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Yes, but I would put a couple of coats of a good primer on it first.
As Don already said ....no, not without something else on it, like some primer, or maybe some underlayment plywood.
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I usually put down underlayment. Prime with primer made for peel and stick.
OSB is too rough for the tiles I have laid.
You don't get a second chance, do your prep right the 1st time.
Rich
What are some options for underlayment? All I am aware of is Luan ply. Is that good enough?
thanks guys
That is what I have always used, with good results. First time I heard that co. won't warent with it, though.
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I use multi ply. It's like 5 ply in 1/4"baltic birch. It usually comes in 4' x 5' sheets. And it is marked for nailing pattern.
Most flooring companies require it for warranty.
Rich
I'm assuming you mean OSB subfloor?
Back when I used to help at Habitat they did a few houses with vinyl right over OSB subfloors that had seen some weather exposure. The rough surface telegraphed through and the floors looked like total do-do. Habitat used both sheet vinyl and VCT and I can't remember which these floors were. A few years ago on an apartment job I saw plywood seams telegraph through VCT - again - looked like do-do. I gotta think that vinyl peal and stick would be even more prone than VCT. Since then I consider 1/4" plywood underlayment (sometimes called multiply) a necessity with all vinyl floors. Even Habitat wised up and made 1/4" luan underlayment their standard procedure. BTW - my flooring company said they won't warranty any vinyl floors that have luan under them, Gypcrete is a possible alternate but it has other problems. Perhaps OSB could be used as a underlayment, but personally I wouldn't try it on someone's else's house. OK - not my house either... But that is just me... Maybe someone else has done it successfully.
I'm probably living under a rock anyway.... I didn't even know people still used vinyl peal and stick tile anymore except in mobile homes until I read it here. Then, just to check, once when I was at a home center store I checked and sure enough - all kinds of the stuff.
fine if you don't mind the chip pattern telegraphing thru the vynal...
don't ferget to put several caots of primer on first...
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Some other thoughts.... Be sure to let you vinyl tile adjust to the temps and indoor climate at least 4 or 5 days before you start. Vacuum the floor super well before you start. Keep traffic off the subfloor as they will track grit and other matter on to the subfloor from their shoes... Then you've got bumps that will be seen, but also will be the first to show wear.
Also, those peel and stick tile can't take those TV advertised steam floor cleaners... The steam will cause the tiles to loosen...
Bill
I would re-think using peel and stick or as I call it...................peel and it might stick. I only see it used in low end projects...........usually do-it- yourself type jobs. Seem some some nasty end results. JMO Mike L.
he's gonna prime the snot out of the OSB...
and then he's gonna glue the P&S down as though it wasn't P&S...
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vinyl peel and stick tiles
Unless this is for a quick flip and you are going to 'stick' somebody else with the product, don't bother.
Have used Armstrong and congoleum POS once each. After about a year some of the tiles literally shrink leaving unsightly gaps.
Like everything else they improved the product over the years and it is not worth using anymore.
I put in a bunch of the stuff 25 years ago. Later went back on a couple of those jobs to take it out to be replaced with ceramic tiles. The old stuff was as sound and tight as the day I installed it.
Now I often here the same thing you say. The stuff shrinks and sometimes pops loose.
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If you have to use them I have added some 3m spray adhesive to make sure they don't go anywhere
Sometimes yes, sometimes no.
It degrades easily if it has been exposed to water. If flakes are beginning to come loose on surface, that will continue and tiles will telegraph it of come off. Same with swelling at cut edges.
Also depends on tile thickness. Most peel'n'stick is very thin and telegraphs any flaw. Flaws are the rule with OSB rather than the exception.
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Well, I for one love using P&S in my rental house. Slap it down in the bathroom and kitchen, the only tool I need is a utility knife. Later, in two years when the tenants move out and the floor looks like ####, just pull 'em up and put down some new. Now anyone that looks at the house is happy that I can advertise "new floors". I did the bathroom last year for a total price of $35.00.Kitchen floor is due for replacement so next time my 2 year tenants go on vacation for a week, I'll pull up the old floor and put down some new and they'll be so happy at the "upgrade". Probably will end up costing me $75.P&S is cheap, fast, and easy. Just don't expect it to last more than a few years and you'll be fine.