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Installing vinyl flooring in a long, narrow room Larry Bud 02-23-2007
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Posted by Larry Bud on February 23, 2007, 8:44 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

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*********
*********
*********
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*****
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*****
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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?


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


Posted by Joe on February 23, 2007, 1:00 pm


<snip>

IMO definitely a job for a pro. Besides looking better at the seam,
there will be far less waste. And you will be pleaantly surprised at
how fast these folks are. Good luck.

Joe



Posted by Larry Bud on February 23, 2007, 2:20 pm


> <snip>
>
> IMO definitely a job for a pro. Besides looking better at the seam,
> there will be far less waste. And you will be pleaantly surprised at
> how fast these folks are. Good luck.

It's a money issue, however.

So you're suggesting that the pros would install this with a seam?


Posted by Big_Jake on February 23, 2007, 2:54 pm


>
> > <snip>
>
> > IMO definitely a job for a pro. Besides looking better at the seam,
> > there will be far less waste. And you will be pleaantly surprised at
> > how fast these folks are. Good luck.
>
> It's a money issue, however.
>
> So you're suggesting that the pros would install this with a seam?

Yep.

2 cuts 12' x 11' and 12' x 8' Seamed across the short dimension.
This would save about 50 sf of flooring over having one pc that is 12'
x 24', and working with two smaller pcs is much easier than one huge
one. I'm a very avid DIY guy, and I wouldn't attempt to do this as
one pc, nor would I want to try seaming for the first time ever in my
own kitchen, where I have to look at the quality of my work every day.

JK


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