Assess the condition of the wood.
How to install glue down vinyl plank flooring on wood subfloor.
It can be constructed from wood plywood plastic or concrete.
Step 4 spread the adhesive.
So technically if you are installing vinyl plank flooring onto concrete you already have a subfloor.
When you glue down vinyl plank flooring over a wood subfloor a double layer construction of the wood subfloor is required.
If it is uneven or wood slats you will need to apply 1 4 underlayment to the top.
Hard set or pressure sensitive.
Apply floor patching compound to any cracks in the old vinyl to create a smooth surface.
Allow the compound to dry and sand away any roughness with medium grit sandpaper.
Hard set adhesive is spread along the subfloor and then the vinyl planks are laid down on top.
If the subfloor is perfectly smooth plywood then you could install the vinyl directly to it.
If the plywood is porous prep the subfloor by applying a primer that fills the pores and makes the floor ready to accept the adhesive.
Simply nail the sheets of underlayment to the wood sub floor and make sure everything is covered.
A subfloor is the bottom layer of any floor.
Vacuum any dust and.