How Do You Install Vinyl Flooring Over Concrete

Installing laminate flooring on concrete steps.

How do you install vinyl flooring over concrete.

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. Use a self leveler on low spots and or sand high spots of wood or concrete. Don t sand vinyl flooring as it may contain asbestos. It is one of the cheapest solutions and at the time of writing it could set you back just a few hundred bucks depending on the size of the area you are covering.

There are two ways to measure and fit vinyl. Vinyl plank is a floating floor which means you don t ever actually attach it to the underlay. You just lay it over top. Prep your subfloor so that it s clean dry and level within 3 16 inch change per 10 feet.

Although vinyl flooring is flexible it will separate if you install it over an uneven surface so if the concrete has high spots you need to grind them down and if it has low spots or cracks you need to fill them with concrete patching compound. Padding can be used with most floating laminate floor installation. The hardest part of the job is often cleaning and leveling the concrete base. The laminate floor padding cost is 0 12 to 0 15 12 to 15 cents per square foot.

After laying the underlay or vapour barrier or whatever you choose to use it s time to get flooring. Self leveler is available in powder and pre mixed form and is used to create a flat smooth surface in flooring projects. Vinyl flooring is very durable and fits over most surfaces including concrete. If you have some experience with installing flooring or are diy hobbyist it shouldn t take you more than a day to install vinyl plank flooring on concrete.

Although the flooring comes in a variety of forms planks are installable with a minimal amount of tools and measuring.