Installing Vinyl Plank Flooring Over Vct

Installing vinyl tile over existing vinyl floor.

Installing vinyl plank flooring over vct.

Then use a level to find any spots where the ground is uneven and apply concrete self leveling compound to even it out. If that s what you re doing the first step is to do a deep clean of the old vinyl with floor cleaner. For the second row use the same. Unlike tile floors which have a very specific series of underlayment requirements vinyl plank floors can be installed over existing flooring so long as it is clean of debris in good repair and.

Install the second plank by holding it at an angle and. See my flooring install playlist. Trim the short tongue edge from the first vinyl plank. Vinyl flooring over ceramic tile.

How to install vinyl plank flooring as a beginner. The other which is referred to as peel and stick. To install vinyl plank flooring on concrete you ll first need to clean the concrete with soap and water and fill in any cracks with concrete filler. Vinyl tile comes in two forms.

Continue in this manner for the remainder of the row trimming the last plank as needed. 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. In rare cases a homeowner will install a new vinyl floor over an existing one. One requires adhesive very much like ceramic tiles do.

Cracked or missing tiles should be fixed or filled in. If you don t have floor cleaner mix a few drops of dish detergent with water to clean the floor. 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. Wide seams between the tiles can create slight depressions in the vinyl flooring.

If the tile floor has wide or deep seams use an underlayment rather than installing the vinyl directly on the tile.