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Posted by Big_Jake on February 23, 2007, 10:38 am
> I'm planning on helping my girlfriend install new vinyl in her long,
> narrow kitchen. It's 24' long, and about 11' wide (at it's widest).
> It then narrows down to about 8' where the cabinets are located.
> Think a thick "T" shape like this
>
> *********
> *********
> *********
> *********
> *****
> *****
> *****
> *****
> *****
> *****
>
> I understand vinyl comes in 12' widths, so we should be able to do
> this without a seam, but I'm wondering the best way to lay out and
> trim the vinyl. She has no other room in the house where we could lay
> this out flat to trace a template, and it's 20 degrees outside right
> now, so I'm thinking we can't drag the floor to the garage either, or
> can we?
You will waste a lot of material without a seam, but seaming isn't
generally a DIY thing. A pro would lay and trim the floor in place.
Not really the answers you were looking for, I trust?
JK
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