Putting Peel-and-Stick Vinyl Tile on a Concrete Floor

[oldparttimer]

I am expanding a small toilet in my basement to a 5 X 8 foot bathroom. I had to have the commode drain moved and then replace about 10 square feet of concrete, which I did with a Henry's Concrete Repair product. I sanded it to try and smooth it out. During this time I had gone to Lowe's to get something to prep the floor to put down peel-and-stick vinyl plank flooring. They gave me Seal Krete Lockdown Concrete Bonding Primer. Is that suitable for putting this tile on, or do I need to do something else?

Thank you.

 

[JPfloor]

You're starting out right. Get that floor as smooth as you can. An underlayment compound may be needed. Sanding helps. A primer can never hurt.

I admittedly have no experience with any of the new generation of peel and stick products. In the past whenever I had to deal with peel and stick anything (which I always try to avoid) I would apply adhesive to the floor first. Just as I would if it weren't peel and stick. In your case a pressure sensitive would probably be best. Let it dry to the touch before installing tile. Be sure to press the tiles firmly in place, preferably with a roller.

 

[Floorist]

Make sure the concrete patch is cured. I don't know much about newer peel and stick either, but green concrete would destroy the old stuff.

 

[Incognito]

Make sure the concrete patch is cured. I don't know much about newer peel and stick either, but green concrete would destroy the old stuff.

At the very least laying over a wet slab would risk destruction of the adhesive--------complete bond failure. Actual damage to the material generally would come from alkaline salts brought up with the moisture.

 

[Floorist]

The old books said that a 4" slab took 123 days to cure.

 

[driftinwoods]

I always primed the slab first with the typical latex primer. It helps keep the slab from sucking up all the adhesive. I used to do tons of peel n stick along with Ozite. The company I worked for had accounts at Standard Brands, Sears, Sam Levitz and a nation wide tile company I forgot the name of.
Bostik has a product called Roll-Cote thats great.

 

[highup]

I always primed the slab first with the typical latex primer. It helps keep the slab from sucking up all the adhesive. I used to do tons of peel n stick along with Ozite. The company I worked for had accounts at Standard Brands, Sears, Sam Levitz and a nation wide tile company I forgot the name of.
Bostik has a product called Roll-Cote thats great.

We used to prime the wood floors with Zlac or maybe it was called Zerolac. I believe it was just clear shellac of some sort. We'd reduce it 50% or with their alcohol. Trying to lift one of those peel and stick was like trying to remove it from a sheet of glass. I'm not sure if that was actually a good thing or not.

 

[Floorist]

We used to prime the wood floors with Zlac or maybe it was called Zerolac. I believe it was just clear shellac of some sort. We'd reduce it 50% or with their alcohol. Trying to lift one of those peel and stick was like trying to remove it from a sheet of glass. I'm not sure if that was actually a good thing or not.

I always put a very thin coat of pressure sensitive adhesive. Then they would stay in place.

 

[driftinwoods]

We used to prime the wood floors with Zlac or maybe it was called Zerolac. I believe it was just clear shellac of some sort. We'd reduce it 50% or with their alcohol. Trying to lift one of those peel and stick was like trying to remove it from a sheet of glass. I'm not sure if that was actually a good thing or not.

One of the worst types of floor to demo if stuck good, fer sure.

 

[Incognito]

One of the worst types of floor to demo if stuck good, fer sure.

Just looked at one Sunday. I sold my dining room set to a family in Baldwin Park and it included delivery. While I was BSing with them turns out they want new flooring as well. So I offered to go in and look at the existing.

Peel 'n Stick down like iron over 9x9 asbestos tile. Furniture and CRAP would be the real issue. The son is being assigned the chore. I gave then some basic instructions. With SO much furniture in the rooms it's hard to see the floor at all. So WTF?

 

[Floorist]

Just looked at one Sunday. I sold my dining room set to a family in Baldwin Park and it included delivery. While I was BSing with them turns out they want new flooring as well. So I offered to go in and look at the existing.

Peel 'n Stick down like iron over 9x9 asbestos tile. Furniture and CRAP would be the real issue. The son is being assigned the chore. I gave then some basic instructions. With SO much furniture in the rooms it's hard to see the floor at all. So WTF?

Hey, the public is stupid. I once installed a whole house of white carpet. The people had 2 house dogs and three kids under 5 years old.

When one of the housing projects changed managers, they switched from brown to an off-white carpet. This was a place that changed tenants 2 or 3 times a year. I had changed the carpet 3 times a year with brown carpet.

 

[JPfloor]

I had changed the carpet 3 times a year with brown carpet.

Wow! That’s job security!

 

[highup]

One of the worst types of floor to demo if stuck good, fer sure.

If installed correctly peel and stick tile should last 100 years regardless of trends in flooring material.

 

[C.J.]

If installed correctly peel and stick tile should last 100 years regardless of trends in flooring material.

And properly maintained.

 

[Floorist]

And properly maintained.

Maintenance includes pouring 4 inches of concrete on top of it.