Plywood Primer Vinyl Tile
Once traffic starts walking over it those stresses start moving the tiles and eventually they pop off the floor and get loose.
Plywood primer vinyl tile. The henry 336 bond enhancer 1 qt. User friendly with improved handling characteristics. It can also be used under hardwood laminate and carpet but this is much less common these days because subflooring is typically smooth enough for these materials many of which are installed with a different type of underlayment or pad. To be sure maybe drill up to 6 evenly spread out holes in the plywood at least 4mm deep or straight through in the areas to be tiled so the adhesive sinks into the holes and hardens hence creating a stronger fix.
Our plywood is really old and cracked so i was concerned that it would be too absorbent so i chose not to mop the plywood but we always mop the concrete. Any tile installation can fail from a lack of using a tile adhesive primer. Apply with brush or roller. Floor primer helps improve adhesion on dry dusty and porous substrates.
How to lay self stick vinyl floor tiles. Bond enhancer self stick tile primer henry 336 1gal. Clean and heavily score area to where tiles are to be fixed it sounds like the adhesive does not have a rough surface in which to secure itself to. Bond enhancer helps improve the adhesion on dry dusty and porous substrates.
The basic premise for any surface is the same. Peel and stick tiles installed on unprimed plywood may lift because the adhesive isn t bonding to the surface and air pockets may form. Henry floor primer is for indoor use only. Use the product recommended by the.
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 characteristics. Plywood underlayment is a thin plywood material that is most commonly used under resilient flooring materials such as vinyl and linoleum sheets and tiles. Before priming spread floor leveling compound over seams and screw hole depressions scraping off the.
The primer can be used on gypsum cement underlayment s and to prime soft wood floors including plywood. The thinset that was applied to glue down the tiles has been applied over a dirty surface and instead of adhering to the substrate it adhered to the dust and oils sitting on top of it. 2 products we recommend for preparing your floor prior to installation of self adhesive floor tile. Latex primer similar to paint seals plywood and helps peel and stick tiles adhere better.
Bond enhancer helps improve henry 336 1gal. Primer will also help prevent discoloring of your floor caused by knots or stains in the wood.