Brown Paper Bag Floor Over Vinyl

I installed a paper bag floor in my dining room butler pantry and hallway.

Brown paper bag floor over vinyl.

In my opinion doing a test with a cheap glue isn t really worth your time. Spread on the floor and smooth out any air bubbles. I paper bagged over my vinyl floor. Blend it into the areas where you ve cut in.

Tear brown paper bags or painter roll and make sure edges are torn not cut. Home owners with concrete or vinyl floors could wish to reassess. You can do it but you may be able to see the ridges of the linoleum pattern through the brown paper once it has dried. Step 2 for all the videos to the brown paper bag floor go to my blog.

Laying the paper pieces. Using long mop like movements brush the stain on the floor in large sections. It would be awful to lay all that brown paper stain seal. 2 sand the concrete floor with a.

Dip the stain pad on a stick into the stain then blot it on the upper half of the tray by pushing gently downward to remove excess. Brownish craft paper adheres ideal to and also lasts lengthiest on a plywood subfloor. Apply up to six coats of polyurethane making sure to completely dry between coats. I applied paper bag floor to vinyl tiles wood concrete using elmer s glue all.

To use this video in a commercial player o. This is pictures without instructions. I have found that staining the paper is a lot different than staining wood. Covering concrete with brown bag flooring adds a touch of creativity to a plain room.

That being said i only did a small entrance on concrete. The secret to success with a paper bag floor is to start with the appropriate subfloor. I prepped the floor by cleaning it with tsp and then lightly sanded it. I think you should pull the linoleum up first.

The key to success with a paper bag floor is to start with the right subfloor. Concrete floors even when painted give a room a cold uninviting feel.