Installing Vinyl Tile On Plywood Subfloor

Measure and cut 1 4 inch or thicker plywood with a circular saw to fit the entire floor of the room where you are installing vinyl flooring.

Installing vinyl tile on plywood subfloor. Installing ceramic floor tile to a plywood sub floor has unique challenges beyond that of installation on a concrete floor. A subfloor is the bottom most structural level of your floor. To level a subfloor for installing laminate follow the directions above to remove high and low spots. Plywood underlayment over it.

Preparation for installing floor tile depends on the type of subfloor in the room you are tiling. The basic premise for any surface is the same. Another option is to install a vinyl underlayment. This will allow you to lay lvt over all sorts of surfaces.

Simply nail the sheets of underlayment to the wood sub floor and make sure everything is covered. Do not line up the second layer with joints in the first layer. Vinyl flooring is usually not installed directly over the subfloor in residential applications. If your wooden subfloor is in really rough shape install 1 4 in.

For most subfloors you will need to add an extra layer of wood. In most cases 4 by 8 foot sheets of particle board or plywood must be installed in preparation for the vinyl floor install. For more information download our pdf about types of subfloors. How to lay self stick vinyl floor tiles.

While you can lay tile directly over a concrete slab using thin set adhesive don t make the mistake of applying tile directly to a plywood subfloor. Because you can install sheet vinyl over existing vinyl it offers the option of changing design without breaking the bank. The goal is to have a wooden subfloor consisting of two. The plywood will expand and contract at a different rate as the tile causing cracks to develop in the grout lines or tiles over time.

No matter how firm the subfloor. Plywood particleboard osb ceramic tile sheet vinyl or painted cement. If the subfloor is perfectly smooth plywood then you could install the vinyl directly to it. Step 3 prepare the subfloor.

A plywood layer is not necessary if you are putting down wood laminate. Plywood or osb flakeboard can expand and contract at too high a rate to be a stable foundation for tile. To do this measure and cut the plywood to fit your room. Buy the product recommended by the tile manufacturer.

It supports your decorative floor finish whether it s carpet hardwood vinyl laminate or tile. When you install your vinyl on a wood subfloor the top plywood should be a minimum of 1 4 thick. Arrange the plywood on the first layer of wood. Assess the condition of the wood.

This will cause either the tile itself to crack and even come loose or cause the grout to crack inside the joints.