Installing Vinyl Flooring Over Concrete

There are two ways to measure and fit vinyl.

Installing vinyl flooring over concrete.

If you have some experience with installing flooring or are diy hobbyist it shouldn t take you more than a day to install vinyl plank flooring on concrete. Vinyl flooring is sold in 6 foot and 12 foot widths making it possible to install a seamless floor in smaller rooms such as bathrooms halls and kitchens. Vinyl plank flooring is water resistant and if it has a wpc core it s waterproof so it won t be damaged by the off gassing. Although the flooring comes in a variety of forms planks are installable with a minimal amount of tools and measuring.

Allow the new vinyl floor to acclimate to the room by leaving it in the room where it ll be installed for at least 24 hours prior to cutting. The hardest part of the job is often cleaning and leveling the concrete base. It is one of the cheapest solutions and at the time of writing it could set you back just a few hundred bucks depending on the size of the area you are covering. After the concrete base is ready lock the vinyl planks together to.

Use a tape measure to establish the exact area and add an allowance of 5 square feet for any emergency during the flooring. Vinyl flooring is very durable and fits over most surfaces including concrete.