Gluing New Vinyl To Old Vinyl

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.

Gluing new vinyl to old vinyl.

Lay the vinyl face down on your dashboard and trace around it with your pen. 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. After 72 hours try to pull up the vinyl. Mark any vents or gauge areas on your vinyl as you will need to cut these out so they are not covered by the vinyl.

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. Linoleum or vinyl flooring. If the old floor has a rough texture or some indentations use a coat of embossing leveler. If it comes up easily there s too much moisture in the concrete to install a sheet vinyl floor.

By applying a glue down vinyl over another vinyl your are creating a soft substrate for you new floor. Cut carefully along the lines laying your trimmed vinyl over the dash and checking for proper fit before gluing it down. 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.

Snap a chalk line across the planking to guide your knife blade as you cut lengthwise. Cut your starting strips of vinyl planking to size with the utility knife. Installing vinyl sheet flooring can be a very realistic do it yourself project. Applied with a straightedge trowel the embosser will create a smooth surface to support the new floor.

In this video joe kistel shows us how to span two types of existing floori.