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.

"Grumps" wrote in message
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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.

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

Grumble wrote:
"Grumps" wrote
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.

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.

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.

Grumps wrote:
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?

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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Dave
The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk