Asked on Jul 11, 2018
I would like to vinyl tile my kitchen floor and steps- Any help?
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Annie
We have very old kitchen flooring (30+yrs old) one solid sheet. DIY'ers we are not. Wondering what if any kind of sub flooring we would have to use and how do we do tiles on the steps/landing that lead to the back porch and the steps that lead to the basement. Do the kitchen baseboards need to come off or can you just secure the vinyl tile as close as possible to the baseboards? We have a large kitchen and the area where the table is looks like a large square then we have a long galley hallway where the stove, sink/countertops and frig are lined up. Also, how to you feel about the kits that are available for redoing counter tops to look like granite? are they durable? or should we consider replacing the counter tops? Thanks for any help you can offer!! Annie
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Hi Annie, Here's a video for removing trim and old flooring : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK0ljqdweqM
Here's a video for floor prep : https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+prep+and+tile+kitchen+floor&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS781US781&oq=how+to+prep+and+tile+kitchen+floor&aqs=chrome..69i57j0.5827j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#kpvalbx=1
As far as kits go, I think they are overpriced, but still a lot cheaper than new counter tops. If you want a granite look, here's a video for that: https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+paint+my+countertops+to+look+like+granite&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS781US781&oq=how+to+paint+my+countertops+to+look+like+granite&aqs=chrome..69i57j0.13911j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#kpvalbx=1
Please make sure you have lots of ventilation and wear a mask when sanding or using chemicals!
Good luck, and have fun!
If it is in decent shape [flat] you can put vinyl right over the old flooring. There is even a new luxury vinyl that looks like wood. Good luck.
Be careful, our old sheet vinyl has asbestos under it. It looks like a fibrous whitish sheet. The only thing we can do is put a floating or glued floor over top, or have it professionally abated.
When I sold a house, I bought a type of floor prep (embossing leveller) that filled in the texture of the floor. It helped the peel and stick adhere to it, and it prevented the pattern from the other floor from showing through. You can use it, if your floor has been cleaned of all wax, grease etc, and is sound. Vinyl tile is not the best thing for steps. You may need to use extra glue, and you will have to put metal edging on each step.