How To Install Vinyl Sheet Flooring Over Concrete

The steps in this guide on how to install vinyl plank flooring on concrete are quite easy to follow.

How to install vinyl sheet flooring over concrete.

Installing vinyl flooring is one of the easiest jobs for the do it yourself homeowner. If you don t have all the tools or you want to be 100 sure you don t waste any material invite a friend over to help you. 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. Putting it over a concrete floor is the simplest way to install vinyl in most cases you need only sweep and vacuum the concrete.

The previous owner put the really old style tiles on top of concrete. Unlike tile a sheet vinyl floor can be applied directly to a plywood subfloor without a concrete backer. If you plan to install it over concrete check for excess moisture by gluing down a 3 x 3 ft. After 72 hours try to pull up the vinyl.

Installing vinyl sheet flooring can be a very realistic do it yourself project. Piece of vinyl flooring and taping the edges. If it comes up easily there s too much moisture in the concrete to install a sheet vinyl floor. If you use an underlayment without a moisture barrier it s a good idea to install a sheet of plastic below it for insurance.

There are also tiles missing here and there. In this video joe kistel shows us how to span two types of existing floori. There are two ways to measure and fit vinyl. My contractor wants to install laminate on top of floor.

Concrete is a smooth stable surface so the vinyl will go down smoothly and easily. When installing a laminate floor on top of old tile on top of concrete basement floor. Before you install a sheet vinyl floor in a kitchen sink the. Sheet vinyl can be installed over concrete if the surface of the concrete is clean it s also easier to maintain.