Concrete Primer Vinyl Tile

Fill cracks and depressions in concrete floors with a trowel and the type of gap filler recommended by the vinyl tile manufacturer.

Concrete primer vinyl tile.

Primer will also help prevent discoloring of your floor caused by knots or stains in the wood. A concrete floor should be sealed to protect against. Yes thoroughly sweep and clean the concrete then apply the primer with a roller. The primer can be used on pour in place gypsum cement underlayment s and to prime soft wood floors including plywood.

User friendly with improved handling characteristics. This is a basic acrylic based tile primer designed for priming concrete floors and fibresheets before tiling or applying a self leveling underlayment. Acrylic based primers are what i use on a daily for common jobs that are on concrete or fibresheets like hardiebacker. Henry floor primer is for indoor use only.

To install peel and stick vinyl directly onto a concrete sub floor the concrete must be primed. Fortunately concrete floors can be covered with a variety of more attractive materials including vinyl tile which is simple to install. Installing self adhesive vinyl tiles over concrete is not always easy especially if you remove carpets from the concrete base. If you want to install the tiles properly you should prepare the floor making sure that the surface is clean without any remains of sealers adhesive or anything else.

Floor primer helps improve adhesion on dry dusty and porous substrates. It will seal the concrete to allow a much better bond with the peel and stick tiles. 3 spread a thin layer of leveling compound over the seams over. Then prime the concrete see photo 2 with the recommended solution consult the membrane manufacturer s literature.

Let the primer dry and then apply the membrane photos 3 and 4. Cut the membrane so it s 1 1 2 times the width of your tiles. Use a leveling compound to ensure there are no high spots or dips in the sub floor then sand the leveling compound smooth before applying the primer. Skip this step and we guarantee your new tile will crack right over the cracks in the concrete.

Peel and stick tiles installed on unprimed plywood may lift because the adhesive isn t bonding to the surface and air pockets may form. A copolymer resin primer is recommended for sealing and waterproofing the concrete. The henry 336 bond enhancer 1 qt. It s a great tile adhesive primer and can be applied liberally to substrates.

I found it to be much better than just applying the tiles without the primer as they seem to stick better with less tendency to separate or come up.