Vinyl Plank Flooring Over Plywood Subfloor

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.

Vinyl plank flooring over plywood subfloor.

To do this measure and cut the plywood to fit your room. Loose areas on an existing plywood subfloor can cause peel and stick tiles to lift over time. Walk across the floor to learn whether any areas feel soft underfoot and secure them with screws. Glue down vinyl plank flooring adheres to the subfloor using either one of two types of adhesives.

Vinyl planks require hard thin underlay because the product itself is softer. The subfloor is in good condition but we are thinking of putting plywood over it before installing the flooring. Step 4 spread the adhesive. Smooth any edges fill any gaps.

Get some 1 8 hardboard lauan or birch plywood one side smooth and lay it down without gaps over the sub floor. In most cases 4 by 8 foot sheets of particle board or plywood must be installed in preparation for the vinyl floor install. 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. Because you can install sheet vinyl over existing vinyl it offers the option of changing design without breaking the bank.

At this thickness you can staple it down. The goal is to have a wooden subfloor consisting of two. Simply nail the sheets of underlayment to the wood sub floor and make sure everything is covered. We will be installing engineered wood flooring over an old tongue and groove plank subfloor.

Hard set adhesive is spread along the subfloor and then the vinyl planks are laid down on top. Vinyl flooring is usually not installed directly over the subfloor in residential applications. Do not line up the second layer with joints in the first layer. If the subfloor is perfectly smooth plywood then you could install the vinyl directly to it.

If it is uneven or wood slats you will need to apply 1 4 underlayment to the top. I removed the vinyl and replaced the rotting plywood. And should we use rosin paper between the plywood and subfloor. For most subfloors you will need to add an extra layer of wood.

However you need to make the call as to the quality of the existing floor the level of imperfection you are willing to tolerate. When you install your vinyl on a wood subfloor the top plywood should be a minimum of 1 4 thick. Hard set or pressure sensitive. Assess the condition of the wood.

While underlayment for vinyl planks may be used under hardwood and laminate the reverse is not true.