Gluing New Vinyl To Old Vinyl

Glue down vinyl plank flooring needs a very firm sub floor in order to adhere properly.

Gluing new vinyl to old vinyl.

By applying a glue down vinyl over another vinyl your are creating a soft substrate for you 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. Cut the waste side off so you leave. Sheet vinyl can be laid over old linoleum or vinyl flooring if the existing floor is in good condition.

Applied with a straightedge trowel the embosser will create a smooth surface to support the new 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. If it comes up easily there s too much moisture in the concrete to install a sheet vinyl floor. Cut carefully along the lines laying your trimmed vinyl over the dash and checking for proper fit before gluing it down.

Linoleum or vinyl flooring. Cut your starting strips of vinyl planking to size with the utility knife. 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. In this video joe kistel shows us how to span two types of existing floori.

Installing vinyl sheet flooring can be a very realistic do it yourself project. Snap a chalk line across the planking to guide your knife blade as you cut lengthwise. 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. If the old floor has a rough texture or some indentations use a coat of embossing leveler.

After 72 hours try to pull up the vinyl.