Cutting Vinyl Plank Flooring Lengthwise

Measure and mark the plank on the waste side of the cut line.

Cutting vinyl plank flooring lengthwise. Bullet tools 40 in. If the width is less than of a plank cut roughly of the plank in the first row. This should be the first cut you make. These cuts make the plank shorter.

Lay your vinyl flooring flat on the floor or table. This shows 5 different ways to make any cut necessary for the installation of lifeproof rigid core vinyl plank flooring that home depot stocks. Set your store to see local availability add to cart. Useful tips on preferred methods and tools should help you understand the best way to cut vinyl plank flooring.

Set your store to see local availability add to cart. Just because vinyl planks are 100 moisture resistant doesn t mean you ll get an even surface if the subfloor is not dry. Sand down the high spots whenever you need to. Before cutting vinyl plank flooring you need to prep your subfloor just as you would any other type of flooring.

Vinyl plank flooring like laminate or wood flooring needs to have a layout that is pleasing to the eye. Use a straight edge or another laminate flooring board to guide the jigsaw circular saw while doing the cut in order to get accurate cuts clamp the straight edge or a laminate flooring plank to your board making sure the blade of the jigsaw goes exactly over the cut line at both sides. If it s on a table use clamps to secure it to the table. Generally this is done by working from the most visible wall usually the one that greets the eye as you enter the room then working outward toward the entryway.

If not use a self leveler to get an even and flat surface to. Determine how wide the last row is. Luxury vinyl plank or lvp flooring is certainly the easiest flooring material to cut and may even be the easiest of all building materials to cut. Cutting luxury vinyl actually involves more breaking than cutting.

If you re cutting your vinyl flooring on the floor put an extra piece of flooring underneath the section that you re cutting so that you don t ruin the floor underneath. They are made on planks as you complete a row and as you cut planks to stagger vinyl plank flooring. Quick cut vinyl tile vct cutter model 30002 58 46 58 46. Place the plank on a surface you won t mind cutting on such as the subfloor or a piece of waste flooring with the bottom side up.

Magnum soft flooring cutter for vinyl tile carpet tile and more model 940 1 813 84 1 813 84. You use the utility knife to score the hard wear layer on the top surface of the flooring then you simply. Best seller roberts 12 in. Keep your vinyl plank in place by resting a free knee on it.