How to Install Vinyl Flooring | Ask This Old House

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva lays down a vinyl sheet floor. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
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Shopping List for How to Install Vinyl Flooring:
- vinyl sheet flooring []
- vinyl flooring adhesive []
- felt paper [], used to make a template of room's floor
- masking tape []
- 1/4-inch plywood underlayment []
- vinyl cove molding [], for creating baseboard around the room
- metal transition molding [], installed at threshold between new floor and floor of adjacent room
- 1 1/4-inch-long ring-shank nails [, for fastening plywood underlayment
- underlayment filler [], used to fill voids in existing floor
Tools for How to Install Vinyl Flooring:
- measuring tape []
- hammer []
- utility knife with straight and hook blades [], used to cut template and flooring
- framing square []
- 3/16-inch V-notch trowel [, for applying vinyl flooring adhesive
- 6-inch putty knife [], used to spread underlayment filler
- circular saw []
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