How To Lay Vinyl Sheet Flooring On Plywood

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How to lay vinyl sheet flooring on plywood.

Measure and cut 1 4 inch or thicker plywood with a circular saw to fit the entire floor of the room where you are installing vinyl flooring. To determine if your surface is good to install a new floor over or if you ll need to install a new subfloor first talk to your. Piece of vinyl flooring and taping the edges. Make sure the floor is level any imperfections below the surface of your new sheet vinyl may show through.

Allow the new vinyl floor to acclimate to the room by leaving it in the room where it ll be installed for at least 24 hours prior to cutting. In most cases 4 by 8 foot sheets of particle board or plywood must be installed in preparation for the vinyl floor install. The goal is to have a wooden subfloor consisting of two. If it comes up easily there s too much moisture in the concrete to install a sheet vinyl floor.

After 72 hours try to pull up the vinyl. Because you can install sheet vinyl over existing vinyl it offers the option of changing design without breaking the bank. Smooth any edges fill any gaps. Suitable substraits include concrete approved grades of plywood or luan and existing vinyl flooring.

Cut 1 4 inch 0 63 centimeter underlayment grade plywood to fit the floor area you plan to cover with linoleum then lay this over the existing floor or subfloor. Vinyl flooring is usually not installed directly over the subfloor in residential applications. This provides a smooth even surface for the linoleum to rest on bypassing the problems of using a damaged or worn floor entirely. If you plan to install it over concrete check for excess moisture by gluing down a 3 x 3 ft.

Vinyl flooring is sold in 6 foot and 12 foot widths making it possible to install a seamless floor in smaller rooms such as bathrooms halls and kitchens. Get some 1 8 hardboard lauan or birch plywood one side smooth and lay it down without gaps over the sub floor. There are two ways to measure and fit vinyl.