Installing Vinyl Floor Molding

These pieces complete the flooring project by covering unsightly edges and gaps hiding joints left for expansion and contraction and bridging areas where one floor covering ends and another one begins.

Installing vinyl floor molding.

Base molding is a straight piece of vinyl usually 4 in height and it usually comes in a roll. Flip the molding face down on the floor in front of the wall. It is typically used for carpeted floors. While the installation of the baseboard trim itself isn t hard the cutting and measuring of the angles can be a bit tricky.

Which literaly means you just lay them down and they dont move. Learning how to install vinyl flooring is something you can do yourself. Baseboard moulding is a simple way to add instant character to a room. Install the molding track by gluing or nailing it 1 4.

This video and desc. Push the molding into the track working from left to right. The ridged backside of the vinyl should be facing up with the bottom curved edge closest to the wall at this point. Vinyl base molding or vinyl cove molding serves two basic purposes.

They are secure when you glue down the planks on the parimiter. It also provides an esthetic quality. We love rubber base mouldings in basements because it looks great is easy to clean and installs over uneven concrete. It protects the wall from damage by vacuum cleaners toys moving furniture etc.

They are super easy to install loose lay vinyl planks. Install the molding track by gluing screwing or nailing it 1 4 from the flooring. These floors look great they are super durable and if for some reason one plank ever did need replacing you can just lift the one piece out and drop a new one. The process is similar to installing crown moulding.

Vinyl flooring costs a fraction of the price of hardwood making it a great option for beginner home improvers. When transitioning from laminate flooring to carpet leave a 1 space between the finished floor and the front edge of the carpet. Installing a floating floor to a flush transition molding can potentially lead to buckling end joint peaking and squeaks later on. Flooring trim and moldings are both functional and decorative whether you are installing a luxury vinyl or engineered tile floor.

Over lap moldings are designed to transition to other floors while still providing an expansion gap so the flooring can have freedom to expand and contact with indoor climate changes.