Installing Vinyl Tiles in Kitchen

Short time-lapse clip of us installing vinyl tiles onto the fresh subfloor. The tiles are a thicker, composite vinyl that has a durable, textured, scratch resistant top-surface. They are also about a quarter-inch thick and look/feel like ceramic tile.

We first put down a fresh sub-floor of 1/4" plywood and rolled on 2 coats of vinyl tile primer to seal the wood surface.

Total install time for 200 sq ft was a few hours. The key is in carefully laying out the starting point so as to minimize cutting tile around the room perimeter.

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[AntLive1981]

What is the name of the song that starts at 0:43? I've been looking for this song for years!

[maya0718]

It's a techno remix of Bittersweet Symphony

[maya0718]

Center of the room. I laid out a cross using a chalk line and used that as my starting point.

[MrAsungot]

May I ask what your original floor (on which the linoleum tiles were placed on) was made of? Was it concrete or wood? And did you use any additional glue?

[maya0718]

We put down 1/4" plywood and "painted" it with a vinyl tile primer that seals the wood and prevents it from sucking all the moisture out of the glue.

[dexcura98]

vinyl's a bitch they cant stand heat use tile instead its worth it.

[maya0718]

While ceramic tile is a more durable surface, it is also an order-of-magnitude more work to install. It is also more expensive. When you're on a tight budget, you do the best you can.

[carolynan]

Good Job,well done

[loriannn77]

did u start in the center or in a corner?

[maya0718]

We laid them in August and so far they seem to be holding up pretty well. The toughest part was applying grout (they are designed with a 1/4" gap between tiles). The gap was too shallow to use a normal float. Instead, we had to "pipe" in grout and flatten it out with a putty knife. Once it dried a bit, I used a wet non-stick scrubbie pad to clean up the excess grout on the tile surface.