We need to lay vinyl flooring in our kitchen+diner and utility room (next to the kitchen). The kitchen and utility room have just had a make-over of new worktops, doors, drawers etc. and the current flooring just does not go now. The kitchen has parquet tiles over quarry tiles/concrete which I laid 30 yrs ago. The dining area also has parquet tiles laid around 10/15 yrs ago. The utility room currently has vinyl flooring over concrete (which is not perfectly flat). I am not prepared to lift up the parquet flooring - in the kitchen they go under the units and there's NO WAY I can get these up. I have had two companies around to quote for vinyl flooring (Amtico/Karndean tiles too expensive). One was concerned with the slight ridges in the parquet and the uneven utility area. He suggested removing old vinyl and re-screeding with self-leveling compound. OK. Then lay vinyl over new screed and over the parquet in kitchen/diner. The other company refused to lay over the parquet but did suggest felt-backed vinyl OVER the existing in the utility area.
I'm stumped. Researching this tonight I discover that laying ply over wood flooring is recommended as a substrate before laying vinyl. But ply is 'wood' isn't it? I get the feeling that this is just to iron out the 'bumps' - well my parquet floor is very flat. So why can't I lay vinyl straight on top?
Can anybody help?
I'm stumped. Researching this tonight I discover that laying ply over wood flooring is recommended as a substrate before laying vinyl. But ply is 'wood' isn't it? I get the feeling that this is just to iron out the 'bumps' - well my parquet floor is very flat. So why can't I lay vinyl straight on top?
Can anybody help?