Template Pattern Paper For Vinyl Installation

Taking the time to make a paper template of the floor allows you to cut the linoleum to fit the shape of the room before you lay it in place.

Template pattern paper for vinyl installation.

Use utility knife to cut the template roughly around the room. The template will enable you to transfer accurate measurements to your vinyl flooring without making unnecessary or awkward cuts during the. Walter specialty paper division is proud to supply specifically developed template papers for ship builders government contractors oil gas e p companies sheet metal fabricators and other custom metal fabrication machine shops. Simply lay the vinyl out on the template and use it as a pattern for cutting your vinyl to size.

These specialty template papers can be used for mold lofting optical tracing pipe fabrication sheet metal layout lofting in shipyards and offshore platform. Tape together the felt paper pieces to form a single room size template. Mark your pattern on your paper template. Place the template on the flooring.

If the flooring has a pattern in it align the template for the most desirable layout. It s easier to cut vinyl flooring to the exact shape and size of your room when you make a template first. If you prefer you can skip this step and measure cut your vinyl directly in the room on the underlayer. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva lays down a vinyl sheet floor.

An inexpensive way to make a template for cutting a vinyl floor for laying in the confined space of a bathroom floor though takes time. Craft paper butcher s paper or the paper that comes in the do it yourself installation kits work wonderfully. 1 clear the floor of any furnishings or appliances. Bill morrison 242.

Unroll the vinyl flooring on a clean surface and tap the template to it. Make a template of the floor using felt paper. Tape the template to the vinyl flooring and transfer the marks with the framing square and compass.