DIY lino - do I have to remove skirting boards?

greensalad

mi-key said:

greensalad said:

housebuyer143 said:

Laying lino was actually one of my harder jobs I have done. It isn't pliable and getting it into corners and around the toilet was horrible! 
I would happily pay someone £50 to do it for me next time. 

It does look good though now it is done, but it isn't remotely fun. I filled all the gaps (i.e mistakes) with white silicone and it hides a lot of sins lol

Interesting. I was hoping to do the suggested template based on my current one if I can get it up in one!

Have you looked at the LVT vinyl flooring that comes as self adhesive planks? Is much easier to lay as you do a small bit at a time ( the main area takes minutes ) and you only need to trim the 'planks' where they go up against the edges along two walls. You can even take up the old lino in pieces and use just the bit you need as a template.

Comes in loads of nice finishes as well and is pretty hardwearing. It's also cheap ! I did a 3x3m room for less than £60

I did see, but I really like the patterned ones and haven't been able to find a nice pattern I like. maybe I'll look again if it's easier.

ThisIsWeird

A good suggestion by mi-key, but with a few provisos. One is that the resulting floor won't be waterproof, and the other is that preparation of the subfloor will be key for the tiles to stick down reliably. That means thoroughly cleaned, and ideally primed.

But certainly a lot easier to do. When it comes to complex cut-arounds, you can use pretty much anything as the trial template, even the backing papers from the tiles! Then transfer to tile and - for your first attempts at least - cut within the line. Test-fit the tile, and trim again as needed. Mess up? Just chuck that tile away!

mi-key

ThisIsWeird said:

A good suggestion by mi-key, but with a few provisos. One is that the resulting floor won't be waterproof, and the other is that preparation of the subfloor will be key for the tiles to stick down reliably. That means thoroughly cleaned, and ideally primed.

But certainly a lot easier to do. When it comes to complex cut-arounds, you can use pretty much anything as the trial template, even the backing papers from the tiles! Then transfer to tile and - for your first attempts at least - cut within the line. Test-fit the tile, and trim again as needed. Mess up? Just chuck that tile away!

I agree. The adhesive on the tiles is ok but not mega sticky, but I used some spray contact adhesive at the end of each plank where it met the next one for added security, and this seems to hold them down fine. I was fitting it over existing flat tiles though, so once that was cleaned up it left a nice smooth level surface to fit to. 

As long as you get them butted up properly against each other, then they pretty much are waterproof as long as you arent soaking them. Worst case if a couple of them do lift, you can easily reglue them back down