Flooring Installation Supplies Checklist

Got your flooring? Here's everything else the job needs. Each list links to the exact supplies we stock, so you can order it all at once. Use our flooring calculator to figure out how much flooring you need.

Before any floor: prep the subfloor

• Patch cracks and low spots: Fine Finish Patch
• Level uneven concrete: Underlay-SLU Self-Leveling Underlayment
• Prime before patch or leveler: 9050 Multi Purpose Primer or Fine Finish Primer

Carpet (stretch-in)

• Tack strip: wood subfloor or concrete (5/8" nail, 11/16" nail)
• Carpet pad: Victorious Plus or Support Plus
• Seams: Broadloom Seam Sealer
• Stairs and trim: TTT Adhesive

Glue-down carpet

• Adhesive: 1000 Broadloom Adhesive or Broadloom 800
• Outdoor or turf: 3800 Indoor-Outdoor Adhesive
• Seams: 8300 Seam Sealer

Carpet tile

• Adhesive: 5000 LokWorx+ or 3000 LokWorx
• Glue-free option: LokWorx Tabs or LokDot with the LokDot Applicator

Glue-down vinyl (LVT / LVP) and sheet vinyl

• Adhesive: 4200 Resilient LokWorx+, T-180, MS Resilient or Hybrid Adhesive
• High-moisture slabs: Moisture Shield
• Wall base: Rubber & Vinyl Cove Base + Wall Base Adhesive
• Stair treads: Rubber Tread Glue + Tread Nose Caulk
• Transitions: Transition Tape

Hardwood

• Glue-down: Urebond Enhanced Adhesive
• Tongue and groove: Tongue & Groove Hardwood Adhesive

Tile

• Mastic (walls): Pro Mastic 400
• Crack isolation: Fractureguard
• Grout: ProGrout+, Dura Color Sanded or Non-Sanded
• Corners and changes of plane: Colored Caulk Sanded

Not sure which adhesive fits your floor? Check the flooring manufacturer's install guide or call us at (818) 203-1168. See all installation supplies.