we have a floor that is not level. The one side of the room is 1 and 1/2 inch lower than the other. This is a 200 year old home. We are wondering if we can use one of the floor leveling agents over top of the vinyl flooring that is glued down already, then put down a new "no glue" vinyl floor over it?Thank you, Cheri
Take a razor knife & score a bunch of x's into the vinyl.The product you want to use is called LevelQuick.It's at Home Depot in a red bag.It can be poured at 2in max.This can be done.
I would rip out the existing vinyl floor or the leveling material may not adhere or set properly, and no matter what you put on top of it would wiggle in a not so very long time.
No. Floor leveling compound will not adhere well to the old vinyl and I don't believe it should be applied 1 and 1/2 thick because it would shrink and crack when drying. Drying time would be excessive that thick. I'm thinking it would also be a bit pricey to use so much of it. I don't know how big the area is,but if it was me I'd first mark the low and high spots all the way around the room. The old floor joist should be on 16 centers.So from the low part of the floor you need to cut long wedges (out of 2x4,or 2x6,or 2x material) that taper from 1 1/2 (Minus the thickness or the new flooring underlayment),to nothing at the lowest point in the room,fasten that down,move over 16,measure the thickness needed and repeat the process. Run the wedges the same direction and on top of the original flooring joists. Hope this helps you.
Floor leveler can not be more than a 1/2 to 3/4 max thick. Rob has the right idea. This is the only way to level the floor. One thing Rob forgot to mention was after cutting the wedges, you'll need 3/4 smooth plywood for the vinyl. This will carry the weight of appliances and traffic from people. You'll have to decide if this is worth the 1 1/2.
