How To Install Vinyl Non Sticky Tiles On Walls

Cut vinyl flooring to fit cut the vinyl flooring several inches larger than the size of the room using a utility knife.

How to install vinyl non sticky tiles on walls.

This is one of the most important tips. Apply double stick tape apply special double stick tape from the wall around the perimeter of the room without removing the backing. Peel the protective backing from one tile at a time for peel and stick tiles. Lower the second plank to snap the planks together.

Scrub them with a very good cleaner and make sure that they are very clean and free from any wetness or stickiness before you install the tiles. Apply the adhesive according to the package instructions and only in areas where the tiles aren t sticking. For non adhesive tiles use the flat side of a notched trowel to spread tile adhesive along a small section of the. Ideally you want it to feel tacky not wet.

Trim the short tongue edge from the first vinyl plank. Make sure that your walls are nice and clean. One thing that really helps make vinyl stick to floors is using heat. If the wall is wet the tiles will not stick.

Fill any holes or cracks with floor patch and allow to dry. Install the second plank by holding it at an angle and inserting its tongue edge into the first plank s groove edge. Heat up your vinyl planks with a hair dryer or heat gun just before you peel off the backing then stick it to the wall. Brush some vct adhesive onto the wall after the primer has a chance to dry and let it set up.

Here are a few tips on applying peel and stick tiling. Lay the first plank appropriately spaced from the wall. Once the adhesive feels tacky and takes on a translucent look stick the vinyl tiles or planks onto it. Installing self adhesive vinyl tiles over concrete is not always easy especially if you remove carpets from the concrete base.

Here are the step by step instructions for installing them yourself. Choose an adhesive designed specifically for vinyl to make sure it works well.