From the 1930s to the mid 1970s vinyl flooring contained asbestos which is not safe for you to remove yourself.
Can you install sheet vinyl over sheet vinyl.
Any minor bumps can be removed with a masonry chisel and small sledgehammer.
The main caveat is that all vinyl formats call for a smooth subfloor including sheet vinyl vinyl tile and luxury vinyl planks and tiles.
Before installing over top of your previous vinyl flooring you should follow the tips below.
If you plan to install it over concrete check for excess moisture by gluing down a 3 x 3 ft.
You can lower high spots with a grinder.
Piece of vinyl flooring and taping the edges.
If it comes up easily there s too much moisture in the concrete to install a sheet vinyl floor.
Repair any holes or cracks.
Sheet vinyl is durable attractive and relatively inexpensive.
Generally there is nothing inherent about the lower floor covering s material that precludes it from acting as a substrate for the upper vinyl flooring.
If the grout lines in the ceramic tile are deep you ll see and feel them under sheet flooring and if you choose to install preglued vinyl tiles they won t stick.
Fortunately it is not difficult to install vinyl tile over your vinyl floor as.
Criteria for proper vinyl flooring substrate.
It s great that you want to revamp your flooring from old vinyl sheet flooring to vinyl tile plank flooring.
After 72 hours try to pull up the vinyl.
In most cases you can install vinyl flooring on top of existing flooring.
Sheet vinyl can be installed over concrete if the surface of the concrete is clean smooth and dry.
There are several steps involved in putting down sheet vinyl over an existing floor.
A thin layer of joint compound suitable for indoor use spread over the old vinyl floor will patch up any gaps or dents and the holes left by removing the broken bits of the old vinyl floor.