On a tight budget. Got lino to put down in kitchen.A couple of the floorboards are bit uneven, if we do our be

Question

if we do our best to even out imperfections, could we lay that white foamy stuff that goes under laminate?It was suggested that we lay plywood down, but its going to cost us alot more that we just aint got.Help

Answer 1

Hardwood is cheaper than plywood and it is just as good. Wait until you can afford to get one of them. No point in putting down lino until the prep work is done. You could also screed the floor, but that takes skill and only floorlayers are really good at screeding. Can you lay lino yourself? The reason i am asking is lino is much harder to lay than vinyl or cushion floor. Lino is much more brittle and breaks quite easy. If you have lino then get some paper and make a template and cut out the template of your kitchen. If its vinyl you have then that's easier material to work with.

Also once you lay the material make sure you put a bead of silicone around the edges to stop water getting down behind the material. Since you said it was in the kitchen.
Just get a floorlayer to lay the material is my advice. Should cost about £30/£40 and that way its done correctly.

Answer 2

Do not install vinyl over an unlevel floor or stripwood floors.
The stripwwod will "mirror" through the vinyl and have the appearance of railroad tracks.

You will need to install an underlayment over the floor to level and smooth it.
Use at least 1/2" plywood which are 4'X8' sheets. Do not use "particle board".
Easier to to install are 4'X4' sheets of underlayment available from home improvement stores. About 3/8".
You shoud begin the installation from the center of the kitchen, and measure to the walls so the you don't wind up with a 1" or so fill at one wall while having a 2-3 foot fill at the opposite wall. Do not begin at a "wall" as none are square.
Screws or "worm nails", (looks like screws but are driven), recommended to prevent popping up. Nails will do that.
Be sure to "nail" in both directions across the sheet at intervals about 6-8". Begin at the center of the sheets as they will "crawl" as you nail. Counter sink the heads slightly below the surface.

Be certain that all joints are butted flush and no high spots. After installation, any gaps at the joints and nail heads should be filled with a joint compound and smoothed. This will prevent any joints from "mirroring" through the vinyl.

If you have a dishwasher installed, under cabinet, check that there is room to raise the legs. You may not have to remove and re-install over underlayment, but you don't want to lock in the dishwasher if removal is necessary.

At doorways, after vinyl is installed, you will need door metals for transition from the vinyl to any other surface. There several kinds of metals, some called "drop metals" if the height with the underlaynent is 1/2 " or so.
If the vinyl meets carpet, the edge of carpet butting the vinyl can be finished with those metals or a "Z-Bar". That is a hidden metal which holds the carpet down. On wood floors, edges can be turned and nailed without metals.

If your fridge sets under a cabinet, be sure there is clearance under the cabinet since the fridge will set a bit higher over the new underlayment.

You should install "shoe molding, 1/4 round" over the vinyl.

Answer 3

The correct way to deal with this problem is to lay hardboard on the floor, rough side up. It's a lot cheaper than plywood and will not cause so many problems with doors etc by increasing the finished floor level too much. Always try to use the largest size of hardboard cut to fit the room as you can, Using smaller pieces could defeat the object of the exercise. I hope this helps.

Answer 4

Well it depends on how flush you can get your floorboards before you lay anything - the white foam isn't that thick and if you have large juts you will see them through the lino.
You could maybe try waiting a bit longer and save the money to do a better job in a couple of months - you'll be far happier with the results in the long term.

Answer 5

No matter what you do with the existing floor, you are going to see seams of the floor below before long if you do not reattach existing floor very well, and overlay with at least Masonite or 1/4" ply. I suspect that in less than a month, the lino will be wearing badly over the seams. Good luck

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Plywood is the only way to go unless you want your floor to look pants! It really is cheaper than you think and if you use the foamy stuff you'll end up wanting to rip it up and change it again anyway!

Answer 8

You didn't finish your question,but if your asking how to even out your floor boards...You may be able to sand them,or remove them and put in new ones.Or,perhaps your problem is in your basement,your floor joyce may be sagging,which would cause your floorboards to buckle and also cause cracks in your walls.You need to lay down whats called luon,(sp.)it's a very thin sort of plywood made for exactly what you're doing,it needs to be stapled every 6 inches.

Answer 9

hi,
the best thing to do is to lay sheets of plywood (vary in depth from timber yard / diy stores) down on top of your uneven floor boards and create a 'new' level surface.
you can then glue /lay your lino down.

Answer 10

If you don't have a proper subfloor then the floor covering will not look good, go down properly, and it will wear out a whole lot faster. If you have plank wood floors then you definitely need to put a subfloor over the wood flooring.