Vinyl Plank installation

last year

Hi,

We are novice home owners trying to install vinyl planks in the basement.

Attached is the rough layout of the basement. We started installing the planks in the direction of the arrows. Now we are at the landing place from the staircase. There is a storage space under the staircase which also needs to be floored. Here is the challenge that we are facing. How do we ensure that the planks running from the main wall (starting point long wall on the top) and the planks from under the staircase align and interlock at the blue line?

What can be done under the staircase in order for the installation flow to continue into the rest of the layout?

Thank you in advance for the help and ideas that this group offers.

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PRO
G & S Floor Service
last year
Need photos of the space. The sketch does not help much.
Home Owner
Original Author
last year
Attached the picture of the space
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PRO
G & S Floor Service
last year
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Just continue the installation through the landing in front of the stairs, into the room with the storage. The storage space doesn't open to the big room. I wouldn't worry about it lining up. A wall is there, you will not see any misalignment.
Home Owner
Original Author
last year
Yes but after completing the landing space, we will enter into the common area. Do we need to install the planks in the reverse direction into the staircase ?
I assumed that the planks always interlock in a specific direction.
PRO
G & S Floor Service
last year
No, you do not install in a reverse direction. Instead go backwards, if, that makes any sense.
PRO
Minardi
last year
Thresholds are in your future. And that subfloor is NOT flat enough to install over. Or clean enough either.
Home Owner
Original Author
last year
Hi Minardi, we scraped and cleaned the debris on the floor. Can you pls help me understand why you think the subfloor is not ready ?
millworkman
last year
" Can you pls help me understand why you think the subfloor is not ready ? "

No subfloor ever is flat, 99% of the time self leveling compound or similar is required. Scraping is not enough. Typically must be flat to within 1/8" over 10' or you will break the locking mechanism on the floor.
Home Owner
Original Author
last year
There were tiles earlier and now we are trying to install vinyl. So now we are half way thru the mail area and into the side room. Should we try leveling the left over area now and put a transition in between ?