Vinyl Plank Flooring Over Cement Board

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Vinyl plank flooring over cement board.

If you lay vinyl over it the vinyl will conform to all the imperfections in the cement board and your vinyl flooring will appear dimpled not smooth. A vinyl sheet may be forgiving if your concrete slab isn t perfectly even. Self leveler is available in powder and pre mixed form and is used to create a flat smooth surface in flooring projects. Here is my concern.

Although the flooring comes in a variety of forms planks are installable with a minimal amount of tools and measuring. In a rec room in my basement i currently have a vinyl plank flooring over suspected asbestos tile on top of concrete. Vinyl has a no wax finish but depending on the manufactuerer it can also come in a urethane finish. If you don t have all the tools or you want to be 100 sure you don t waste any material invite a friend over to help you.

And then baseboard is another leap forward it s so exciting. The cement board is not smooth. Because it doesn t include any gaps this type of vinyl flooring offers the most moisture. I have since decided to install vinyl sheet flooring.

Hi i expected to install tile on my bathroom floor so i installed cement fiber board. This vinyl type comes in a single sheet that is installed over the concrete floor. Birch or poplar underlay plywood is good for vinyl flooring birch is best. Several types of vinyl flooring may work better for different concrete floors.

As the floor slopes to an. Gripstrip click lock and glue down. The installer did not check for level ness of existing floors prior to installing the lvp. The strength of the product is similar to concrete.

The hardest part of the job is often cleaning and leveling the concrete base. This is the second time we ve done our concrete basement using vinyl plank flooring see the last place here and this time it went so much smoother. Before installing vinyl plank flooring determine which type of vinyl plank best suits your renovation needs. Vinyl flooring is very durable and fits over most surfaces including concrete.

Don t sand vinyl flooring as it may contain asbestos. Also this will likely shorten the life of the vinyl flooring. Use a self leveler on low spots and or sand high spots of wood or concrete. Today i m sharing some tips tools and tricks to installing vinyl plank over concrete.