How to cut vinyl plank flooring lengthwise. 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. Determine the width of the last row of vinyl plank flooring. If the width is less than of a plank cut roughly of the plank in the first row. The perfect pair for vinyl flooring.
Use a straight edge or another laminate flooring board to guide the jigsaw circular saw while doing the cutin 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. I just installed a vinyl plank floor and i was able to do cross cuts by snapping and scoring cut around door jams using a jigsaw and rip it to length on the table saw. Lay your vinyl flooring flat on the floor or table. Some brands snap more easily than others i have had to use a miter saw for a whole floor instead of the score and snap method.
The box recommends that i use a circular saw with a fine tooth blade. All it takes is a sharp utility knife and for most cuts a straightedge. Keep your vinyl plank in place by resting a free knee on it. Use it with the bullet vinyl cutter which makes.
Lvp lvt wpc spc and more the bullet vinyl glider get you straight consistent rip cuts every time. Place the plank on a surface you wont mind cutting on such as the subfloor or a. These cuts make the plank shorter. How to make crosscuts on vinyl plank flooring.
This shows 5 different ways to make any cut necessary for the installation of lifeproof rigid core vinyl plank flooring that home depot stocks. Cutting luxury vinyl actually involves more breaking than cutting. Measure and mark the plank on the waste side of the cut line. This should be the first cut you make.
If youre cutting your vinyl flooring on the floor put an extra piece of flooring underneath the section that youre cutting so that you dont ruin the floor underneath. I recently purchased maple leaf lamisols aquarius vinyl plank waterproof flooring. Vinyl plank flooring is flexible enough that it can usually be bent enough to get fit around door frames and other protrusions. They are made on planks as you complete a row and as you cut planks to stagger vinyl plank flooring.
Useful tips on preferred methods and tools should help you understand the best way to cut vinyl plank flooring. You use the utility knife to score the hard wear layer on the top surface of the flooring then you simply. Determine how wide the last row is. After making the cutouts first attach the plank to the adjoining plank while holding the cut out plank upward at an angle.