In this video, I show you the first to last steps of how I remove my friend's old carpet and replace it with 100% waterproof vinyl luxury planks. After taking out the carpet and pad, I remove the tack strips and most of the baseboards. A huge undertaking of this project was to see if the room was square because they are going to redo the flooring in their hallway. If I skipped this step, it would make the flooring at their front door crooked and out of square.
After measuring how the floor was going to need to be laid out, I put down the underlayment/ moisture barrier over the concrete. For flooring, they chose a DuraLux LVP flooring, purchased from Floor and Decor. This flooring did not necessarily need the underlayment, however, I installed it because the flooring was going over a concrete subfloor, it was also able to give them extra padding and comfort. They also decided on new baseboard around the room minus the closet. I ripped out the old baseboard and made sure that the one that we got, was a 1/4" taller than the old baseboard so it would cover the paint line. With the door trim, I used my favorite multi-tool and cut the bottom off so that the new LVP could slide underneath. After I laid down the entire field of flooring, I then cut my baseboard and installed it. I didn't attach it to the flooring because LVP needs to be able to expand and contract. For the closet, I kept the old baseboard and decided to put down a piece of 1/4 round to cover the gap between the floor and the baseboard.
Laying down LVP is a very friendly and DIY project but each flooring company has a lot of(and different) warranty stipulations. Make sure to read the directions and ask a friend if you need the help! I hope this video helps and thanks for watching!
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