Vinyl sheet is a resilient flooring that people often use as an alternative to natural stone ceramic tile or even hardwood.
Engineered hardwood over sheet vinyl.
Most wood flooring installed on concrete are glued type installations while others are floated.
They rank the same as medium end engineered hardwood and cost the same amount as well.
Wood flooring of this type would need an intervening underlayment.
As an installer i ve always been skeptical of leaving an older vinyl floor in place and gluing over top of it.
It comes in a roll that is cut to size.
And again we have the same issues as the peel and stick.
That normally means adhesives.
This condition would make direct installation over the wood difficult.
It too has to be anchored somehow.
One of the evolutions of the do it yourself industry has been the creation of easy to use and easy to install products such as vinyl plank flooring.
Ceramic and stone tile vinyl and laminate flooring tile and sheet linoleum hardwood planks and decorative concrete can all be installed over existing linoleum.
Old solid hardwood can cup or swell over time too.
I intend to remove the carpet and install 1 4 luan over top of subfloor in the dining room.
I want to leave the sheet vinyl in place in the kitchen.
For many years vinyl was laid over perfectly good wood flooring to create a more up to date at the time look.
Vinyl sheet can install over almost any existing floor type provided it is smooth flat and dry.
I have sheet vinyl over 1 4 luan underlayment in my kitchen and carpet in my dining room.
For the best results we highly recommend considering an armstrong certified installer.
If the wood is heavily gapped these gaps must first be fixed.
How to lay vinyl plank over existing flooring.
Single solid surface makes it an excellent choice for moisture prone rooms like kitchens and baths.
Back to square one.
Solid hardwood or engineered wood flooring may serve as bases for vinyl flooring.
Sheet vinyl is not an upgrade.
We ll get into the latter further down the page.
But since we d never deter a diyer who s up for a challenge we offer plenty of great support with tips and step by step instructions.
The end result is that the original wood flooring aka reclaimed wood flooring could be waiting under the vinyl just waiting for its renaissance.