This renovation was full of DIY projects: you can check out our final cozy contemporary bathroom makeover reveal here. Now that the bathroom is finished, the flooring with its mix of colored planks and natural looking textures is one of my favourite features. Had we used a utility knife for cutting instead, I would expect the installation to take another half to full day. It took my husband and I one full working day to install the Lifeproof Rigid Core Luxury Vinyl flooring in our 50 square foot bathroom using a miter saw and jigsaw for all the cuts. TIP: Create templates with paper to help with cutting around more complicated areas. Afterwards we filled the gaps around the toilet (and bathtub) using a kitchen and bath adhesive caulking. Throughout the installation, we measured and marked the cut lines working one row at a time.įor the area around the toilet, we created another paper template to help with the cuts making sure we left a ¼” space around the edge of the toilet. Then we just tapped (with a soft faced hammer) on the short edges to slide the piece in place. It was a matter of joining the tongue on one plank with the groove of the other plank and using a tapping block and soft faced hammer to click them together along the long edges. The actual installation of the Lifeproof vinyl flooring was quick when there weren’t too many cuts needed. TIP: A jigsaw and mitre saw will be a good friend of yours during installation of the vinyl plank flooring. Instead we found using a jigsaw to cut out the excess vinyl worked best for us. With the pattern marked out, we found that using a utility knife to cut the planks (as recommended by the manufacturer) was possible although difficult for lengthwise cuts and for smaller more precise cuts. We used several pieces of paper to create a template for cutting. Working from left to right, we soon needed to cut our first plank to fit around the not-so-square tub and wall area. We placed 1/4” spacers around the perimeter of the room and between all vertical objects (tub, toilet, etc) to leave an expansion gap. TIP: Unpackage several boxes of the vinyl planks and plan out your pattern before installing the flooring. We started with a loose lay, placing down several pieces on the floor to plan out a few rows at a time. With these multi width planks, we took extra time to figure out the pattern and layout we wanted. We opened up several vinyl plank flooring boxes and sorted them by color and size to ensure we got a good mix of color and texture. TIP: Ensure your floor is completely free of debris before starting to lay the vinyl planks.įollowing the manufacturer’s instructions, we started in the left corner of the bathroom along the bathtub edge with the tongue edge facing the tub. Prior to installation, we cleaned the existing floor, removing all dirt, dust and uneven edges. Our Lifeproof Flooring Installation Experience: Utility Knife or alternatively a Miter Saw and Jigsaw.Lifeproof Waterproof Rigid Core Vinyl Plank Flooring in Frosted Oak.Materials Needed for Vinyl Plank Flooring Installation: Thank you to Home Depot Canada for sponsoring this DIY flooring installation. Lifeproof flooring is available exclusively at Home Depot. The transformation is pretty impressive, just check out the Before and the After: Vinyl flooring feels comfortable and warm so no more hard, cold ceramic tiles against our feet in the mornings.Easy installation with its tongue and groove interlocking edges so no need to fasten or glue to the floor below, or worry about lining pieces perfectly (such as with other vinyl peel and stick options).This includes ceramic tiles like ours as well as other vinyl, concrete and even wood flooring. Can be installed over existing flooring.100% waterproof which is ideal for a bathroom where there’s bound to be water spillage. Why we chose Lifeproof vinyl plank flooring and why it’s a great option: We began looking for the right one to place over top of the tiles and came across these multi-width vinyl planks in a frosted oak finish by Lifeproof. Having installed vinyl plank flooring in our family’s beach-themed bathroom several years ago, we were confident this was the best type of flooring for our bathroom.
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