- Stainmaster self stick vinyl tile install#
- Stainmaster self stick vinyl tile Patch#
- Stainmaster self stick vinyl tile full#
Stainmaster self stick vinyl tile full#
I installed two rows at a time, the full length of the room. Installing over the existing tiles also gave me the advantage of not having to re-square the room the existing lines were perfect, and I would follow those to keep my grout lines straight to the room, not to the walls. Though to be honest, when I saw how well the adhesive held the new tiles, I would have zero concerns doing this directly on concrete and will probably do our washroom that way next. If they had been peeling up or having problems then I’d have removed them, but I knew they were a good base and I wouldn’t be dealing with the unknown of installing right on the concrete. I usually don’t like taking this approach (covering up the old with the new), but I felt these tiles were an excellent foundation over the cement floor.
Stainmaster self stick vinyl tile install#
Since the Stainmaster tiles are so thin, I wouldn’t be increasing my floor depth very much at all to just install on top of them. I decided on this route because those old tiles had adhered perfectly to the floor for several decades (long before my time in the home). They’re the really, really thin flexible type. I would be installing over my existing 12×12 vinyl tiles.
This was the most expensive in the floor adhesive section at Lowes, and seemed to promise outstanding strength in all conditions. I picked up a tub of TEC Skill Set Stick-N-Stay Multipurpose Adhesive. I decided to go against the instructions, void my tile warranty, and add an extra strong floor adhesive into the plans. The grade of the floor slightly exceeded the recommended grade for the tiles. In my case, since this was a basement level laundry room, I also had to deal with a floor that was graded to a drain in the centre of the room. But I wanted this floor to stay stuck down for decades to come, and the reviews I had read on peel-and-stick tile were mediocre when it came to the strength of the stick. Total cost for all my tile, grout, spacers, and tools needed was about $350. This was on sale for $1.49/sq ft (Canadian Dollars). I went with Stainmaster Peel-and-Stick groutable tile in the “White Waza” finish. We used Benjamin Moore ‘Balitmore Sky’ to add a nice pop of colour to the room.įor the floor, I wanted as good as I could get on a shoestring budget.
Stainmaster self stick vinyl tile Patch#
We’re fortunate enough that this room has two nice big windows in it, but, it still felt like a dungeon.īrightening up the walls was quick and easy, although the patch and compound work to prepare them was significant.
Ours was just that – the old cream walls were full of holes, had poorly taped joints (many weren’t even taped at all), and the 1980’s vintage 12×12 peel and stick tiles were faded, painted, discoloured, and looked hideous. If they’re finished at all (ours luckily was, except for the walls surrounding the furnace and the ceiling), then they tend to be quick finish jobs only.
As you know, basement level mechnical/laundry rooms tend to be the most neglected room of the house. I recently set out to remodel our basement level laundry and utility room on a shoestring budget.
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