Diy Sheet Vinyl Installation This Old House

Piece of vinyl flooring and taping the edges.

Diy sheet vinyl installation this old house.

Cut with a utility knife or heavy duty shears. Cut vinyl flooring lay out the vinyl flooring in the room and mark the area where the excess will be cut out. Once you cut it to size and put it in place it s installed. Create an accurate budget.

We do not recommend installing on stairs. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva lays down a vinyl sheet floor. It all starts with careful floor prep. 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.

Tape together the felt paper pieces to form a single room size template. Use utility knife to cut the template roughly around the room. You can also roll it up and move it something you might want to do if the washer overflows for example. With the right preparation and adhesive learning how to install vinyl flooring can be installed over almost any clean dry surface.

Vinyl sheet can be installed anywhere in the house so long as it s a flat level surface. Sheet photo by courtesy of tarkett. Loose lay sheet vinyl is unique because it doesn t require adhesive. Invented in 1958 this pro installed flooring goes down fast and has few if any seams.

If you plan to install it over concrete check for excess moisture by gluing down a 3 x 3 ft. It s an ideal solution for covering surfaces such as painted concrete to which adhesives don t adhere well.