Avoid Hassles with This LVP Quick Tip for Door Jambs

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  • Опубликовано: 11 янв 2025

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  • @FloorsbySouthernboys
    @FloorsbySouthernboys  Год назад +2

    My NEW channel…. youtube.com/@FlooringInstallationtricks

  • @deman601
    @deman601 2 года назад +8

    Fantastic job and amazingly easy to watch you- fun to see experts do what takes me an hour and lots of profanity to do

  • @ritcheymt
    @ritcheymt 2 года назад +8

    Video after video, the thing I'm most impressed with is your ability to cut inside corners with a knife alone. I never thought that was possible until I watched you, sir.

  • @todd838
    @todd838 5 лет назад +9

    Found y’all at the right time! About to lay vinyl plank flooring in our house and this is the 3rd video I’ve watched. Appreciate the work and thanks for teaching us the tips & tricks that make our lives easier!

    • @FloorsbySouthernboys
      @FloorsbySouthernboys  5 лет назад

      Todd Feltner We’re glad you was able to benefit from it and good luck with your project

  • @Thinkaboutit-ex5qw
    @Thinkaboutit-ex5qw Год назад +1

    Thanks for the perfect explanation, everyone else just says to where to cut not how to cut

  • @jameseisenmann7975
    @jameseisenmann7975 3 года назад +4

    Of all the videos I’ve watched on how to vinyl around door jams this is the one the really helped me. Thank you!!!

  • @trex7944
    @trex7944 10 месяцев назад +1

    You lucky dog save me a lot of time! Man you’re smart!!

  • @brandonschuller9255
    @brandonschuller9255 4 месяца назад +2

    How did you get that previous piece to snap in that's under both door jambs?

  • @mikew151Manhattan
    @mikew151Manhattan 3 года назад +3

    "Pro Knees" there's just no going back!!! I had to import mine from US to UK. Truly the best knee pads ever produced!

    • @FloorsbySouthernboys
      @FloorsbySouthernboys  3 года назад +1

      They are definitely the best

    • @ktmden
      @ktmden 3 года назад

      I’ve had 2 pair in 30 years. The only time I don’t wear them is carrying material, moving furniture or installing steps. Best money I’ve ever spent

    • @bayallday510
      @bayallday510 3 года назад

      I will never go a day without mine. Life savers

  • @PiquedFlow
    @PiquedFlow 2 года назад +26

    Show how you did the opposite side of the jamb please. First one is easy.

  • @Jordanwoodworking
    @Jordanwoodworking 3 года назад +2

    Great video. I was wondering about the door jams. Thanks for sharing

  • @lestalkmorebasss
    @lestalkmorebasss 7 месяцев назад

    Nice….. There’s another way to do this that produces a similar result. It’s done by scribing the obstacle using a spacer board. The technique is usually for vinyl tile installation but still works here if you cut the tongue off the spacer scrap

  • @Jerrid208
    @Jerrid208 5 лет назад +12

    Thanks for sharing Ruben. Good job and good details for the dyi folks. Most people don’t know the 1/4 inch from walls. 👍

  • @neomacchio4692
    @neomacchio4692 9 месяцев назад

    Man!!!!! You just gave me a tip that you really didn’t even highlight in this video!
    You cut the baseboard where it meets the floor right at the jamb!!
    That get hidden once quarter round is installed!
    I always struggle with that tiny spot because if you bullnose your quarter round you gotta make sure the flooring is PERFECT where it hits the jamb.
    So now, it DOESN’T have to be perfect and I can cut my flooring piece a bit Larger than needed and that allows some wiggle room.
    Thank you!!

  • @2doodledo
    @2doodledo 5 лет назад +2

    I needed this info 9 months ago. Thank God for caulk!

  • @nicholasoconner2147
    @nicholasoconner2147 3 года назад +2

    I always wanted to know how this was done. I keep seeing these instagram videos for the smart saker tool but I wondered how it was done before that tool.

  • @professorFG
    @professorFG 4 месяца назад +1

    I subscribed. Thank you!!!

  • @cwatson42785
    @cwatson42785 2 года назад +1

    This is exactly the way I do it as well! Very well done! I always leave a ¼ as well for expansion or ⅛ on spots I need to color match chaulk where no molding. Great video! Although I think guys like us who do it for a living want the less "DIY'er" home owners the better lol.

    • @jimbeam-ru1my
      @jimbeam-ru1my Год назад

      you use caulk instead of mouldings? that's hack work there.

    • @cwatson42785
      @cwatson42785 Год назад

      @@jimbeam-ru1my Lol ok pal. That comment shows you're a hack. But yes....See professional installers will put a small 1/16-3/16 even gap (depending on the material) and chaulk it with color match at marble thresholds and sliders. Only HACKS cover everything with transitions. Hardwood I do a tight net fit in those situations but elv and laminate that's not possible. You probably work for lowes or Home depot 🤣🤣🤣....My resume speaks for itself pal. I've been in the business for 20 years, have done numerous high end celebrity homes/ multi million dollar homes on the ocean as well as top owner of a NFL team. I do high end installs as well as small jobs and take pride in every job I do big or small. For you to call me a hack is incredibly insulting cause im the furthest from it. But believe me when I tell you that your comment alone speaks to you being a hack. Keep on putting bulky transitions at every cut you have when not always needed. Some of us are pros that make clean cuts with small expansions and use exact color match where if you really were a pro you would realize you would never even be able to tell its been chalked. How ironic your comment is 🤣🤣. But I'm on IG if you would like to compare jobs/portfolios. I'd love to see your hack jobs filled with transitions at every doorway. Some of us as well as *customers prefer* to not have bulky moldings at sliders and marble thresholds where it's not needed. So you really put transitions at marble thresholds and sliders? Talk about HACK!! Haha! I'm wondering if you're a diy'er who just put a bargin basement laminate in and now call me a hack 🤔

    • @cwatson42785
      @cwatson42785 Год назад

      @@jimbeam-ru1my Oh and for the record it's something usually discussed with a home owner and they usually prefer no moldings when they aren't needed in certain spots which I also agree that alot of times in those applications I discussed color match is a much cleaner look when done right. Maybe you're thinking of a wide, uneven Gap that I'm just chalking up but it's not that. It's a thin even clean cut that is very small and when you actually use a chaulk that matches the floor you will never even notice it and looks much cleaner and more finish. But you definitely triggered me calling me a hack but maybe after explaining it you understand what I meant better. Also alot of times with ELV, vinyl or laminate and going up to a marble threshold or slider a molding just doesn't look right or work or creates a bump up when it's not necessary. Plus then the ends of the molding showing looks absolutely hacked and unfinished when returns aren't possible. It's hard to explain but if you know you know. I'll do me and you do you 🍻

  • @StacyForest738
    @StacyForest738 3 года назад +7

    Thank you for doing this RIGHT! I have just watched ten professionals do this wrong. They did everything from cut the tongue off. What? In the middle of a heavy traffic door jam??? And I even saw several guys saying to glue it..again, what? Glue a floating floor?????

    • @FloorsbySouthernboys
      @FloorsbySouthernboys  3 года назад +1

      😮😂😂you’re welcome

    • @invitro1432
      @invitro1432 2 года назад +1

      Sometimes you have to glue depending on the type of floating floors. The manufacturer will even recommend it for certain areas where you can't click in. It involved scraping the groove down to flat and gluing the connection, same for end walls where you may have a thin piece. You're not gluing the floor down, just the connection.

    • @jimbeam-ru1my
      @jimbeam-ru1my Год назад +1

      "I have just watched ten professionals do this wrong."
      How do you know? some chick watching videos on youtube is not an expert.

  • @bayallday510
    @bayallday510 3 года назад +3

    When you set your "dummy board", take the board you are measuring and lay it perfectly on top of it. Take another small piece and set in on top of your measure and use it to trace the distance from the wall. Perfect cut every time. And yes, I do this for a living.

    • @joseb3025
      @joseb3025 3 года назад +1

      So keep the one going in on top of the dummy board and have another one running along the wall?

    • @bayallday510
      @bayallday510 3 года назад +1

      @@joseb3025 so set up a dummy board just like he did, and then you take the board you are measuring and line it up right on top of the dummy board. Then take a small scrap piece and set it on top, pressed up against the wall and mark that line on your measurement board. It will give you a perfect line with the perfect distance from the wall to allow expansion. Also works with Laminate flooring.

    • @bayallday510
      @bayallday510 3 года назад +1

      @@joseb3025 and if you need to get it really tight, like around a fireplace or bath tubs, just line your measuring board up different. Normally you line it up lip to lip. If you want it tight, line the edge of the lip on your measuring board to the edge of the print. That will eliminate the gap you would leave doing it lip to lip.

    • @8bitheroes86
      @8bitheroes86 2 года назад

      @@bayallday510 I want to try this but how does this include the expansion gap if you are pushing the dummy board against the wall?

    • @bayallday510
      @bayallday510 2 года назад

      @@8bitheroes86 the big lip of the board will space you the 1/4" for expansion

  • @richv746
    @richv746 Год назад

    I see all these flooring videos and don't get me wrong your awesome man so no offense to you at all but nobody does it like our company or as fast we have tricks you cannot find on youtube, yes everyone uses the dummy board and so do we but the way we do it is alot different but 10x faster and we've never once pulled a tape measure or popped a chalk line unless it's a hardwood glue down. I'm definitely gatekeeping because the more videos I see like this I got more and more happy that nobody does it like us

  • @jimbob7939
    @jimbob7939 5 лет назад +4

    Quicker to scribe with a small piece of extra flooring over top of the original plank you marked. Just put it in place of the scrap piece you used. Perfect spacing every time and no need for measuring

    • @jimbob7939
      @jimbob7939 5 лет назад +1

      Great vids though man. Keep up the good work.

    • @FloorsbySouthernboys
      @FloorsbySouthernboys  5 лет назад

      Jim Scofield Thank you sir

    • @FloorsbySouthernboys
      @FloorsbySouthernboys  5 лет назад +3

      Jim Scofield Thank you so much for your feedback, there are a lot of people who read these comments and then get more than one persons point of view on the topic when people comment, so thank you very much for your feedback

    • @justtisha
      @justtisha 2 года назад

      @@FloorsbySouthernboys you are totally right! I love how your videos trigger other ppl to share

  • @chocolatecheesecake4501
    @chocolatecheesecake4501 4 года назад +3

    Just what I needed. Thank you.

  • @shawnmoore5621
    @shawnmoore5621 5 лет назад +2

    Great demonstration!

  • @mycats7321
    @mycats7321 2 года назад +2

    I've seen where someone uses a "cheater board" that they use to run along the area to mark where cuts will go, but I'm not sure if that would work in this situation. Andy advice on how to handle a doorway that transitions to lower flooring (like sheet vinyl)? I'm not sure how far into the doorway I need to go. It's a door that swings away from the room where the planks are going.

    • @FloorsbySouthernboys
      @FloorsbySouthernboys  2 года назад +1

      The transition between Flooring’s should be directly under your door when the door is closed

  • @coachtim6188
    @coachtim6188 7 месяцев назад

    Why does mine not snap like that and like every video? Ive scored it 4 or 5 times. Theres like a layer of thick plastic on the bottom. Is that not normal?

  • @guitarplayer1434
    @guitarplayer1434 2 года назад +1

    getting the peice before that one is what I struggle with , I can't bend it high enough to git it to click together when both sides are under the jamb

    • @radosuites7058
      @radosuites7058 Год назад

      Did you find a good solution ? There’s a few vids out there, like for cutting of some of the tongue

  • @bludika
    @bludika 11 месяцев назад +1

    nicely done

  • @justsaygold
    @justsaygold 5 лет назад +1

    Excellent tip, thanks for sharing!

    • @FloorsbySouthernboys
      @FloorsbySouthernboys  5 лет назад +1

      Gold Coast Flooring You’re welcome Nick, thanks for watching appreciate it buddy

  • @tluns810
    @tluns810 2 года назад +2

    Does the 1/4 inch gap also apply to LVP ? i wouldn't have thought that vinyl would expand that much.

    • @FloorsbySouthernboys
      @FloorsbySouthernboys  2 года назад

      Yes sir it is critical

    • @jimschaffer8921
      @jimschaffer8921 2 года назад +1

      @@FloorsbySouthernboys can you shave one of the profiles off on the length of the LVP? (Lifeproof) if so which one,
      I have an inside jamb transitioning from a hall to a bedroom. They dont want to set no matter HOW hard i pound 😆

    • @jimschaffer8921
      @jimschaffer8921 2 года назад

      Its possible with laminate, ive just havent tried it on LVP

  • @stots7797
    @stots7797 5 лет назад +1

    Good Vid
    I Like the scoring snap
    Good job

    • @FloorsbySouthernboys
      @FloorsbySouthernboys  5 лет назад

      STOTS Thank you sir, I really appreciate you watching and even more so your feedback

  • @adrianelliott7847
    @adrianelliott7847 4 года назад +1

    Thank you sir! Very helpful video.

  • @LubaLuba1
    @LubaLuba1 2 года назад

    With hydrogel Bruce product you can’t side and click you need to be in an GLE to-get end in then push boards together on the long side in

  • @justsomeguy6133
    @justsomeguy6133 Год назад

    What if you’re going the other direction compared to the door?

  • @bonnieklyde8250
    @bonnieklyde8250 Год назад

    Great helpful advice 👍

  • @tundrawhisperer4821
    @tundrawhisperer4821 4 года назад +1

    Do you use a transitional strip along the edge of the tub then? Can this stuff be installed backwards if you have a situation where you have to work back into a small room when going down a long hall way? Thx

    • @FloorsbySouthernboys
      @FloorsbySouthernboys  4 года назад +1

      Yes I put a transition at the tub and you can work it backwards, at the tub I will typically use a rubber quarter round with a 3M adhesive on the back of it and stick it to the tub instead of the floor so you do not disturb the expansion gap. www.fbsb.store/moldings-and-trim

    • @tundrawhisperer4821
      @tundrawhisperer4821 3 года назад

      @@FloorsbySouthernboys I’m going with a transition threshold piece for the front of my tub area. Do you have videos showing you installing any small areas in a backwards direction? Like backing into a closet area. I’m looking at installing 1/2 smooth face no void plywood in all the areas that will get the LVP flooring, so that I can get it built up closer to the new carpet going in which is siting at about 1” thick with the 8 lb. rebond pad. Does 1/2” thick plywood sound like what you would do or go smaller? Thank you!

  • @spencercorpuz
    @spencercorpuz 2 года назад

    Yeah but what about that next piece how do you get that in to the other tab?

  • @jfssparky
    @jfssparky Год назад

    I finally am trying to put vinyl down, oh my god this sucks. I know why people pay to have it done. But I will give it a try in a minute

  • @floored3145
    @floored3145 5 лет назад +2

    That's how I do it! Nice tip!

    • @FloorsbySouthernboys
      @FloorsbySouthernboys  5 лет назад

      Floored Thanks for watching and I will really appreciate your comments, I love other people’s feedback

  • @chrissheafer
    @chrissheafer 5 лет назад +3

    I do the same thing except I trace cut using a scrap piece. The tongue edge will leave you at your quarter inch and no tape required.
    Also, if the wall is bowed it will follow the bow.

    • @FloorsbySouthernboys
      @FloorsbySouthernboys  5 лет назад

      Chris Sheafer Perfect thank you for sharing that

    • @jgibson5606
      @jgibson5606 5 лет назад +1

      That's what I do also..either way works..great vid southern man!

    • @FloorsbySouthernboys
      @FloorsbySouthernboys  5 лет назад +1

      Jeremy Gibson Thank you sir appreciate you watching and I appreciate your commenting

    • @FloorsbySouthernboys
      @FloorsbySouthernboys  5 лет назад +1

      Jeremy Gibson A lot of people read these comments and get different peoples views and different ideas on how to do things so I really appreciate it

  • @houzhead6588
    @houzhead6588 4 года назад

    Ok so now I need you to come over and do mines....you have a steady hand and the know how.🤣

  • @karis.g.194
    @karis.g.194 2 года назад

    What do u do with quarter inch gap?

  • @justin32089
    @justin32089 5 лет назад +1

    wow that snapped so easy! does that knife work better for the cuts than a normal utility knife?

  • @WILSON0o6
    @WILSON0o6 5 лет назад +1

    Looking good

  • @jackolivieri7862
    @jackolivieri7862 4 года назад +1

    Where can I purchase a 1:4 in rubber moulding for around the tub with vinyl flooring

  • @ccarn309ohio
    @ccarn309ohio 5 лет назад +1

    Are those the traxx knee pads? If so how are they working for you or are you looking to do a review?

    • @FloorsbySouthernboys
      @FloorsbySouthernboys  5 лет назад +1

      ccarn309ohio They are not, but I tried on some at the CFI convention 2019 and I love them and would love to have some

  • @ptk7240
    @ptk7240 2 года назад +1

    Good to know smoothie king does floors now!

  • @kashacasto3094
    @kashacasto3094 3 года назад

    Thank you!

  • @Vympel777
    @Vympel777 2 года назад

    Bro this is more than 0.25 of an inch. You don't want to leave larger gaps bcz you floor start floating side to side and planks can simply detach. Plus the bathroom moisture will cause a lot of expansions. Just fyi 😜

  • @steveg5576
    @steveg5576 5 лет назад +1

    Don't think I've seen you with a Crain Saw if you have one ? You use a multi tool at the moment ?

  • @ricardos5899
    @ricardos5899 3 года назад +1

    What kind of flooring is that looks like fake hardwood

  • @justtisha
    @justtisha 2 года назад

    Smart undercutting the base

  • @3rdGenFireChicken
    @3rdGenFireChicken 4 года назад

    All vinyl plank. Does not snap that easy. Sometimes you have to scoar them 3 or 4 times. But there are definitely easier and faster ways to make that cut.

    • @StacyForest738
      @StacyForest738 3 года назад

      I use a jig saw...cuts like butter.

    • @3rdGenFireChicken
      @3rdGenFireChicken 3 года назад

      @@StacyForest738 ya that’s a way and a messy way. The whole good thing about vinyl plank is no having to get up and down to make cuts.

    • @StacyForest738
      @StacyForest738 3 года назад

      @@3rdGenFireChicken Yeah but you really only have to cut the last piece of each row, unless you are at a door or something. Thought I am the first to admit, I am terrible with a utility knife as far as cutting fast and straight.

    • @3rdGenFireChicken
      @3rdGenFireChicken 3 года назад

      @@StacyForest738 well the cuts don’t need to be straight at all. As long as you’re baseboards or 1/4 covers the expansion you leave. I make all my cuts free hand simply because they do not have to be straight. Around the doors also can be rough cuts as long as you’re door jambs are undercut

  • @kwclay1
    @kwclay1 3 года назад

    I never seen a video of when both jams are cut

  • @Yungbull820
    @Yungbull820 Год назад

    Nice.

  • @jackwatsonepic626
    @jackwatsonepic626 4 года назад +1

    Yes but when you try and lay laminate flooring yourself to save money because you don't do it every day or week it ends up costing you more money because you have to go to B&Q and buy some more and get a professional to come and do it for you but these sort of RUclips videos make it look so easy .

  • @carpet180
    @carpet180 5 лет назад +1

    👍🏻

  • @Fixerofthings555
    @Fixerofthings555 Год назад +1

    I am a contractor. The video is good for explaining concepts to diyers. However to be uber picky, I don’t understand why someone wouldn’t remove the base mouldings in the bathroom. Guess someone is just going to use those silly looking triangle base mouldings. And please don’t tell me your going to put the vinyl around the vanity rather than underneath it.

    • @FloorsbySouthernboys
      @FloorsbySouthernboys  Год назад +2

      Vinyl plank should never go under cabinets or vanities and those funny looking triangle things are called quarter round

    • @Fixerofthings555
      @Fixerofthings555 Год назад +1

      @@FloorsbySouthernboys When on earth should they never go under cabinets? Sorry you have to make excuses for poor work.

    • @FloorsbySouthernboys
      @FloorsbySouthernboys  Год назад

      @@Fixerofthings555 read the specs on any floating floor, it cannot be fastened anywhere

    • @216Numbskull
      @216Numbskull Год назад

      ​@@Fixerofthings555 And you consider yourself a "contractor" yet you don't even know what "those silly looking triangle base mouldings" (quarter round) are called, seriously? WOW! Sorry, but I'd say it's time for you to just focus on solving a few issues of your own that need to be checked off first? Before you start coming at someone else trying to correct them on things you obviously don't know to much about my friend. What do you think? You got one thing right no doubt, you're definitely "Uber picky" just not in a good way. "Class Is In Session So Get Your Mind Right Cause Knowledge Is Power!" +Peace & Rock n' Roll 4 Your Soul+

    • @Fixerofthings555
      @Fixerofthings555 Год назад

      @@216Numbskull your user name really reflects your personna. i know exactly what they are called but the work here is extremely hackish. Sadly you have to insult professional contractors to cover for poor workmanship

  • @slimewxlf70
    @slimewxlf70 4 года назад +1

    I just need help cutting around door jambs and measurements on it. That’s literally it.

    • @user-bg4ny6zu6u
      @user-bg4ny6zu6u 4 года назад

      Could try cutting with a piece of card first then put on to wood and cut

  • @arborjackstreeservice714
    @arborjackstreeservice714 5 лет назад +1

    You got to switch to the dolphin knife it took me a few days to get use to it but way better then the gundlach cpt knife I use to allways use just give it a try I can tell your old school with the cpt knife I was to keep up the good work I have been with you from the get go come check me out on RUclips at Subfloors

    • @arborjackstreeservice714
      @arborjackstreeservice714 5 лет назад +1

      ruclips.net/video/AyYXBX9zOU4/видео.html

    • @FloorsbySouthernboys
      @FloorsbySouthernboys  5 лет назад

      SUB floors You got it my friend, I was actually just doing that really fast for the video, I have vinyl plank cutters and such, I rarely use my knife anymore for vinyl plank, however I do use my carpet knife for almost everything else

  • @eceflooringkhawaja5676
    @eceflooringkhawaja5676 3 года назад +1

    Stuff like that😃

  • @king49334
    @king49334 5 лет назад +1

    There is tool call contour gauge

    • @FloorsbySouthernboys
      @FloorsbySouthernboys  5 лет назад +1

      King Tin Yes sir thank you for sharing that, I really appreciate everybody shared their thoughts and opinions in the comment section, that way others that read get To see other people’s point of view on things also

  • @jimbeam-ru1my
    @jimbeam-ru1my Год назад

    you skipped the hard part- the next piece that you have to put together while it's lying flat on the floor.

  • @michaelwells9304
    @michaelwells9304 2 года назад +1

    The idea of the video is logical but professionals just scribe the wall. They use the same dummy board you do and then a small scrap piece to simply scribe the wall. Ots faster, easier, and makes this method obsolete.

  • @carlk2193
    @carlk2193 2 года назад +1

    I know putting but seam in doorway is much easier for diys , but I find it unattractive

    • @JoshMckenzie-hi7tu
      @JoshMckenzie-hi7tu Год назад

      It looks way cleaner running through I try and use as few transitions as possible

  • @Hasmatix
    @Hasmatix 2 года назад

    You say around doorjamb bur you go under it

  • @projectzorgo1085
    @projectzorgo1085 Год назад

    Because we are MEN

  • @leearnold0911
    @leearnold0911 5 лет назад +1

    I understand what you're doing, and who the audience is, but that's way too many extra steps for someone doing this daily. Good video though...

  • @mustafayahya7657
    @mustafayahya7657 2 года назад

    This makes 0 sense