DIY Vinyl Flooring Installation Guide

Vinyl flooring is one of the most beautiful and covering floor coverings. It is becoming increasingly important due to its performance characteristics and appearance. Convenient shape and lack of difficulties with laying vinyl tiles of the highest level, even without experience, with the ability to lay such a covering in an apartment. Let's figure out what you need to know about installing vinyl floors. If you are not able to do such work, you can always find a hawaii flooring solutions company, such as NRORO with their awesome waterproof vinyl plank flooring method.

The structure and types of vinyl tiles

By structurevinyl tileresembles laminate. It also consists of fibers, only at the base they are not afraid of the increased level of PVC density. That is why, unlikelaminate, vinyl floors can be installed in the kitchen and bathroom.

By manufacturing method:

quartz vinyl tile, which consists of quartz sand (there can be up to 80% of this substance in food), due to which it becomes significantly stronger;
pressed tile consisting of vinyl, resin, stabilizers and plasticizers.

Depending on the method of fastening, vinyl flooring can be:

With lock connection, where the tiles click together,
With glue lock connection, which allows to eliminate increased density and resistance to moisture odors,
The presence of self-adhesive tiles has the meaning of the base on which the adhesive already stands,
Quartz vinyl tile that can be laid with glue.

In addition, vinyl flooring stands out with large elements. They can imitate laminate or tiles.

What tools will you need?

To lay the flooring yourself, you will need:

tape measure or a sufficiently long ruler;
rectangle;
construction knife;
rubber hammer, also known as a mallet;
a spatula designed for working with polymer glue with an A2 tooth profile;
acrylic or dispersion glue or their equivalent.

Preparatory stages

Preparing the base. Vinyl tiles are laid on a very flat, hard and dry base. No more than 5% of the consequences are allowed. In the shortest possible time, it is necessary to remove the remains of the old base, clean it from debris and other contaminants, and if defects are found, get rid of them, that is, putty the cracks and additionally level them with special ties. All that remains is to sand and clean the floor again.
Installation pads If you are working with locking quartz vinyl, then it is aimed at special underlayments designed for use with vinyl flooring.

Laying vinyl flooring

The PVC tiles were installed from the center of the room. To do this, it is necessary to make markings in advance:

Find the center of the base,
Mark the points of inflammation from each wall
Take a painter's cord and connect the dots of the opposite walls
Draw a line with a pencil
Draw additional diagonal lines if you are laying tiles according to a pattern.

Stages of laying adhesive vinyl	Steps to Install Locking Vinyl
The tiles are placed on the keys with the center marked on the map.	Before laying the locking floor covering, it is recommended to prime the base.
The tiles were glued end to end; if necessary, they needed to be tapped to ensure there were no gaps and no air could get in.	The tiles begin to fold as the room turns, adjacent to the wall with the window.
After gluing 1-2 square meters, be sure to roll the floor covering with a roller to remove excess air.	Work preferably from left to right, and the panel of the first line should fit the wall with a groove. Make sure that the fit is not tight: there should be a technical gap of 0,39 inches between the wall of the covering and the wall.
After installation is complete, you must wait 24 hours.	To improve the locking adhesion, each tile is hammered with a rubber mallet and at the end of the installation, it is attached using a skirting board.