Well this is a recently vacated small rental, and its vital to paying the bills so I need to get it rented.
Unfortunately as I checked out the shower, I found that the previous owner had put down vinyl tiles and glued them to the concrete floor of the shower (its a concrete slab square) and these were coming up and loose. They then had used clear silicone caulk all around the edges. The result was an awful mess after someone was in there using the shower for a year. The silicone was coming off, water was getting under the loose tiles, and this was just not going to work.
I pulled the tile off pretty easily, and found this concrete floor. But what is the smartest way to fix it?
My initial thought was to find one large, solid piece of vinyl flooring, the size of the entire floor and then glue it down, instead of the jigsaw puzzle.... with what, mastik? A layer of silicone caulk? Certainly not liquid nails.
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Another option would be to seal the concrete and paint it, but I'm seeing people online saying vinyl flooring is the way to go. It protects the floor from damage, and whatever paint or epoxy you use, some say, is sure to flake off eventually.
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Does everybody agree? And would you agree to replace this with one solid sheet of vinyl flooring, and what glue would you use to glue it to the concrete. I'm just wanting the most durable, problem free solution.
Thanks for advice and experiences.
Unfortunately as I checked out the shower, I found that the previous owner had put down vinyl tiles and glued them to the concrete floor of the shower (its a concrete slab square) and these were coming up and loose. They then had used clear silicone caulk all around the edges. The result was an awful mess after someone was in there using the shower for a year. The silicone was coming off, water was getting under the loose tiles, and this was just not going to work.
I pulled the tile off pretty easily, and found this concrete floor. But what is the smartest way to fix it?
My initial thought was to find one large, solid piece of vinyl flooring, the size of the entire floor and then glue it down, instead of the jigsaw puzzle.... with what, mastik? A layer of silicone caulk? Certainly not liquid nails.
-
Another option would be to seal the concrete and paint it, but I'm seeing people online saying vinyl flooring is the way to go. It protects the floor from damage, and whatever paint or epoxy you use, some say, is sure to flake off eventually.
-
Does everybody agree? And would you agree to replace this with one solid sheet of vinyl flooring, and what glue would you use to glue it to the concrete. I'm just wanting the most durable, problem free solution.
Thanks for advice and experiences.
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