The is a very important room in everyone's house, for a start it gets used at least three times everyday! It also seems to be a meeting room where all your friends and guests seem to congregate. This is why it's so important that your kitchen create a good impression. Even if you have dirty dishes cluttering up the space, a luxurious floor can make all the difference. If your floor is old and worn then it's time to start considering replacing your kitchen floor with something more up to date.

Some people think it's a good idea to lay vinyl flooring on top of existing floors, however although this is a quick way to get the job done it's a bad corner to cut. Any imperfections in the lower floor will quickly show through on the new floor. If you are going to replace the floor in your kitchen, then you should take the old one up before starting to lay the new one.

If you are convinced with keeping the old floor then you can lay a new sub floor over the top of the old flooring. This creates a perfect level surface the same as if you ripped the old floor up. However this isn't as good as removing the old floor as there are weaknesses which could cause problems in the future.

In order to speed up the job you should take everything from the kitchen that isn't fixed down. Removing all the clutter from your kitchen makes the job much quicker. If you leave everything in your kitchen then you will find you have to move it around when you are laying the new floor.

Be Accurate

You can rent a machine that can take up the vinyl flooring for you, however even when using these machines you still need some hard work. No machine will take all of the flooring up, you will have to do these spots that are missed by hand. You need to have as smooth a floor as possible in order to fix the new floor down securely.

When you have removed the entire old floor you should install a new sub floor. When cutting flooring make sure you are accurate, you will need to cut the flooring around your walls and cabinets. You don't want any noticeable gaps, but you also don't want any problems when they expand in hot weather.

When you have fitted the sub floor you should clean it with a mop in order to remove any of the dirt that may be lying on there. Make sure it's clean so it can't affect the adhesive. The adhesive should be evenly spread across the floor in sections, do not try to do the whole floor at once you could well find yourself stuck to the floor!

You should allow the glue to dry completely before you walk on it or start installing appliances. This weight could cause movement in the floor before the glue has been allowed to set.