruction! I'm putting LVP over our original, hard wood floors, just like this. Mine are in better condition than your projects. I hear you wanna install underlayment underneath before installing LVP, even if the planks come with a pad. Is this true?? thank you
Have done vinyl plank myself and watching you has helped me emmensly with keeping the floor stable with scraps screwed to the floor, this is an amazing tip which makes a world of difference when the room is huge. God bless
Glad I could help, thank you!
Dude!! I owe you a beer! I struggled doing three bedrooms and was stressing mu kitchen because of some tough corners. Your cheater piece method is awesome. Great Video!!
Thanks
Nicely done! I give you 5 stars out of 5. Thank you for suggesting Costco. I was a little hesitant to get the vinyl floors from there.
Glad I could help!
Awesome! I wish I had this video a year ago. Starting 1 of my bedrooms an bathroom this time with the Costco planks. THANKS FOR THE BLESSING
I thank the Lord for your video, I am just now laying my first time laying these laminate floor and I’ve been asking God how to and I just views this video. Your measurements are very simple and easy. And what I love the most is that you glorify our Lord. May the Lord bless you greatly and supply your every need. Thank you this truly answered a prayer 🙏! God blessed
Glad I could help
Do you know what color that was? Closest I see is Misty Harbor Oak but that looks darker? *EDIT* I found your reply to another comment, it is Misty Harbor Oak. Guess the lighting made it look different.
Joe, I appreciate that you a proud to share your faith with us. Your videos are truly a blessing on helping with my confidence as a DYi flooring rookie.
Just bought my first home, 1st project is tearing out the carpet and putting in some vinyl flooring. This info is worth more than any of my tools. I want to thank you for sharing this knowledge free of charge. Thank you.
THanks for that blessing! I am going to be doing my floor soon and with this locking flooring its all new to me. Done some tiling, and other repairs, but this is new territory. Your video had some ideas I will 'borrow'... so thank you. Might just sub...
That's right. Or use a pencil.nice job. For me I flip the peice an heat the back. Just because.
Thanks for the prayers Joe. Greatly appreciated! I'm pushing back cancer while trying to get amy house renovation finished here in southwest Indiana. Blessings to you!
You got this!!! The floor and the cancer. I am praying for you right now Rob.
@@SoThatsHowYouDoThat TY JOE. APPRECIATE ALL PRAYERS IN JESUS NAME.
Joe I appreciate that prayer. Thank you.
Could have gone full to full. Trim looks like it would have covered the gap
Thank you so much, l bought the same planks from Costco and installed in my living room just watching this video... my friends can't believe l did it myself!!
I have lots of your videos saved in my library! Few months ago we redid our sons room. We’re moving on to all the other rooms in our house (3 more bedrooms, living room 1 & 2 + kitchen) we have a lot of work ahead & we wouldn’t be confident without your videos! Thank you so much for making these videos!! For the first time ever I hit the $ button to send some love!
You got this! Thank you so much! I really appreciate you kindness!
Great explication of installing this floor. This job installation was awesome and looks fantastic. Thank you Brother God Bless!
Thanks, you too!
Literally just finished laying my LVP floor today. I found some of my own tricks being as this was my first time, but these tips and tricks you showed will come in handy when I lay it for my grandparents in a few weeks.
You got this!
@@SoThatsHowYouDoThat can you lay down this planks on cement with the same technics?? I'm totally new at this!
@24:12.... that cheater board can also be your best friend on engineered wide plank wood flooring. It's the very same idea, and works like a charm.
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I like that you used ardex feather finish. not alot of people keep that on hand.
I didn't see that? What Is it for?
I used it to sprinkle the floor to take away the stickiness. It is used for floor prep to fill dips and cracks.
Thank you! About to start a project with this product. I feel super well prepared bc of your video. Thanks for the prayer as well and same for you and your family!!
I’ve watched a bunch of your videos and I think I might have the confidence to start my project.
You got this AJ!!
AEJ, its soooo much easier that you could imagine. I was quite intimidated as well when i tackled my first floor install. That was in the kitchen of my old home about 10 to 12 years ago. Since then i have installed approx 150 more of them on my own. I was a tech tard and RUclips was still a baby back then so i made soooo many little mistakes on my 1st two or three installs. That leads me to my best and only advice: The two best choices you can make are simple. 1) Purchase a quality flooring product. Dont skimp on quality because you see the price tag and get "sticker shock" and assume the cheap stuff will "do the trick". Not only do you get what you pay for but the higher quality options are often times easier to work with. 2) IF you hit a snag, get into a pinch, get frustrated and you're flat out ready to give up...DONT...Just hop on RUclips and this fella will likely have the video on the topic thats holding you up. AGAIN pal, its easier than it appears and you CAN do it! Best of luck and God bless ya brother :-)
I think the other side of the plank makes for a better scribing edge on the cheater board. Gives a little more expansion gap and won't run into tight fit issues as much.
Well done, thank you for the closing prayer, bold, but ….thank you for not being ashamed of the gospel of Christ for it is the power of salvation to all who believe!
liked allot covered most of the things I needed to know
Joe. Recently retired and started remodeling our house. I’m very much a beginner. Been watching a lot of utube videos and discovered your. Love, love, love your videos. Starting laminate flooring through the whole house. Thanks for all of the great tips! And most of all, thanks for your prayers. I’m a Christian and really appreciate you incorporating your faith. God Bless you and your family
Thank you brother!
a well done video and much appreciated 🙂 thank you for being so basic and simple in your presentation.
Terrific video with solid step-by-step tips for installation. And thanks for sharing your faith - I love your strong testimony. I'm subscribing now.
Thank you!
Ohh that last part was a surprise and quite welcome too.
Thank you!
Why would anyone cover up a nice wood floor like that...
You always recommend the underlayment QUIET WALK, but I noticed with the COSTCO Mohawk product you aren't using any. Is it not needed with the mohawk product?
No, because it has an attached pad. Here is a good video to watch about this - ruclips.net/video/bDl9Hp5jFa4/видео.html
I'm just starting renovating my downstair's bathroom. The bottom of the walls are soaked over many years and rotten and falls apart. I choose not to replace the gyproc because I think there will be no end to it. Instead, I'm putting on 5' 7/8'"s baseboards with adhesive back plus filler, where I can, and an extra baseboard on top of the adhesive 5 7/8's baseboards. I think I can get away with that. And after 3 coats of kitchen and bath paint
I'm putting in a new toilet over top my vinyl flooring. Must carve out my flooring in a semicircle to allow for the toilet drain pipe.
I've found that the previous owner was no more a talented DYI'er than I am.
My vinyl is not glued on back. Do I glue it on top of my linolium or drill cement screws? What glue? I cannot paint much more because it's winter here in Alberta.
I'm doing it all as cheaply as possible and as I'm able financially and in summer.
Solid video. Really enjoyed watching how you transferred measurements using cheater board! Thank you
You are welcome!
Great video I'm in flooring and glad to see other people not just doing a shoddy job
I've been seriously thinking of buying this product from Costco. I always rely on reviews though . . . and of all the LVP products . . . there is only 1 review and it has only 1 star
Great video. Thanks for your help Joe! 🙏
No problem, thank you
Jesus, God, Allah whatever ... Just keep in mind that science does not care what you believe; me I'm with reason, superstition is what it is.
Nice I really enjoyed watching. I just finished my living room and hallway and I learned some ideas from you for my next project thank you
That is awesome!
I have this same exact plank to lay this weekend. I've only done it one other time. This guy has a rental and he's letting me start in a sm bedroom & if that works, he'll keep paying me to do a couple rooms that are 300+sq ft.
Nice tips. I think I'll be making momney.
You got this
Using a scrap piece to tap the panels, saves the tongue.. I'm always worried that I'm going to break a piece with a block.
Do u like to use a table saw for rips and l cuts instead of using a torch. I think it's faster, I use my battery powered dewalt table saw and also dewalt jigsaw, osciator and I have a laminate cutter too that I use for thicker vinyl or laminate and to make those 2 inch long cuts or under. Good video. Reminds me of being at work lol I scribe just like you do. I mirror one board on top of another and then pul it back the width of the tounge and then my cheater board doesn't need the tounge cut off the use for a scribe board, I can just use any board to scribe, happy flooring!