How To Lay Vinyl Flooring Planks

For example vinyl flooring in Western Australia costs an average of 40 per square metre.

How to lay vinyl flooring planks. Vinyl planks are laid using an adhesive to stick the planks to the subfloor which needs to be smooth and clean. If you are installing vinyl plank flooring yourself closely follow the manufacturers installation guide to ensure a professional-looking finish. Install the second plank by holding it at an angle and inserting its tongue edge into the first planks groove edge.

Each vinyl plank has a directional arrow on its backing paper. To get the best visual result lay all your planks facing the same way. So if youre installing vinyl planks in a 12 foot by 18 foot living room run the planks parallel to the 18 foot wall.

What rooms are vinyl planks best suited for. Depending on the situation loose lay vinyl flooring can be installed through multiple methods including truly loose laid held with perimeter stick double-sided tape adhered with pressure-sensitive glue to the entire floor hard stuck with acrylic tape or adhered with 2-part epoxy tape. Lay the first plank appropriately spaced from the wall.

4 Lay more rows of vinyl plank flooring. Lay the first row of vinyl plank flooring by peeling off the back for each plank and flattening it into place over the top of the centreline. At Carpet Call our range of vinyl flooring including planks and tiles begins as low as 24 per square metre and can climb up to 65 per square metre for top-of-the-line planks.

In the same vein its typically recommended that planks are installed parallel to the longest wall of the room. Lower the second plank to snap the planks. How to Install Vinyl Plank Flooring as a BeginnerSee my flooring install playlist.