How To Install Waterproof Vinyl Plank Flooring | DIY Flooring Installation

Great tutorial, thank you!

do it right, and remove and replace the base. That 1/4 round stuff looks cheese.

Yep, Easy...

Those floors feel bouncy.

Wow, Tony. Ive been installing vinyl plank flooring for about 73 years now and I thought I knew every trick in the book until I seent your video. Spectacular

Looks like you're installing up to a baseboard, not a bare wall. Hmmm. So what goes in the quarter-inch gap you're leaving outside the baseboard?

Bro, you are a true homie. 20 other videos were trash, you made it so easy to get it done. Thank you

These are not fully water proof. If a spill goes next to the wall, it seeps past the floor board and goes underneath.

What does stagger mean when installing smart core

Moron talking head guy in video: "If there's any glue left over from the carpet, it can be removed with a flooring adhesive remover and a scraper."
Directly from the manufacturer's installation instructions for this product: "Never use solvents or citrus adhesive removers to remove old adhesive residue. Solvent residue left in and on the subfloor may affect the new floor covering."
And if you end up using his formula to determine the width of the last course of planks, you'll be wrong, since he didn't take into account the expansion gap.
Yeah - this is why you NEVER trust these kinds of videos. Guy in video is a talking head know-nothing, guy that wrote the script is a moron that doesn't know the product. Do you really want to trust the advice in this video after learning this?

Not removing trim and using quarter round to cover the edge gaps is just laziness and looks half-assed. If you're spending the money for plank flooring, do it right.

The leveling could of been done better tbh... the level he was using is way to small...and he didn't clean the dust from floor using a wet rag before adding primer...that's a really important step sometimes primer won't grab properly to subfloor if there's dust or if it's dirty making it a failed job once self level it's poured... it would Crack or it won't grab making it easy to pull up from subfloor

So thorough and straight to the point, not a whole lot of talking like many others do. Easy steps to follow and got all my questions answered that i've been searching for in other videos. The staggering was where I wasn't able to find a proper explanation, and you made it so simple to figure out. Thank you!

It's lazy not to take off the moulding!

Yep. Best video!

I keep expecting him to come back wearing a full helmet

Are basement vinyl installations still water/moisture resistant if the other portion of the basement isn't finished?
In other words, will the unfinished portion section of the basement's moisture still seep over and cause issues (like in this installation where he does the transition)?

Is removing the tongue from the first row necessary?

Great video, just confirms that I’m doing jobs right 🙏🏽

He did a really nice job at the finish.

EXCELLENT prep and install video, thank you.

"Make sure you measure and divide so you don't end up with a sliver of board at the end"...Proceeds to install a sliver at the end....

best tutorial. thanks

Iive in Florida and have a tile floor which sweats quite a bit in certain spots when the humidity is high. Would putting that moisture barrier and this type of flooring on top of it make sense?

This is a great video. Thank you. Vinyl flooring has improved so much in the last ten years. I had some on my bathroom floor in a previous house and it was great. It looked like oak planks. It wasn't noisy. It felt warmer than laminate. And it wasn't expensive at all.

is this a Craftsman tools infomercial?

Didn't see the black vapor barrier putt on?.

If it is a self leveler... why do you have to spread it?

Wow he looked so easy doing flooring! I may be try it one day!

As as we have the right tools , it should be not hard

not waterproof and lots of work sorry

He didn't install the vapor barrier under the padding layer?

Great video. I also have a post like yours. You have a 1/4 inch opening around it for expansion. No moulding to cover that? Mine is in a kitchen. I'm concerned spilled liquids could travel down and under the plank with an open gap like that, though it's necessary for expansion. I'm thinking a bit of silicone caulk in the opening to allow expansion but protect against moisture introduced by a spill . Then, a small door stop moulding over that gap and around the post to hide the gap and add a finished look. Do you(or any readers out there) think this a good approach in my situation? Thanx!

Brilliant! ❤

Can this be put over linoleum

Great video, right to the point without unnecessary details. Super helpful. Thank you!

Can I just hire him to do it for me?

good

Just finished my first installation (Stainmaster 12 x 24 click-lock plank) and it's important to note that you should start near doorways, and not finish with them. It's a lot easier to tuck the plank under the door after cutting it to fit because you need a 20 degree angle to correctly seed the tongue into the groove, and because you will need to slide the final piece it's almost impossible the get a tight seam. Difficult to envision unless you've made the same mistake, but if you have doors on two adjoining walls, start there and your life will be much easier!

So what is the moisture level that you can what’s the cut off or you can install this vinyl floor? He had a moisture meter

Thank you I’ll be doing this to my basement

Good 2 know thanx !! Great job also 🙂

In all of these videos, no one ever addresses what to do with the ends you trim shorter, to give a more natural look and to avoid the seams being to close to each other, but the next plank has the locking end that now is hitting a trimmed edge with no locking trim.
How is that dealt with?
The locking trim of the long plank is going to show an obvious gap.
What’s the fix???

This is the best vinyl plank installation video I’ve seen. Thank you!

I was going to install my floor as DIY project, but I'll pass. I'll pay instead 😀😅

Excellent Video... THANKS for the awesome DIY explanation!

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