Gluing Vinyl Over Vinyl

Before you use epoxy glue to repair your vinyl flooring make sure that the area you plan to glue is clean and dry.

Gluing vinyl over vinyl.

Vinyl itself is a very inexpensive material for a great looking brand new floor. Scrub your vinyl floor with a solution of 3 tablespoons of a good degreasing agent such as trisodium phosphate or dishwashing liquid dissolved in 1 gallon of water. Glue down vinyl plank flooring needs a very firm sub floor in order to adhere properly. I mentioned felt back paper back vinyl and whats called sheet vinyl.

You can glue down vinyl plank flooring over appropriate existing flooring to eliminate hours of work peeling up the floor. Most adhesives and glues designed to adhere vinyl are also extremely versatile. Spread vinyl tile adhesive over the old linoleum with a trowel and press the tiles into place in the pattern and layout you determined earlier. A thin layer of joint compound suitable for indoor use spread over the old vinyl floor will patch up any gaps or dents and the holes left by removing the broken bits of the old vinyl floor.

They can be used to repair patch extend the life of vinyl or bond tough. Simply remove the baseboards and start the installation process replacing the baseboards after the vinyl plank flooring covers the previous layer of flooring. The key is your skim coat. Installing vinyl sheet flooring can be a very realistic do it yourself project.

Work backwards out of the room to let the tiles dry. In this video joe kistel shows us how to span two types of existing floori. Wipe away any excess glue and place a heavy object over the glued area for at least an. They generally bond quickly and stay strong over time.

Follow the instructions of your chose skim coat product and mix it with water and use a masonry trowel to spread it all over the entire floor. Next after you mix the epoxy apply it immediately and put the vinyl into place. The texture of your old floor will show through on your new vinyl if you do not skim coat it. The adhesives and glues designed to work well with vinyl are usually designed to be durable and long lasting as well.

By having too soft of a sub floor your new vinyl floor will wear faster leave lasting dimples from furniture and ultimately will crack the vinyl. This step is very important since epoxy glue dries quickly.