Buy the product recommended by the tile manufacturer.
Installing vinyl tile on plywood subfloor.
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.
When you install your vinyl on a wood subfloor the top plywood should be a minimum of 1 4 thick.
Our plywood is really old and cracked so i was concerned that it would be too absorbent so i chose not to mop the plywood but we always mop the concrete.
Another option is to install a vinyl underlayment.
Do not line up the second layer with joints in the first layer.
Plywood particleboard osb ceramic tile sheet vinyl or painted cement.
How to lay self stick vinyl floor tiles.
Plywood or osb flakeboard can expand and contract at too high a rate to be a stable foundation for tile.
It supports your decorative floor finish whether it s carpet hardwood vinyl laminate or tile.
Simply nail the sheets of underlayment to the wood sub floor and make sure everything is covered.
Preparation for installing floor tile depends on the type of subfloor in the room you are tiling.
Plywood underlayment over it.
A subfloor is the bottom most structural level of your floor.
Arrange the plywood on the first layer of wood.
If it is uneven or wood slats you will need to apply 1 4 underlayment to the top.
For more information download our pdf about types of subfloors.
In most cases 4 by 8 foot sheets of particle board or plywood must be installed in preparation for the vinyl floor install.
If your wooden subfloor is in really rough shape install 1 4 in.
This will allow you to lay lvt over all sorts of surfaces.
While you can lay tile directly over a concrete slab using thin set adhesive don t make the mistake of applying tile directly to a plywood subfloor.
The basic premise for any surface is the same.
No matter how firm the subfloor.
A plywood layer is not necessary if you are putting down wood laminate.
Vinyl flooring is usually not installed directly over the subfloor in residential applications.
To level a subfloor for installing laminate follow the directions above to remove high and low spots.
Step 3 prepare the subfloor.
Installing ceramic floor tile to a plywood sub floor has unique challenges beyond that of installation on a concrete floor.
Assess the condition of the wood.
This will cause either the tile itself to crack and even come loose or cause the grout to crack inside the joints.
Because you can install sheet vinyl over existing vinyl it offers the option of changing design without breaking the bank.
After vacuuming or sweeping the subfloor to clean it add a plywood layer if the subfloor is in very bad shape but do not overlap the sheets.
If the subfloor is perfectly smooth plywood then you could install the vinyl directly to it.
The goal is to have a wooden subfloor consisting of two.
