TTT sheet vinyl floor install problem......?

[Roly Nelson]

My 10 ft Kenskill Standy required the removal of 3 layers of floor tile and the whole floor was prepared for the wall to wall Congolium install. I cut the black paper template, transfered all cuts to the vinyl and spread the floor entirely and waited the 10 minutes prior to installing the sheet goods.

My question is, how in the world do you lay the floor material? There is nowhere to stand, and once it touches the glue, it has to be lined up just right, because you have to stand on it to unroll it completely.

I have supervised tile installation in countless buildings, but I never was confronted with a room 6' 4" wide and 10' long. With rolled up vinyl in hand, I had to walk out onto the freshly spread adhesive in the trailer, then carefully start laying it against the front wall, then stepped over the roll, while holding it clear of the glue, then walked on the new flooring with glue stuck all over the bottom of my shoes. Is there a better way of doing this, and if someone has a trick I don't know of, let me know.

The end result was only a 1/4 of an inch off at the far end of the trailer and this was covered with base shoe molding later. Cleaning the glue off of the new floor and my shoes was another issue. Grrrr.

Roly, happy with the new floor, but dismayed with the learn-as-you-go effort.

[ARKPAT]

Rolly I have seen "CatWalks" above floors just as you mentioned. I had a friend do a storage room for me that was about the same size ( except he could stand up ). Roll the vinyl up and carry it over the catwalk to one corner and lay the sheet goods down at the corner and line up with the wall and stand and roll as he crossed the room. Sounds easier than it is to do. He pulled the catwalk up and handed it to me as he set the roll in the adhesive in the corner and stood in that corner and unrolled and walked.


Pat

PS that is what the base shoe is for.

[sseaman]

in the past we have done this by spreading half the area with glue, then laying that area, then glueing the ofther half and lay the flooring, just make sure to roll the second section from the first to get the air pockets out if there are any

[angib]

Is there a better way of doing this, and if someone has a trick I don't know of, let me know.

What you need are called 'skyhooks' in shipbuilding.

However, these are a 'limited availability' item.....

Andrew

[bobhenry]

Wear your golf shoes ! The spikes will keep you out of the glue and slip them off and step onto the new floor with just your socks and continue unrolling. Be sure and move your shoes as they will leave a large lump if not removed.

[madjack]

....lay the flooring out dry...once all is positioned, roll back a couple of feet and apply adhesive and lay flooring back down...now roll up flooring the other way and continue laying a couple of feet at a time....
madjack

p.s. you only have to glue about 6"s around all the edges...if all the edeges are stuck down, the middle ain't goin' anywhere!!!!!.....MJ

[tomsglr]

Instead of a template, you can roll out the vinyl where it goes. If there is a lot of excess, cut it back to where it is manageable. Then get it in place and trim it to leave a small amount of excess all the way around. Then start rolling it back up at one end and spreading glue as you go. When you are about halfway, start putting it back down smoothing the air out as you go. When it is down, do the same with the other end. Then after it is in place go around and trim the excess off. You can use a chisel or some kind of straight edge to get it into the corners good and cut a straight line.
There are different types of vinyl flooring and like Mad Jack said one type doesn't need glue. You just have to fasten the edges. Other vinyl needs glue.
Tom

[bobhenry]

I didn't bother to even paint the osb floor just covered it wall to wall with a queen mattress. No body will ever know but me.

[martha24]

We did it more like MadJack described, a little area of glue at a time. That was messy enough!

[Miriam C.]

Ok I am late but ........ Some of the flooring manufacturers make an edge tape for door ways and if you do the edges with it your don't need to glue the whole floor. You end with a floating floor in the middle.

[mikeschn]

I like the "glue half at a time" method that MJ, Tom & sseaman suggested.

Mike...