Luxury Vinyl Plank Installation Kit

Connect the flooring planks.

Luxury vinyl plank installation kit.

Whether you choose to have your new floor professionally installed or do it yourself here s what you can expect. How to install vinyl plank flooring as a beginner. The alignment of the first plank and the first two rows of planks will determine how successful your installation is. See my flooring install playlist.

One plank lies flat on the subfloor while the other plank is held at an angle and placed into the first board s receiving groove. Most luxury vinyl planks attach edge to edge and end to end with a fold and lock type of tongue and groove system. It comes in tiles and planks but this article covers planks only and uses a product called adura locksolid. The first plank is placed away from the wall in the top left corner.

Newage stone composite luxury vinyl plank flooring is the next evolution of resilient floors with a commercial grade 27 6 mil wear layer and a water resistant stone composite core capable of withstanding up to 40 000 lbs. This kit includes a tapping block pull bar double faced mallet and 30 expansion joint spacers that won t tip over during installation. The second plank is installed by aligning and dropping the end of the tongue over the end groove of the first plank. Know your installation options.

This kit is reusable for future wood and vinyl flooring projects. Luxury vinyl tile and plank installation methods luxury vinyl is one of the fastest and easiest floors to install. Luxury vinyl flooring lvp is similar to sheet vinyl but it s thicker more durable and easier to install. Overall the cost of vinyl planks is about the same as for laminate planks though vinyl planks are arguably a superior flooring material.

Some products come with a self adhesive that you peel place and press. It s a floating floor which means it isn t fastened to the subfloor it just lies there. Material costs for luxury vinyl plank prices are comparable to ceramic porcelain tile but with tile you must factor in the cost of additional materials thinset and grout plus tile specific tools. Installation methods vary among luxury vinyl flooring products so check the installation section on the product page.

Most others offer one of our locking systems where boards connect to each other and float over the subfloor.