Can I cover vinyl sheeting floors with hardwood floors?

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I have old sheet vinyl floors in kitchen, would like to put down hardwood floors. Do I need to remove the vinyl flooring first or can I just cover them up?

Vanessa · Answer

no,you do not need to remove the old flooring since old vinyl ( and new ) is very thin product. Real wood flooring is actually screwed down in spots, it can also be a tong and groove product, just like the laminate flooring that looks like wood. The difference is the laminate flooring is a floating floor, it is connected to it's self not screwed or glued down the the existing floor. Real wood flooring is screwed/nailed/glued down to the existing floor. It will depend on the product you buy. Real wood will need to be sealed if you are putting it in a kitchen or bathroom, do to water will ruin the wood and cause it to warp and discolor. Do your home work and you'll be just fine.

Diane Read · Answer

Hi

We just had new floors put in and we had to have ours removed because I had two layers down. Soooooo if you only have ONE floor then the wood floor can be put down over the existing floor.

Deb K · Answer

Hellos Debs, yeas you can, we had new flooring installed over existing linoleum, we just put a thin subfloor over it first. If the flooring is level, you can just lay the nr=ew floor over

Johnavallance82 · Answer

Well you could, but I would not recommend it as the wood will sweat!

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