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As we know the internet is full of good and bad advice so after spending weeks trawling through it all I thought it best to come straight to the experts 🙂
I have been unable to find someone locally so decided to replace the wet room vinyl floor myself. To set the scene we are currently doing up the house to sell but being a decent people we decided the change wet room (which is located downstairs and has a concrete floor) lino as it looked tatty and ripped at the corners.
One thing led to another and we ended up decorating the whole room, used self levelling compound followed by vinyl laminate style flooring, new suite etc. We left the area where the shower is (see above picture) and brought 4sqm of wet room lino, cove former etc.
The area where the shower is has the remains of what looks like a latex based compound which was peeling in most placed. I assume this was used to smooth out the imperfections in the concrete as it looks to me as if someone has just scraped away some of the concrete to obtain the drop towards the drain. What we have now after peeling of the majority of the compound (?) is lots of ridges (I tried to show one in the photos) which the new lino will never hide.
I was thinking of using quick set cement in places (like where the ridges are) to make the whole area smoother for the lino then a coat of sealer then slap on the lino adhesive and lay the lino using a roller. As you can guess my concern is lumps showing through the lino making the whole thing tatty and unprofessional therefore I would welcome any tips or help from the pro's 🙂
I have been unable to find someone locally so decided to replace the wet room vinyl floor myself. To set the scene we are currently doing up the house to sell but being a decent people we decided the change wet room (which is located downstairs and has a concrete floor) lino as it looked tatty and ripped at the corners.
One thing led to another and we ended up decorating the whole room, used self levelling compound followed by vinyl laminate style flooring, new suite etc. We left the area where the shower is (see above picture) and brought 4sqm of wet room lino, cove former etc.
The area where the shower is has the remains of what looks like a latex based compound which was peeling in most placed. I assume this was used to smooth out the imperfections in the concrete as it looks to me as if someone has just scraped away some of the concrete to obtain the drop towards the drain. What we have now after peeling of the majority of the compound (?) is lots of ridges (I tried to show one in the photos) which the new lino will never hide.
I was thinking of using quick set cement in places (like where the ridges are) to make the whole area smoother for the lino then a coat of sealer then slap on the lino adhesive and lay the lino using a roller. As you can guess my concern is lumps showing through the lino making the whole thing tatty and unprofessional therefore I would welcome any tips or help from the pro's 🙂
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