Gluing Vinyl Planks

Using a trowel spread some glue down.

Gluing vinyl planks.

When you glue down vinyl plank flooring over a wood subfloor a double layer construction of the wood subfloor is required. You want the ground layer to have an even layer of glue with no air bubbles. Gripstrip click lock and glue down. Vinyl has a no wax finish but depending on the manufactuerer it can also come in a urethane finish.

If you re using sheet vinyl you need to start on the inside of the stair s l shape. Glue down planks on the other hand are typically half as thick. You are going to hate yourself for gluing it down. Apply your caulk then run a wet finger over the edge to push the caulk down into the gap.

Regardless of the form gluing vinyl to wood requires specific types of glue. Click lock vinyl planks are typically more robust than glue down planks and can be as thick as 6 millimeters 1 4 inch according to parterre flooring. Finally if you re using the vinyl planks as a backsplash caulk around the edges. If the plywood is porous prep the subfloor by applying a primer that fills the pores and makes the floor ready to accept the adhesive.

This will help keep water from getting under the vinyl and causing problems. Gripstrip vinyl plank flooring has a manufacturer applied adhesive layer that connects the planks to one another. You can t do that with glue down vinyl. Glue down vinyl products don t have an adhesive back so you have to put glue on the substrate underlayer first.

To get a nice straight line apply a piece of painter s tape along the edge on each side. I would not glue the vinyl flooring vinyl flooring is going to fail eventually or wear down very quickly 5 10 years. Which means you will have to rip it all up and replace it. Jpat construction shows you how to install a glue down luxury vinyl plank aka lvp.