Smooth Rough Floor To Install Vinyl Plank

Apply floor patching compound to any cracks in the old vinyl to create a smooth.

Smooth rough floor to install vinyl plank.

Cover your existing subfloor area where new vinyl flooring will be installed with 1 4 inch plywood. Measure carefully to ensure that the plywood is an appropriate fit. Rinse the floor and allow it to dry. Vinyl plank flooring uses a click lock system in which the edges and ends of the planks snap together.

How to install vinyl plank flooring as a beginner. Cover the entire area where the vinyl. Installing vinyl plank flooring ca be done over most surfaces as long as those surfaces are smooth. Also you will need to stagger the seams by 6 inches and avoid starting a row with a plank that is less than 6 inches wide.

Hammer or screw the birch plywood every four inches along each seam. Concrete subfloors must be at least six weeks old dry and free of powder and flaking. 10 beginner mistakes installing vinyl plank flooring home renovation this video sponsored by skillshare. The seams of the vinyl floor should be invisible and smooth.

I m installing coretec one vinyl plank flooring as a floating floor over slab in a three season porch. See my flooring install playlist. This is where the pull bar or tapping block comes in handy. Alternatively mix a few drops of dish detergent in water to clean the floor.

Some planks may need additional wiggling and pushing before they snap into place. First it will give you some added cushion to help make the floor softer to walk on. The slab is even at a macro level no visible dips or hills. For a free 2 month trial go to.

However overall the cement has a texture like a lightly textured ceiling a bit rougher than most sidewalks. I don t think my situation is as bad as that described in how can i prepare uneven concrete basement floor for vinyl planks. This flooring is generally installed as a floating floor that simply rests on the underlayment with no glue down bond necessary. Rough and uneven spots will telegraph through the new flooring causing noticeable high spots that will wear faster than the rest of the floor.

Birch plywood is extremely smooth with no surface voids visible grain or high sections.