How should I best address failing vinyl sheet flooring?
We bought a nicely renovated 1999 manufactured home a couple years ago. We immediately noted squeaky floors in the Utility and adjoining dining room. The Nice looking faux wood vinyl is now delaminating in spots (not where the floor squeaks) in various location. The Vinyl is under the new upgraded cabinetry they installed before the flip. So should we cover it with a floating system or remove what we can and replace it.
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Remove would be better.
I would remove and replace, too!
You can cut it out around the cabinets. There's still some old vinyl under ours, but no one knows but us. When you lay down your new flooring, you will probably want to trim edges with shoe or quarter round.
Sheet vinyl flooring can be cut flush at the edges of the cabinets and then removed. However, if it's glued down be prepared for a big job.
You could cover it in less it’s very un even
You may have to remove everything down to the stringers. If there has ever been water damage, it may have damaged the underflooring. Have someone craw under to see what is under there in terms of damage. Hope that is not the problem. My brother had to replace serval boards in an older manufactured home he re-did. If areas are soft when you jump on them, it could be the problem, especially if there are pipes (which could have frozen and broke) or water leaks from plumbing near by the areas.