Installing Laminate Over Vinyl Flooring

1 remove the molding called quarter round along the edge of the baseboard with a pry bar.

Installing laminate over vinyl flooring.

You can also install laminate over existing floors made of wood concrete ceramic tile vinyl sheet or even carpet. When you re ready to buy laminate wood flooring visit our swiss krono flooring line. If you decide to install laminate flooring over vinyl flooring remember to first clear the vinyl of any debris and obstacles. In standard sheet vinyl and vinyl tiles the base layer is usually fiberglass which is then coated in pvc vinyl and a plasticizer.

It is important to have the floor as flat and well prepared as possible to allow the laminate to be smooth and seamless when installed. Installing a floating laminate floor may be an ideal way to cover your old vinyl flooring. You don t want to install laminate over it. If the vinyl is installed over concrete use our dream home 6mil poly sheeting as your moisture vapor barrier over your existing vinyl overlap the seams 6 and duct tape install your floor.

Just make sure you use the appropriate underlay for your substrate. You must use padding when installing laminate flooring over sheet vinyl. If your laminate already has a pad pre attached no additional padding would be required. Vinyl flooring is a 100 percent synthetic material.

The resulting sheet is printed and embossed with a surface print layer. Answered 7th jun 2019. You will then want to install vinyl planks that are as thick as you can get. Yes provided the surface is flat and level per our subfloor specifications and the condition of the floor is good.

One of the key things stressed by all wood floor suppliers is that wood flooring should be installed over an appropriate subfloor. Then you will want to install a solid smooth underlayment over your laminate floor.