Installing Glue Down Sheet Vinyl Flooring

Notches to spread the adhesive evenly over the floor.

Installing glue down sheet vinyl flooring.

If your room has a baseboard or moulding at the bottom of the wall use a pry bar to temporarily remove it. Most vinyl glue downs will need to be rolled with a minimum 100 pound three section floor roller immediately after installation. There are two ways to measure and fit vinyl. Hard set is designed for sheet vinyl but also works well with vinyl tile and plank.

Lay out and cut a template just as you would for standard sheet vinyl. Use caution to prevent the fasteners from. Spread the adhesive with a notched trowel. See my flooring install playlist.

The type of vinyl floor you select will determine the type of adhesive needed. How to install vinyl plank flooring as a beginner. Felt backed sheet vinyl floors install using a multi purpose latex adhesive. We recommend using safety goggles and work gloves during installation.

Roll the flooring in both directions to firmly seat the plank into the adhesive. Your particular brand of loose lay vinyl may require a slightly different size expansion gap so read the manufacturer s directions carefully. Gluing down the vinyl. Roll back the second half of the floor and repeat the gluing process.

Spread out the vinyl on a clean floor that is larger than the template tape the template to it and cut the vinyl to shape. If you are installing glue down vinyl planks make sure you have vinyl floor adhesive and a notched trowel. Fiberglass backed and rock backed floors go down with a releasable pressure sensitive. As a relatively new adhesive product to the luxury vinyl flooring market hard set adhesive allows your glue down flooring to absorb a heavy point load which means furniture and fixtures are far less likely to leave noticeable indentations when removed.

Allow the new vinyl floor to acclimate to the room by leaving it in the room where it ll be installed for at least 24 hours prior to cutting. Use a notched trowel 1 16 x 1 16 x 3 32 in. Vinyl flooring is sold in 6 foot and 12 foot widths making it possible to install a seamless floor in smaller rooms such as bathrooms halls and kitchens. Talk to your flooring retailer about the best options for your installation.

Protect all exposed edges of the vinyl by installing wall molding and or transition strips. The popularity of vinyl flooring peaked during the housing boom of the 1950s when glue down sheet flooring and tiles were all the rage and it has managed to remain trendy as manufacturers continue to develop different formats and designs. Knee pads are also a good idea. Now vinyl floor is a fairly inexpensive type of floor but generally it s installed by a professional because if you ve ever tried to use that notched trowel and spread all that adhesive out then put the vinyl down and have to roll it out to get all the air bubbles.