How Do You Repair A Floor Before Installing Vinyl Tiles?
Whether your floor is concrete or wood, it needs to be clean with a level, damage-free surface before installing vinyl tiles. Cracks, holes and dips in the floor all need to be fixed before you lay that first tile. While the repair might be time-consuming, depending on the amount of damage, carrying out the repairs can be done with little carpentry experience. Clean the surface of the floor to better see any damage. Use a pH-neutral cleanser on both wood and concrete floors to remove dirt. Use a degreaser on concrete floors if oil is present. Allow the floor to dry completely. Drag a level bar across the surface of the floor, and mark dips and rises in the floor’s surface. A level bar is a long flat metal bar that will allow you to easily see small changes in floor height. Level any rises in the floor with the surrounding surface using a floor sander for wooden floors or a concrete grinder for concrete floors. Sand or grind the high areas, working in a small circle over the rise until
