Vinyl Plank Flooring Over Plywood Subfloor

Get some 1 8 hardboard lauan or birch plywood one side smooth and lay it down without gaps over the sub floor.

Vinyl plank flooring over plywood subfloor.

Assess the condition of the wood. If it is uneven or wood slats you will need to apply 1 4 underlayment to the top. Simply nail the sheets of underlayment to the wood sub floor and make sure everything is covered. To do this measure and cut the plywood to fit your room.

Step 4 spread the adhesive. Vinyl flooring is usually not installed directly over the subfloor in residential applications. The floor of my laundry room was three layers of hideous vinyl flooring of various vintages a layer of 3 4 plywood underlayment to match the height of the vinyl to surrounding hardwood flooring and a subfloor of diagonal 1x6ish planks. Hard set or pressure sensitive.

And should we use rosin paper between the plywood and subfloor. Vinyl planks require hard thin underlay because the product itself is softer. I removed the vinyl and replaced the rotting plywood. We will be installing engineered wood flooring over an old tongue and groove plank subfloor.

Do not line up the second layer with joints in the first layer. However you need to make the call as to the quality of the existing floor the level of imperfection you are willing to tolerate. Smooth any edges fill any gaps. Measure and cut 1 4 inch or thicker plywood with a circular saw to fit the entire floor of the room where you are installing vinyl flooring.

The goal is to have a wooden subfloor consisting of two. Arrange the plywood on the first layer of wood. Hard set adhesive is spread along the subfloor and then the vinyl planks are laid down on top. In most cases 4 by 8 foot sheets of particle board or plywood must be installed in preparation for the vinyl floor install.

Walk across the floor to learn whether any areas feel soft underfoot and secure them with screws. Putting a soft product under vinyl plank will result in an unstable floor that is much more inclined to being damaged and even punctured or torn over time. Is 1 4 in thick plywood okay or do we need something thicker. For most subfloors you will need to add an extra layer of wood.

While underlayment for vinyl planks may be used under hardwood and laminate the reverse is not true. When you install your vinyl on a wood subfloor the top plywood should be a minimum of 1 4 thick. Glue down vinyl plank flooring adheres to the subfloor using either one of two types of adhesives. At this thickness you can staple it down.

Because you can install sheet vinyl over existing vinyl it offers the option of changing design without breaking the bank.