I pulled up my old vinyl kitchen flooring (7 years old) and found that the underlayment is in great shape except that the original vinyl was just glued about 3 inches around the entire perimeter. I scraped the old glue as best as possible and it is almost perfectly level with the rest of the floor. Does it need to be perfectly smooth where it meets the unglued edge or is a slight ridge OK to keep it from showing through the new vinyl flooring? I do have floor "sizing" that I plan to use where there are any nicks or impressions. Should I use the sizing around the edges and taper to the good flooring or am I overdoing this project? I plan to lay new vinyl flooring this wekend. I'd appreciate any good advice. PS: I also tried sanding the old glue to take off any high ridges using 80 paper. Thanks
Do you need to put anything under vinyl flooring when doing a cement floor in your basement.
when installing sheet vinyl the surface has to be as smooth as possible. the floor preparation is a good idea. but be careful that the wood subfloor wont get to damaged with the water that is in the prep. Minor scraping and patching should be fine. and as far ridges they will eventually show up..
If it's just around the outer edge it should'nt be a big issue as the edges tend to be low or even no traffic areas, so the new flooring wo'nt get damaged due to the rise & heavy foot traffic. Chances are that nobody will ever see the difference unless they knew it was there! Hope this was helpful, good luck!!
You were fortunate to have armstrong perimeter glued product installed.So yes the floor would be in good enough condition. Some must do's These are important for warranty and longevity of your vinyl floor. Floor needs to be extremely smooth not to show through residental vinyl with its sheen. Use Portand cement products only they are good moisture resistors. I personally use ardex feather finsh it is very strong and will spread very nicely. Spread the ardex over all joints in the floor and where old glue was scraped. It dries in about 1/2 hour, using a fan to quicken the drying process. When dry sand ridges smooth and then do a very good sweep. Using a hand broom to make sure the floor is clean, I also use a joiny knife to scrap across the floor to make sure no old staples in the floor have started to rise up. Vinly is suppossed to be rolled with a 75 to 100 lb roller but if you use a wet rag and start pushing out air from center to edges you will acheive a good enough bond. A 1/4 piece of rice would look like a mountain under the vinyl. Anything larger than a grain of sand can be seen under the right lighting conditions so again smoothness is key. Good Luck Im sure you will be happy with your acheivement.
The smother the underlayment, the better the finished job. The floor prep in more important the actual installation. Please try to get the floor smooth before you start. you will be happier for years.
