Cutting Laminate Vinyl Planks

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

Cutting laminate vinyl planks.

Lay your vinyl flooring flat on the floor or table. See my flooring install playlist. These cuts make the plank shorter. This should be the first cut you make.

Determine the width of the last row of vinyl plank flooring. How to install vinyl plank flooring as a beginner. If the width is less than of a plank cut roughly of the plank in the first row. You use the utility knife to score the hard wear layer on the top surface of the flooring then you simply.

They are made on planks as you complete a row and as you cut planks to stagger vinyl plank flooring. The blade on the tool is essentially a large razor blade installed on a board that has a. 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.

Determine how wide the last row is. Useful tips on preferred methods and tools should help you understand the best way to cut vinyl plank flooring. All it takes is a sharp utility knife and for most cuts a straightedge. 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.

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. Keep your vinyl plank in place by resting a free knee on it. Place the laminate flooring board on a sturdy surface saw horse and lock it into position with several c clamps or with the help of a friend. If it s on a table use clamps to secure it to the table.

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.