Does anyone know how to correctly install linoleum in a bedroom?
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First you must tear out all the existing, I assume carpet. Then you must remove all the base board, tackstrip ( little pieces of wood with tons of nails sticking thru them) that line the perimeter of the room. You will need to remove all the pad and staples that hold the pad down, unless it is on a cement slab then you must scrap up all the pad glue.
After all the tear out is done then you must prep the floor. If it is a cement slab floor you will need to take a cement based filler ( like (Webcrete) and apply a thin layer to the entire floor to fill any crasks or imperfections in the floor. If you have a wood subfloor then you will want to use underlayment grade 3/8 plywood and underlay the entire floor. For underlayment I use Halex, it's not to cheap about $25 for a 4x5 sheet, but it's the best, it's a 7-ply 3/8 board, very sturdy. Make sure to nail, or I use a air stapler, and nail/staple about every 1-1.5 inches at the seams and 3-5 inchs everywhere else. Also you will want your gaps between then boards to be no more then 1/8 of an inch or you will have to fill the gaps. You will aslo want to stagger you boards so that no 4 corners ever meet in the same spot.
Once the prep is done then you will want to get utility paper and make a pattern of the entire room. Cover the floor with the paper, then using a 2 inch wide ruler, make lines around the entire perimeter 2 inchs away from the walls. Once you are done layout you pattern on top of your new piece of lino and cut it out.
For gluing down use Taylor 2087 or equivalent glue. Use a 1/16x1/16x1/16 notched trawl. Set the lino in place, then pull back about half the room of lino and spread your glue in that area. Set the pulled back part back in place. Starting from the where the unglued area meets the glued area, use a 90 or 100 lb roller and roll the entire glued area. Once your down with that, wipe down the perimeter and do the same for the unglued area. Install your baseboard and put down a piece of door metal at any place you new lino meets an adjoining room. It will take a few attempts before it looks real good but take your time and it shouldn't look too bad, I hope.
If all else fails call your local floor covering shop.
Linoleum isn't usually used in a bedroom, but if you're looking for an easy to maintain floor for a messy person, I can see the advantages. It's the same as any room, you apply it according to manuf. directions. I don't mean that in a smarty way, just, some are peel and stick others require mastic. Either way, start with a very clean, level and smooth base. If you have bumps, they will show thru. You may consider a top layer of 1/4" luan plywood just to make sure there wont be any bumps.
The trick to this is to use a liner before installing the linoleum.
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