Just in the early stages of thinking about new flooring and wondered whether vinyl tiles would be glued directly to a concrete floor, or if you'd first place ply or hardboard. If ply/hardboard, how would you fix this to the floor? Thanks.
Vinyl tiles on concrete floor
Feb 05, 2006
3 Replies
Use a smoothing underlayment first on the concrete, you'll get that from a local builders merchant. Then stick the tiles to the floor with the recommended adhesive.
Grumble
My kitchen floor had been painted with bitumen paint, then contact adhesive went over that to lay the vinyl tiles.
Seemed to be in place ok ~45 years later when they came up so I could lay my terracotta tiles.
Cheers
Paul.
Suppose it depends on the floor. I've done just that in my daughters house, but the concrete floor was fairly new & like a billiard table. They are still down 3 years later.
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