Installing Vinyl Flooring for Beginners - Camper Build Conversion RV
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- čas přidán 11. 07. 2024
- The walls and ceiling are done and now it time to start on the vinyl flooring in the kitchen. I will show you step by step how to prepare the floor, measure and cut underlayment, glue down and trim.
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All that without any cussing! Lol. Looking spiffy 👍
Hehe! Thank goodness for video editors.
Slowly it's coming together on this Saturday morning video. Thumbs up 👍
Thank you! The carpet really brought all together.
There are 2 types of backing on vinyl floors and they require different adhesives. The paper back vinyl uses Tec Stick-N-Stay. The vinyl backed "sheet vinyl" uses Tec Pressure Sensitive Adhesive. Your vinyl will seem to adhear to your wood underlayment until cold weather, where in, the Stick-N-Stay becomes brittle and releases it's grip on the vinyl backed sheet goods. Most people give up on sheet vinyl at that point and declare "they'll never use it again". You have a very small area to work with and using a paper pattern and the proper adhesive will make it last 15 years. Next spring (after going through winter) look for your vinyl to slighly stretch and wrinkle, enough to possibly catch on a heel and tear. Do not despair. It can be easily replaced. Once your trim has been removed, you will be able to pick it up from the floor like an old newspaper. Believe it or not, in the last 40 years I've described this scenario HUNDREDS of times to home owners.
Very good to know. I’m not sure sure I’m sold on the padded viyl so a change out would not be bad. Could use the old for a template. If you put a stool on this vinyl it makes a dent that takes days to sort back out.
PSC Camper Conversions Most of the times at Lowes and Home Depot the sales associates have not been trained on selling the proper adhesives with vinyl backed products. Once the improper adhesive has dried and exposed to below 40 degree temperature, it's adhesive quality has been compromised. I think that is a Mannington brand pattern that you chose, they make that in a 16, 12 and 6 inch pattern. Try to buy Mannington adhesive for Mannington floors, Armstrong adhesive for Armstrong floors etc., that way the flooring manufacturer can't say, "well this is not our adhesive", when the wrong bonding agent is purchased. Using a pattern, paper or the old vinyl, allows you to cut the new sheet vinyl sitting down at a table using scissors, outside the van, instead of bent over in tight corners using a razor knife and very wide trim. Your artistic abilities allowed you to do a damn good job, but you can do Michelangelo level work with a template. Love yer vids !!
@@bentnickel7487 I am just laying down my own rv sheet vinyl flooring. Should I just look at Home Depot or lowes for the glue that is “pressure sensitive”?
@@TheSoilBar Wherever you bought your sheet vinyl, go back to them for the proper adhesive. Don't buy a Mannington sheet vinyl and an Armstrong adhesive. Mixing brands is an excellent way for you to lose money. The sheet vinyl manufacturer will blame the adhesive manufacturer and vice versa, when something goes wrong. You want to be able to say, "I followed your directions". If something goes wrong the seller will replace everything for free. Different terminology by some companies, mean different things. "Pressure sensitive" is one of those phrases. You'd think, that would be a no brainer, but there's no universal language that all flooring manufacturer's use. Ask Lowes (if that's where you bought the floor) to tell you what adhesive to use. So many times people cheap out buying the adhesive and end up having to repurchase both the floor and the proper adhesive. They try to save ten bucks on the glue and ruin a $1000 dollar floor. Good luck.
@@bentnickel7487 thank you so much! I bought the flooring at a warehouse somehwere and I dont have the name brand of the manufacturer of the vinyl anymore. Might be able to track it down though. If I can't figure it out who made the vinyl I still appreciate the insight. I will just buy the pressure sensitive one at lowes and hope for the best! Thanks for steering me in the right direction
It looks great after all your hard work!
Thanks! Been a bit of a challenge but I am enjoying these projects now.
It looks great.
You may want to experiment with 3M heavy duty double sided tape instead of the adhesive.
They make some that I used to mount things in the factory I worked in. It's strong enough to pull pieces of wood off what you mount things on. (Or not do damage if you use the right chemicals and a razor)
You could also use this with tiles as long as you don't mind not having grout in the seams. But you should be able to keep them super tight to each other.
It's super strong.
I know this is a long time after the build but I thought I would pass this along anyway in hopes you read the new comments on your videos.
The adhesive I used did not work the best so the tape idea might have been better. Since the area is not that big, and I put down an area rug, it does not lift up. Without the rug, with bare feet, the vinyl now lifts a little.
Next time you have a floor to cover that has so many uneven dimensions, make a pattern (like you did with the old walls) using pieces of cardboard glued together to form your pattern to cut the flooring.
Nice job on the flooring. Looks great!
Thanks! The carpet looks even better!
Wow, looks really good. Thanks for the update.
Your are welcome - love this build!
Nice job
Thank you! The carpet came out really well.
Best part is... you kept laughing!
Thanks! It helps when I mess up to share with others and laugh. Fortunately I think I am though the really frustrating unpleasant things. But have not taken the MAV to a good diesel mechanic to check things out so that could be unpleasant. Concentrating on the living space which is loads of fun!
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Nice! Thanks for watching - early.
True insomnia. Thanks for giving me something cool to watch on an otherwise crappy night!