Glue Linoleum Or Vinyl Floor Plywood

Laying linoleum without adhesive glue.

Glue linoleum or vinyl floor plywood. Cut the flooring into strips about 6 inches wide. Plywood is one type of floor onto which you can install linoleum. The type of plywood on the floor however is important. With a plywood subfloor you have two choices.

A smooth even surface that will accept the adhesive is critical. Linoleum flooring should not be confused with vinyl but some use the term linoleum as the name for both true linoleum and sheet vinyl. Scrape away the linoleum or vinyl and glue with a wide putty knife utility knife brick chisel paint scraper hammer or a bully flooring scraper. You need type 1 luan plywood or underlayment grade plywood to ensure the linoleum won t have soft spots or bubbles from adhesive problems.

There are other options for installing your. Cut out the subfloor and linoleum or vinyl flooring as one piece. Removing linoleum or vinyl flooring from concrete. Pull up the linoleum in strips to reveal the linoleum glue.

Clean the floor very well and then sand away any remaining glue and refinish the floor. Both are resilient but linoleum is made from linseed oil jute and other natural products making it an environmentally friendly alternative to artificial vinyl.