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How To Lay Down Vinyl Flooring

By: Rick Skew

Vinyl flooring. Admittedly, not as bad as it used to be. And it is softer under foot than it used to be, but it still isn’t great. It comes in a wide range of styles and patterns. It is best used in commercial buildings like care homes and the cheaper hotels. If you intend using it in your house, I would certainly keep it in an out of the way place like a utility room or the downstairs bathroom . If you’re determined to fit it yourself, then I suggest you read on about how to fit it properly.

I will be blunt at this point. You’re gonna will require a quite a great deal of kit for this job. Unless you have got a lot of vinyl, it might even work out cheaper to hire someone else to do it for you.

Anyway, to do the task you’ll require a roll of vinyl (obviously), a Stanley knife, vinyl glue, a steel straight edge, a tape measure, a paint scraper (for the glue), a ballpoint pen, a roll of double-sided flooring tape. And, if you have got a tiled floor or it’s made from concrete you will will need some self-levelling compound.

Step 1: The Vinyl:
Laying cold vinyl is a nightmare. It is stiff and does not stretch well. So, leave the vinyl in a warm room for a day and switch on the central heating. It will make fitting it a lot easier.

Step 2: Preparing the floor:
If you have a raw concrete floor, you’ll be required to make sure that it is completely flat. Otherwise the lumps will show through the vinyl. It will look unsightly and present a potential safety hazard. Buy a self levelling compound, spread it over the floor to fill the holes and follow the instructions. That will do the trick.

Self levelling compound is what you’ll need if you are covering ceramic tiles, as well. Spread a thin layer and fill in all of the joints between tiles. Again follow the instructions and allow it to set.

In the event you are covering floorboards, you’ll be required to lay hardboard over them to create a flat, smooth and stable surface. Make sure you stagger the joints and use plenty of pins to make sure they don’t rise over time.

Step 3: Lay the Vinyl:
Make sure that the area is clean. Take out the vacuum out and give it a good hoovering. Take your shoes off. You won’t will need them on to do this job. They’ll just drag grit around. Now, unroll the vinyl against the longest continual wall. Keep unrolling until the pattern is parallel with your wall. Leave a 4 inch overlap against the wall.

Now you’ll will want your Stanley knife. As the vinyl is unrolled, keep it as flat as you can around the edges close to the wall by making vertical cuts into the waste vinyl (i.e. the stuff pressing against the walls that will not be covering the ground). For a neater finish, cut into the corners and trim the excess vinyl so that you form a V shape.

Step 4: Fit the Vinyl:
Now that you have trimmed the majority of excess vinyl off, it is more manageable. Use a pen pen and mark off more excess vinyl. Cut it away. Your aim now should be to get the vinyl into the rough shape of your room with a 1 or 2 inch excess around the sides.

Step 5: Trim and glue:
Ok, press the straight edge against the vinyl and trim to fit exactly. Force any edges under cabinets, skirting boards etc. That will give you a nice, crisp finish. if you have got anything different to ‘stay-flat’ vinyl, this is the time to stick it to the floor. Follow the instructions on your glue container.

Step 6: Finishing:
You’re nearly there. Using a soft brush and starting from the centre of the room, push out any bubbles. Secure the vinyl at the doors and entrances to the room with double sided carpet tape. It will stop it moving.

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I’ve applied these tips to many projects through the years but from the beginning when I first started off in the trade there was a whole lot to learn. For my training I joined a company called Carpet Fitters.

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