Putting Vinyl Over Wood Floor

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Putting vinyl over wood floor. Vinyl flooring is cheap cost effective and perfect for areas such as kitchen or bathroom that have to deal with high levels of humidity. Arrange the plywood on the first layer of wood. However after a few years it is likely that you will need to replace your old flooring if you choose to try your hand at laying vinyl floor over old vinyl read this article first so you get the best results possible from your new floor. For instance i will look at much older floors that were nailed into floor joists before the widespread use of subfloors.

For most subfloors you will need to add an extra layer of wood. Like solid wood flooring laminate can swell when subjected to water. Installing new hardwood over old hardwood floors. It may be necessary to fix high moisture areas first.

For one thing if you ever want to revert back to the original hardwood you can simply pull out the laminate and the old floor has suffered no damage. Vinyl flooring over laminate flooring. If the hardwood floor is wavy you will need to do some work to level it out before installing your laminate floor. The longer i live on this planet the more i shy from taking risks i think it has something to do with all of the trouble i encountered as a teenage daredevil.

Today i am sharing my one year follow up review of the product. When you install your vinyl on a wood subfloor the top plywood should be a minimum of 1 4 thick. To do this measure and cut the plywood to fit your room. One of the evolutions of the do it yourself industry has been the creation of easy to use and easy to install products such as vinyl plank flooring.

Laminate floor may act as a substrate for vinyl flooring. Installing new hardwood over older wood floors can be extremely time saving in lieu of removal that can become expensive dirty and even dangerous depending on how the original floor was installed. Tape a 3 foot square piece of scrap vinyl to the concrete with duct tape sealing the edges tight. Over one year ago i installed luxury vinyl tile directly over pre existing ceramic tile flooring.

Leave the vinyl in place for 72 hours. Do not line up the second layer with joints in the first layer.