Installing Vinyl Sheet Flooring In Bathroom

Sheet and tile vinyl flooring is one of your best bathroom flooring options.

Installing vinyl sheet flooring in bathroom.

You have a toilet tub shower sink and any built ins to cut. Sheet vinyl flooring is just like a vinyl version of carpeting. If you are installing vinyl planks in a bathroom you may need to temporarily remove the toilet or you can install around it. Lay out and cut a template just as you would for standard sheet vinyl.

If the subfloor is unlevel you can fix low spots with a self leveling product and sand or grind down high spots. 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. For rooms wider than these sizes sections of sheet vinyl are fused. Your particular brand of loose lay vinyl may require a slightly different size expansion gap so read the manufacturer s directions carefully.

Vinyl plank and vinyl sheet flooring can mimic natural wood or other materials without the cost and upkeep. Wood look vinyl plank flooring is particularly popular. Precisely position the vinyl flooring in the bathroom then reroll one half of the piece. Use a notched trowel 1 16 x 1 16 x 3 32 in.

Notches to spread the adhesive evenly over the floor. Easier to install than sheet vinyl. Bathrooms which usually have smaller tighter areas are difficult to install it in. Do not try to sand down old vinyl flooring as it may contain asbestos.

Roll back the second half of the floor and repeat the gluing process. 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. Like family rooms hallways can take a lot of wear and tear. They re installed by laying out the whole sheet at one time and then cutting the area to fit the room.

Sheet vinyl comes in rolls of 6 15 ft.