Diy Sheet Vinyl Installation This Old House

If the old floor has a rough texture or some indentations use a coat of embossing leveler.

Diy sheet vinyl installation this old house.

If it comes up easily there s too much moisture in the concrete to install a sheet vinyl floor. Sheet linoleum with a custom inlaid border covers the mudroom floor of the 1993 this old house project house a 1906 shingle style in belmont massachusetts. Home centers and flooring retailers sell a variety of tiles sheets and planks and can recommend an installer if the type you choose isn t diy friendly. Applied with a straightedge trowel the embosser will create a smooth surface to support the new floor.

Standard sheet vinyl is not heavy enough to be installed in this fashion it will slip and curl over time. Sheet vinyl can be laid over old linoleum or vinyl flooring if the existing floor is in good condition. After 72 hours try to pull up the vinyl. Before installing this or any floor covering make sure the subfloor is clean dry and smooth.

Invented in 1958 this pro installed flooring goes down fast and has few if any seams. In some cases vinyl can be glued directly to old vinyl ceramic tile and wood floors but special fillers and glue down procedures are needed. Make a template of the floor using felt paper. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva lays down a vinyl sheet floor.

Use utility knife to cut the template roughly around the room. Sheet photo by courtesy of tarkett. This will give the exact space needed for. Tape together the felt paper pieces to form a single room size template.

To prevent loose lay vinyl from curling up in high traffic areas secure the material with double sided tape at the doorways. It looks just like the day it was installed. Six years later tom silva says there s not a sign of wear anywhere.