Primer Concrete Before Laying Self Stick Flooring

Most peel and stick tile manufacturers will void the warranty on floors laid over unprimed concrete subfloors.

Primer concrete before laying self stick flooring. After applying the concrete floor primer allow it to dry completely before you put down the vinyl tiles to ensure adequate adhesion of the tiles. You can expect to spend about 2 hours tiling an 8x10 foot floor. Cut the membrane so it s 1 1 2 times the width of your tiles. Yes thoroughly sweep and clean the concrete then apply the primer with a roller.

How to seal a concrete floor before applying vinyl tile. Then prime the concrete see photo 2 with the recommended solution consult the membrane manufacturer s literature. It will seal the concrete to allow a much better bond with the peel and stick tiles. To prevent that movement from creating cracks in your grout and tile install a crack prevention membrane after the concrete subfloor is clean flat and free of cracks larger than 1 8 inch.

Priming the floor with a concrete primer before installing the tiles ensures that the moisture naturally present in concrete doesn t come through to the surface affecting the adhesive bond and damaging the tiles. Let the primer dry and then apply the membrane photos 3 and 4. Step 1 apply primer evenly to the concrete floor using a flat paintbrush to paint the edges of the floor and a paint roller to paint the center areas. If you want to install the tiles properly you should prepare the floor making sure that the surface is clean without any remains of sealers adhesive or anything else.

Installing self adhesive vinyl tiles over concrete is not always easy especially if you remove carpets from the concrete base. I found it to be much better than just applying the tiles without the primer as they seem to stick better with less tendency to separate or come up. Before you begin repair and clean the floor. Place a wastebasket at your side as you lay the tiles.

You can either roll on a liquid latex membrane or use a peel and stick crack prevention mat over the entire concrete subfloor. How to prepare a floor for peel stick tile. Also the paper backings on self stick tile are slippery underfoot. Peel and stick tile has come a long way since the days when it was a cheap and easy if not very attractive way to give old floors new life.

Plain concrete is typically a dull grey and useful as a floor material thanks to its hardness and durability rather than its appearance.