Diy Sheet Vinyl Installation This Old House

Tape together the felt paper pieces to form a single room size template.

Diy sheet vinyl installation this old house.

Save any excess vinyl flooring for installing in a closet laundry room or small bathroom. Cut vinyl flooring lay out the vinyl flooring in the room and mark the area where the excess will be cut out. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva lays down a vinyl sheet floor. Make a template of the floor using felt paper.

We do not recommend installing on stairs. If you plan to install it over concrete check for excess moisture by gluing down a 3 x 3 ft. Piece of vinyl flooring and taping the edges. Sheet photo by courtesy of tarkett.

Invented in 1958 this pro installed flooring goes down fast and has few if any seams. Use utility knife to cut the template roughly around the room. Your product s instructions indicate situations where one type of installation is preferred over another for example in bathrooms rooms with floor drains or around cabinets. With the right preparation and adhesive learning how to install vinyl flooring can be installed over almost any clean dry surface.

It s an ideal solution for covering surfaces such as painted concrete to which adhesives don t adhere well. 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. Once you cut it to size and put it in place it s installed. Vinyl sheet can be installed anywhere in the house so long as it s a flat level surface.

You can also roll it up and move it something you might want to do if the washer overflows for example. Create an accurate budget.