On Feb 23, 2:06 pm, "Larry Bud" wrote:
On Feb 23, 2:54 pm, "Big_Jake" wrote:



On Feb 23, 1:20 pm, "Larry Bud" wrote:

On Feb 23, 1:00 pm, "Joe" wrote:

On Feb 23, 7:44 am, "Larry Bud" wrote:
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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.

But it might not save any flooring. I'm not sure of the exact
dimensions of each segment, so if the long narrow segment was longer
than a 12' wide roll, you'd still have a bunch of waste because you'd
have to cut the 12' width down to 8, and use the length rolled out to
whatever the long narrow roll's length was.

Correct. I was making an assumption based on the general dimensions
and diagram.

FYI - Home Centers are making a big change to "glueless" vinyl
flooring, which gets held down around the perimeter with double sided
"glass tape" which is also used under the seams. The wholesaler that
I buy my flooring from tells me this is the next great thing, but I am
skeptical. The idea is that it will be much more user friendly for
the DIY'r, but I question whether sheet vinyl should ever be done as a
DIY project, except for really small areas.

In my opinion, (just my opinion) many other types of flooring are much
more user friendly, such as vinyl tile and most laminates, although
laminate can get pricey. No matter what you choose, properly
preparing the surface(or not) can make (or break) the installation.

JK