# Vinyl plank and LVP

> Click-lock vinyl plank and tile. Ask with your Sheet attached: homeowners who’ve done it and verified pros answer, and anyone can read it.

## Before you ask

The room size, the subfloor, the plank’s thickness, and whether it’s over a basement slab.

- **Attach your Sheet** so people see your sizes and the math.
- **Your town is enough.** Never your address; check photos for house numbers and plates.
- **Is it safe?** A safety question here goes to pros verified in flooring, unless you pick another trade. Only they can call it safe or unsafe.

## Install vinyl plank flooring

14′ × 12′ floor: 168 sq ft plus 10% waste is 10 boxes (20 sq ft each), and 49 ft of trim.

What people get wrong:

- **Nailing trim into the floor.** It pins the floating floor so it buckles or gaps as it moves.
- **No expansion gap.** Leave ¼″ at every wall, pipe and cabinet or the floor peaks in summer.
- **A sliver last row.** Measure first.

[The worked example, every line's math and the code notes](https://studsheet.com/sheets/lvp) · [Your own sizes in the app](https://app.studsheet.com/p/lvp)

## More in Floors

- [Hardwood and laminate](https://studsheet.com/forum/hardwood-floors): Installing and refinishing wood and laminate floors
- [Carpet](https://studsheet.com/forum/carpet): Carpet for rooms and stairs
- [Subfloors and squeaks](https://app.studsheet.com/community?tab=talk&room=subfloors): Squeaks, soft spots and leveling before new floors
- [Every group](https://studsheet.com/forum#every-group)

## How the community works

- **Open to read** from anywhere, no account needed.
- **Sign in with your email** to ask, answer and vote. No password.
- **The best answers rise:** votes, “worked for me” and a solved mark. Verified pros carry a badge.

Questions? Write to [support@studsheet.com](mailto:support@studsheet.com).