Comments on: How to Install a Sheet Vinyl Floor

on 3/15/2007 Would like to know how fix vinyl flooring that is bubbling in certain places. It is sheet vinyl flooring.

on 3/15/2007 Need Help. My vinyl floor is bubbling up in some places. I think air pockets are the cause or the adhesived used has come loose. Can this be fixed and if so, how?

on 9/3/2006 Our 180 year old house has anything but level floors and we had to replace sections of the original wide boards with plywood in the kitchen before laying new vinyl.

Filling seams and trying to approximate level with the Portland Cement based floor leveler sold at HD was an impossible task. It didn't self level very well and sanding was pure extended drudgery.

What worked very well was Evercoat Rage, a premium filler designed for auto body repairs. Easy to apply and very easy to sand to feather edges. It bonds very well to clean plywood, and maintains a slight amount of flexibility so it won't crack. Sanding creates a very fine dust so use a basic nose and mouth mask, remove or cover as many items from the room as possible.

on 12/16/2005 Fastening a 1/4 inch multiply underlayment over OSB will help provide a smooth surface for the vinyl flooring and often a requirement from manufacturers.

Be sure to use floor leveler to cover seams and fastener heads. Vinyl flooring has become more transparent and you want to hide any imperfections underneath.

on 11/22/2005 Have been a installer for 35 years - builders are now using OSB board as a sub floor. If you use this and put the plywood on top of it you are going to have problems with the floor.

on 11/22/2005 It was suggested in resources that a rolling pin could be used in substitution for the roller. I found, after kitchen and bath, that it makes more sense to rent the roller. I had fewer air bubbles with the roller.

on 11/22/2005 I found that I was able to cut the linoleum accurately by useing butcher paper as a pattern. I laid it down, taped many pieces together, and was able to form a pattern that I superimposed on to my linoleum instead of taking measurements.

on 11/22/2005 The best scraper is called a straight hoe, available at home centers for about $15. Get a long handle, about 42 inches.
After you get the old tile up with a scraper, pour some ammonia and water on the glue. Windows open!