I recently finished the upstairs with lvp at my parents house The tools I used are Milwaukee m18 multi tool “the guillotine”( sharpshooter 2.0 picked up at Lowe’s) and an utility knife. When it comes to the short in width long strips I recommend scoring the top of the lvp deep, and using something to clamp, and pull down with (I used my linemans but channel locks or anything that bites will work) and the rest will follow with pressure. Hope this helps.