How to install PVC flooring at your apartment?-3
2022-06-10
Installing the PVC flooring
Step 1: Layout 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.
Step 2: 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.
Step 3: Roll back the vinyl flooring next to the wall to expose the subfloor. To create a partial template along the wall (to make an exact cut), roll out some of the roll of craft paper along the length of the wall.
Step 4: 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.
Step 5: Roll the vinyl back into position over the template and press down firmly to adhere the vinyl to the template. Gently lift the vinyl back up to reveal the template stuck to the vinyl backing. The outer edge of the paper is where the vinyl should be cut.
Step 6: Using a straightedge and a protective piece of scrap wood to lie underneath the vinyl, and carefully cut the vinyl along the template edge. Repeat steps 6 through 8 along each wall in the room. The vinyl should be in its final position and trimmed exactly to each wall.
Step 7: 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.
Step 8: 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 cloth would save money, so there's no need for a new tool.
Step 9: Cleaning and maintenance are simple. Use a damp mop with a no-rinse cleaner.
Hope that these steps will be helpful while installing PVC flooring at your apartment.
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