advise regards vinyl flooring

[pritsuk2002]

hi i would like to change the florring in the bathroom. currently it has somesort of vinyl on some sort of board. however the board is water dameged so i wanted to replace it. but when trying to rip old vinyl in some areas i dameged it more so im gonna replace the whole lot. what is the best thing to use ply or hardboard ?? also what thickness what side up ? any help greatly appreciated thanks ps alos anyone know anywhere where i can get any funky vinyl flooring i quite like the leolan drops in grey

 

[ZETEC153]

sorry to hijack this post but i was going to ask the exact same thing!!

what is best to use under vinyl flooring in a bathroom which is not going to act like a sponge!!!

george

 

[mattysupra]

6mm plywood. Dont use hardboard.

 

[ZETEC153]

is the exterior stuff the best to use??

cheers

 

[mattysupra]

exterior/wbp is what you need.

 

[ZETEC153]

whats the best way of securing the plywood down on the floor boards??

i know i have pipes running underneath and i dont wanna go screwing into them but at the same time if i need to get to them in a hurry then i need to remove the plyboard quickly.

also, is the laminate floor adhesive on the back (never fitted it before) or does it just lie on top and then silicone round the edges of the walls??

cheers

 

[mattysupra]

Pin with divergent staples or RING shank nails. 22mm. They wont go all the way through your floorboars. Pin at approx 6" centers and closer around the edges.

You should then use skim coat over the joints and pin heads. Google 'FBALL' for this product. Its a very fine smoothing compound. (not always needed)

Vinyl is loose laid with a small gap cut around the edge for expansion. This is covered with silicon. If you are fitting vinyl plank or tile and not sheet then it needs to be fully bonded on acrylic adhesive. Again FBALL will have all the info. (F44 or F46)

 

[ZETEC153]

thanks very much mate.

i will be fitting as one sheet hopefully but tiles would be good i reckon as easier to get up in an emergency.

thanks again