Usg durock brand 1 2 in.
Vinyl flooring on cement board.
If it s in a living room bedroom etc then use plywood.
I have since decided to install vinyl sheet flooring.
I believe this was part of a major renovation project in 99 on this house.
Cement board over sheet vinyl i can see the ill effects that can happen when tiles are set directly over non cushioned sheet vinyl and especially cushioned sheet vinyl.
If you are putting the vinyl flooring in a kitchen or bathroom then cement board is a good idea.
The thinner construction of this type of vinyl plank should be taken into account if you are planning to add a foam underlayment.
Most vinyl tile floors are thin enough to support the extra thickness of both the backer board and the tile.
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.
Here is my concern.
Birch or poplar underlay plywood is good for vinyl flooring birch is best.
This bathroom floor looked to shiny to be ceramic flooring to me.
Hi i expected to install tile on my bathroom floor so i installed cement fiber board.
Also this will likely shorten the life of the vinyl flooring.
I do not see the ill effects with installing cbu over sheet vinyl except is is going to take days for the thinset under the cbu to dehydrate.
Peel and stick flooring vinyl flooring kitchen bathroom flooring under 1 00 flooring backyard title select services flooring.
The underlayment may affect the locking mechanism so ideally click lock vinyl plank flooring should be installed directly onto the.
To smooth the floor i covered screw.
It is expensive but worth the cost if you need protection from water damage.
Can anyone look at this picture and verify whether i have this right or not.
Cement board with edgeguard model 172954 view the tile backerboard collection 10 97 10 97.
Buy 30 or more 9 87.
Cement board is use to prevent water damage to the wooden underlayment.
When i pulled the register up and took a closer look it appeared to be vinyl floor over cement backer board.