How To Cover Vinyl Sheet Flooring

Slowly wedge the pry bar between the trim and wall inserting a small block of wood behind.

How to cover vinyl sheet flooring. I was seriously surprised. Next move about 12 inches to the right or left and cut a strip parallel to the first. However many homeowners prefer to remove the vinyl flooring altogether. Home depot carries it for about 1 25 per square foot and for a high traffic space that needs to be very durable this might be a great option.

Use the utility knife to cut straight down the middle of your vinyl floor. Remove the furniture appliances or toilet. Take the doors from their hinges. Follow the instructions of your chose skim coat product and mix it with water and use a masonry trowel to spread it all over the entire floor.

A thin layer of joint compound suitable for indoor use spread over the old vinyl floor will patch up any gaps or dents and the holes left by removing the broken bits of the old vinyl floor. Place a straightedge a steel rule or framing square works well on top of the patch. My in laws just installed a vinyl sheet floor in their kitchen which looks crazy real and not at all cheap and crappy. Treat a piece of canvas drop cloth that covers your vinyl tile with shellac and then use acrylic paint to create a decorative design on the surface.

Remove the floor trim moulding with a pry bar. Be sure to position the patch so that its pattern aligns exactly with the pattern on the flooring. If you re not particularly artistic use. Cutting in narrow strips makes the task more manageable.

Patching sheet vinyl to repair flooring using the double cutting technique start by taping the replacement patch over the damaged area photo 2. Cover it in prettier vinyl sheet flooring.