How To Sheet Vinyl Flooring

Cut the Sheet Flooring.

How to sheet vinyl flooring. Take our Duality Premium and CushionStep Better collections. Unroll the vinyl sheet into the room youre installing in. With a freshly sharpened five-in-one tool force the sharp end between the vinyl and subfloor using jabbing strokes.

Get your vinyl flooring adhesive out and get a notched trowel. Lay the vinyl flooring in the room with the excess running up the walls. Cut the vinyl flooring several inches larger than the size of the room using a utility knife.

Let the flooring rest in the room for about 2. Glue Vinyl Sheet Flooring After cutting the vinyl sheet lay it upside down on the floor and brush off any debris or dust on the back. Applied with a straight-edged trowel the embosser will create a smooth surface to support the new floor.

Apply special double stick tape ½ from the wall around the perimeter of the room without removing the backing. If the adhesive on your floor is old youll discover that the tool chips away at the adhesive fairly easily. Sheet vinyl can be laid over old linoleum or vinyl flooring if the existing floor is in good condition.

Cut Vinyl Flooring to Fit. If playback doesnt begin shortly. Generally a 116 inch trowel is used for spreading the adhesive some adhesives may also be.

Hold the straightedge tight to the top vinyl sheet. If the old floor has a rough texture or some indentations use a coat of embossing leveler. Use a Five-in-One Tool When you can no longer scrape up the flooring with the prybar switch to a sharper tool.