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.
Can vinyl floor br glued over other vinyl floor.
Vinyl flooring over ceramic tile.
Installing vinyl tile over existing vinyl floor.
Is this not recommended or will my heat loss be minimal.
If the flooring you purchase can be installed over existing flooring you will still need to consider some other things.
If the current flooring is fixed to the subfloor and in good condition you may be able to apply a new flooring over top.
Quick to apply and simple to execute vinyl tiles are a great way to offer your old floor a chic updated look for a relatively low cost when compared to other types of flooring.
Wide seams between the tiles can create slight depressions in the vinyl flooring.
Vinyl tile can be installed directly over your existing vinyl flooring as long as the floor is in good condition.
Cracked or missing tiles should be fixed or filled in.
Vinyl flooring can be installed directly over ceramic and porcelain tile flooring.
Vinyl tile comes in two forms.
If the tile floor has wide or deep seams use an underlayment rather than installing the.
If you can t remove your old linoleum floors due to asbestos or other problems consider laying a new tile right on top.
If the linoleum is in good shape.
While there are different types of flooring you can choose vinyl planks luxury vinyl vinyl tiles or even wrap vinyl using a skim coat to even the floor surface is the secret to laying vinyl floor over old vinyl successfully.
How to install vinyl floors over linoleum.
Glue down vinyl plank flooring needs a very firm sub floor in order to adhere properly.
Is it necessary to remove the vinyl and screed the floor or can i lay the laminate on top of the vinyl.
By applying a glue down vinyl over another vinyl your are creating a soft substrate for you new floor.
A floating floor on the other hand can be installed over a subfloor in less than perfect condition even over existing flooring.
The other which is referred to as peel and stick.
A subfloor over a crawl space or below grade isn t a great candidate for a glue down floor because moisture can degrade the adhesive.
Does leaving the vinyl under the laminate impact the heat coming through in a substantial way.
One requires adhesive very much like ceramic tiles do.
My vinyl floor is glued down but in good condition.