Replace Vinyl Floor Tile

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Replace vinyl floor tile. For vinyl plank flooring or vinyl tile flooring pry up a corner of one of the tiles with a putty knife. Self stick vinyl floor tiles are a great flooring option because they are durable affordable easy to install and available in a variety of styles and colors. Draw a grid of1 2 in. If you re good at measuring and are comfortable using a utility knife you ll have no problem installing a basic vinyl composition tile vct floor.

If it doesn t come off you will need to use the prybar and hammer to chip at the hardened adhesive. That s an issue when you damage a tile by scratching or ripping it and have to replace it because hardened adhesive clings tenaciously to the floor. Draw a scale plan 1 ft. Once the floor is clear peel off the vinyl tiles with a putty knife.

If not scavenge a replacement vinyl tile from somewhere that won t be noticed such as inside a closet. If it comes up far enough slip the putty knife underneath it and pry the tile or plank completely. If you have a large amount of vinyl flooring to remove you might consider renting a power scraper. Vinyl flooring comes in many forms and vinyl tiles are perhaps the easiest to install and repair.

Add cement board to the subfloor to act as a base for the tiles. Follow these steps to install vinyl tile. How to lay tile. Start by laying a tile at the intersection of the lines then use the lines as a guide as you work your way outward toward the walls in each quadrant.

Begin laying the tiles from the center of the floor where your two adjusted reference lines cross. It is hard work. Equals 1 2 in of your kitchen on graph paper and add the border. Squares on tracing paper.

Use a 5 in 1 scraper to loosen the vinyl. Vinyl tiles are a great flooring option as they are affordable durable and maintenance fr. The old vinyl will probably come up in small pieces and in some areas the paper backing separates from the vinyl itself and remains on the floor. Vinyl floor tiles aren t without problems and one of them is that the adhesive hardens with age.

Cut it to size by scoring it with the carbide tip knife and snapping it similar to drywall. Here are the step by step instructions for installing them yourself. Use a heavy duty scraper to remove the old vinyl image 2.