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Reuse vinyl flooring? Percival P. Cassidy 07-18-2007
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Posted by Percival P. Cassidy on July 18, 2007, 10:12 am
We are about to redo our kitchen and plan to replace the sheet vinyl
floor covering by hardwood or bamboo (which will also replace carpet in
the dining room and another adjacent area).

How practical is it to reuse part of that vinyl (which is in good
condition) in a small bathroom, assuming that we can pull the vinyl up
without tearing it? On the small area I have tried, some of the backing
remains stuck to the plywood underlay, so what we are able to pull up
will be thinner than it was originally and perhaps of uneven thickness.

Perce

Posted by valvejob on July 18, 2007, 10:34 am
On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:12:15 -0400, "Percival P. Cassidy"

>We are about to redo our kitchen and plan to replace the sheet vinyl
>floor covering by hardwood or bamboo (which will also replace carpet in
>the dining room and another adjacent area).
>
>How practical is it to reuse part of that vinyl (which is in good
>condition) in a small bathroom, assuming that we can pull the vinyl up
>without tearing it? On the small area I have tried, some of the backing
>remains stuck to the plywood underlay, so what we are able to pull up
>will be thinner than it was originally and perhaps of uneven thickness.
>
>Perce

Go green!


Posted by Percival P. Cassidy on July 18, 2007, 1:38 pm
On 07/18/07 10:34 am valvejob wrote:

>> We are about to redo our kitchen and plan to replace the sheet vinyl
>> floor covering by hardwood or bamboo (which will also replace carpet in
>> the dining room and another adjacent area).
>>
>> How practical is it to reuse part of that vinyl (which is in good
>> condition) in a small bathroom, assuming that we can pull the vinyl up
>> without tearing it? On the small area I have tried, some of the backing
>> remains stuck to the plywood underlay, so what we are able to pull up
>> will be thinner than it was originally and perhaps of uneven thickness.

> Go green!

The motivation was partly green and partly cheap. But if I can't achieve
a smooth surface with the old stuff because of the varying thickness
I'll have to buy new.

Perce

Posted by Art on July 18, 2007, 5:17 pm
Some vinyl flooring comes factory "stretched" and shrink after installation
so they fit well. I don't know about your floor but it seems like a bad
idea to me.


> We are about to redo our kitchen and plan to replace the sheet vinyl floor
> covering by hardwood or bamboo (which will also replace carpet in the
> dining room and another adjacent area).
>
> How practical is it to reuse part of that vinyl (which is in good
> condition) in a small bathroom, assuming that we can pull the vinyl up
> without tearing it? On the small area I have tried, some of the backing
> remains stuck to the plywood underlay, so what we are able to pull up will
> be thinner than it was originally and perhaps of uneven thickness.
>
> Perce



Posted by Mike on July 18, 2007, 6:57 pm


--
Custom builder of Food grade Decks, Fences and houses for 1 generation
> Some vinyl flooring comes factory "stretched" and shrink after
> installation so they fit well. I don't know about your floor but it seems
> like a bad idea to me.
>
>
>> We are about to redo our kitchen and plan to replace the sheet vinyl
>> floor covering by hardwood or bamboo (which will also replace carpet in
>> the dining room and another adjacent area).
>>
>> How practical is it to reuse part of that vinyl (which is in good
>> condition) in a small bathroom, assuming that we can pull the vinyl up
>> without tearing it? On the small area I have tried, some of the backing
>> remains stuck to the plywood underlay, so what we are able to pull up
>> will be thinner than it was originally and perhaps of uneven thickness.
>>
>> Perce
>
Once you pull it up it will be in a bunch of pieces. plan on buying new
you wont regret it



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