INSTALLING
YOUR VINYL FLOOR

STEP 4: Install your underlay

It’s about to go down! Roll out your underlay (step 2) and push it as closely as possible against the wall. Lay one row at a time and make sure you go in the same direction as you plan to lay your floor (see step 5). Use adhesive tape to attach the rows together and prevent damage.

STEP 5: Start laying your Alpha Vinyl floor

1. First, check how many full rows of planks you will need by dividing the width of the room by the width of a plank.
2. Make a mark on the wall where you’ll be laying your last full plank. The last plank should be at least 5 cm wide to ensure easy installation.
3. Unpack your planks and mix them up to avoid laying identical patterns and colour variations too close together.
4. For best results, start laying your first row of Alpha Vinyl planks in line with the longest wall, but not flush against it (as walls are hardly ever perfectly straight).
5. Make sure to alternate your alignment so that end joints of successive rows are never in line. We recommend at least 30 cm between them.
6. Click the first plank of the second row into the first plank of the first row (see video) and keep going like that.
7. Alpha Vinyl is not intended for "glued-down" installation.

STEP 6: Cut your Alpha Vinyl floor

Inevitably, you’ll need to cut your Alpha Vinyl planks to complete your floor. Wear gloves and use a pencil to draw your cutting lines. Always saw your planks with the top surface decoration facing upwards.

STEP 2: Prepare your subfloor

With Vinyl Flex, it’s important to ensure that your subfloor is perfectly level and devoid of any irregularities to avoid problems later on. Also make sure that cement joints wider than 1 mm are smoothed out, and don’t forget to check for mould or moisture.

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STEP 5: Install your underlay (in case of floating installation)

It’s about to go down! Roll out your underlay (step 3) and push it as closely as possible against the wall. Lay one row at a time and make sure you go in the same direction as you plan to lay your floor (see step 6). Use adhesive tape to attach the rows together and prevent damage.

STEP 6: Start laying your Vinyl Flex floor

1. First, check how many full rows of planks you will need by dividing the width of the room by the width of a plank.
2. Make a mark on the wall where you’ll be laying your last full plank. The last plank should be at least 5 cm wide to ensure easy installation.
3. Unpack your planks and mix them up to avoid laying identical patterns and colour variations too close together.
4. For best results, start laying your first row of Vinyl Flex planks in line with the longest wall, but not flush against it (as walls are hardly ever perfectly straight).
5. Make sure to alternate your alignment so that end joints of successive rows are never in line. We recommend at least 30 cm between them.
6. Click the first plank of the second row into the first plank of the first row (see video) and keep going like that.

STEP 7: Cut your Vinyl Flex floor

Inevitably, you’ll need to cut your beautiful Vinyl Flex planks to complete your floor. Wear gloves and use a pencil to draw your cutting lines. Always cut your planks using the concave knife and the vinyl installation tool, and make sure the top surface decoration is facing upwards.