How to Put Down Linoleum
- 1). Prepare your room for flooring installation. Remove any furniture, baseboards and existing flooring from the room.
- 2). Lay a plywood subfloor as a base. Use quarter-inch sheets of plywood to cover the entire floor. Staple the plywood in place using wood staples, being sure to staple along all joints.
- 3). Measure both walls and use your measurement to determine the center of the room. This is where you will start laying our your tiles.
- 4). Lay your floor. Using no adhesive yet, start in the center of the room and lay the linoleum tiles out in rows, placing the tiles as close as possible to one another without overlapping. When you reach the walls, use your Exacto knife to trim the last row of tiles to fit properly. You have now determined your tile layout and are ready to install the flooring.
- 5). Apply adhesive to the back of each tile, one at a time, and stick it to the plywood substrate. Keep the tiles at the locations you have previously laid out.
- 6). Roll the entire floor with your 100 pound weight to eliminate any bubbles or bulges in the floor. Start at one work and work your way evenly across the floor.
- 7). Wait 24 to 48 hours for the linoleum to set before moving furniture back into the room.
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