What To Expect During Installation
When your new luxury vinyl installation day is here, it pays to be ready! Here is a quick checklist to make sure your home and rooms are prepared:
- Plan for an adult to be home to answer questions that may arise for the installers.
- Designate an area for the installation crew to keep luxury vinyl installation tools and saw luxury vinyl pieces as needed.
- Keep children and pets away from the rooms receiving new luxury vinyl and the crew’s work area.
- Walk through and ask any questions that you may have about your new luxury vinyl floors.
- Establish appropriate ventilation as suggested by your installers.
Luxury Vinyl Installation Considerations
To make your new luxury vinyl installation as efficient as possible, take the following helpful steps:
- Remove all furniture and electronics from the rooms and closets receiving new luxury vinyl.
- Take down all hanging items off of the walls.
- Complete all new painting and touch-ups before installation.
- Take all doors down and shave the bottoms if the new luxury vinyl product raises the overall flooring height. This step will ensure full range of motion for your doors, which is especially important if your new luxury vinyl is installed as a floating floor.
- Place felt protectors under heavy furniture legs before returning pieces on your new luxury vinyl floors.
Many luxury vinyl products offer floating floor installation, which means your existing floors may not need to be removed and disposed of entirely! Your subfloor will still need to be professionally assessed, and if any repairs are required, they will need to be made before installation.
Make sure to wait for the full specified amount of time before walking on your new luxury vinyl floors and returning furniture to the room. Many new luxury vinyl floors, especially floating floors, are ready for light foot traffic right away! Always return furniture by lifting or using proper moving equipment with wheels, never dragging heavy pieces to avoid scratching the luxury vinyl surface.
