Floor Prep For Loose Lay Vinyl

Vinyl sheet flooring is one of the simplest floors to install.

Floor prep for loose lay vinyl.

However some people prefer to add another thin layer of subflooring between the concrete and vinyl. Tape a 3 foot square piece of scrap vinyl to the concrete with duct tape sealing the edges tight. Standard sheet vinyl is not heavy enough to be installed in this fashion it will slip and curl over time. After laying the underlay or vapour barrier or whatever you choose to use it s time to get flooring.

Spend some time screwing down the existing floor to the joists. At this thickness you can staple it down. Vinyl plank is a floating floor which means you don t ever actually attach it to the underlay. A subfloor is the bottom layer of any floor.

Homeowners love vinyl for its durability resistance to moisture low cost and trouble free maintenance. This is likely the only opportunity you will have to do so. To prevent loose lay vinyl from curling up in high traffic areas secure the material with double sided tape at the doorways. It literally just lays.

The quality products have found markets across the world and are readily available at flooring retailers across the usa. The term loose lay applies. It s 100 waterproof like our supreme click elite but unlike that there is no locking mechanism. Karndean this uk based company has been making vinyl flooring products for over 40 years and were one of the first to introduce the looselay concept to their product lines.

It s a floating floor which means it isn t fastened to the subfloor it just lies there. It comes in tiles and planks but this article covers planks only and uses a product called adura locksolid. Usually you don t even need glue. Smooth any edges fill any gaps.

So technically if you are installing vinyl plank flooring onto concrete you already have a subfloor. You leave enough of a gap around the edge that it can expand contract flex whatever but that it s hidden by baseboard. You just lay it over top. Get some 1 8 hardboard lauan or birch plywood one side smooth and lay it down without gaps over the sub floor.

Leave the vinyl in place for 72 hours. Test the floor for moisture.