Saturday, February 27, 2010

Can I install vinyl flooring tiles on top of formica? Will it bond or do I need a certain type of adhesive?

Are we talking Formica Laminate Flooring or Countertops? Flooring, absolutely not. That would have to come up. Underlayment would need to be installed first if you're on a subfloor. I wouldn't recommended that you install anything to countertops either although I'm sure it would hold if you used a good acrylic based adhesive and maybe roughed up the surface first with acetone. Just remember, once you put that first glob of adhesive on, there's no going back. Good luck.Can I install vinyl flooring tiles on top of formica? Will it bond or do I need a certain type of adhesive?
Do yourself a favor, spend the extra money for linoleum. Those stick on tiles are only cheaper the first time around. The linoleum will easily out-last it by 7 or 8 times. So, by the time you buy the stick-ons 7 or 8 times, you could've saved money by getting linoleum to start with.





If you're referring to good quality CVT then the answer is absolutely not. You'll need to go down to the wood or concrete for that.Can I install vinyl flooring tiles on top of formica? Will it bond or do I need a certain type of adhesive?
Yes you can, but there are a couple of things that you need to do first. First you need to make sure that that floor is really clean. Then you need to use an embossing leveler, you can buy it at Lowe's, Home Depot, or any other flooring store. This will make sure that the floor is smooth and level. After this dries, I think that it has a curing time of about 36 hours, you will need to apply your adhesive. There are a couple of really good brands out there one is Dap. Any other questions you can ask the flooring associate at which ever store that you purchase the products from.
I would sand the Formica first....if you are using stander vinyl then you need to use adhesive ...it not expensive you can get a 5 gallon bucket for about 20 dollars...if you are using self stick tiles....don't!!!! it will look good for a bit but they always come up...spend a lil extra and it will turn out ten times better
I have done this and I always use a flooring adhesive even though the vinyl floor tiles might be peel-n-stick. Don't over do it or the glue with squeeze up through the tile cracks.
first of all you will need to key the surface with rough sandpaper, use the glue which is recommended for sticking down Formica
Assuming the tile is self adhesive...they should as long as the surface is clean and dry. You can buy flooring adhesive and use it too depending how much traffic that area gets I would suggest using the adhesive along with the tile. It will bond without any exta adhesive, but after a while the edges may start to come up. Good Luck!

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