Vinyl flooring installation process

Make a Sketch of the Room

Make a sketch of the room where the vinyl will be installed and measure accurately the room’s dimensions. Bring this drawing to the manufacturer’s showroom or vinyl retail store. When figuring the amount of vinyl flooring needed, add a few inches to each of the room’s dimensions to allow extra material for cutting, trimming and centering the pattern in the room.

Make Subfloor Flat and Smooth

Check the subfloor to make sure it is in good condition. It needs to be flat and completely smooth. On concrete subfloors, fill in any holes or low-lying areas with a patching compound. While patching compound is drying, remove shoe molding in the room and do a final clean up, making sure the floor surface is completely clean.

Cut Vinyl Flooring

Lay out the vinyl flooring in the room and mark the area where the excess will be cut out. Cut with a utility knife or heavy-duty shears. Save any excess vinyl flooring for installing in a closet, laundry room, or small bathroom.

Lay Vinyl Flooring

Lay the flooring in its final position with plenty of excess around each wall. Make relief cuts around obstructions. For an inside corner, cut small half circles until the vinyl lies flat to the floor. For an outside corner, make straight relief cuts.

Apply Double-Stick Tape

Line up the edge of the craft paper against the wall and lightly tape down the paper to the floor using very small pieces of masking tape approximately every 2 feet (this is only to keep the craft paper from moving on the floor). Apply a strip of double-stick tape every 2 feet or so to the craft paper and remove the backing from the top side of the tape.

Spread Adhesive Material

For perimeter adhesion: Open the can of adhesive material and, using a fine-notched trowel, spread a band along the wall about 6 inches wide.

Attach Flooring to the Adhesive

Lay the vinyl back down into position and use a hand roller or block of wood wrapped in a clean cloth to seat the flooring to the adhesive. Using the wood wrapped in a cloth would save money, so there’s no need for a new tool.

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Average Vinyl Flooring Installation Cost

We have done a little research to find the average cost of vinyl flooring installation in Florida. Here are the average costs and prices: