Brown Paper Bag Floor Over Vinyl

Concrete floors even when painted give a room a cold uninviting feel.

Brown paper bag floor over vinyl.

Apply up to six coats of polyurethane making sure to completely dry between coats. I paper bagged over my vinyl floor. Home owners with concrete or vinyl floors could wish to reassess. Crumple for texture and dip in a bowl of 50 50 elmer s glue and water.

Laying the paper pieces. In my opinion doing a test with a cheap glue isn t really worth your time. Brownish craft paper adheres ideal to and also lasts lengthiest on a plywood subfloor. Tear brown paper bags or painter roll and make sure edges are torn not cut.

I applied paper bag floor to vinyl tiles wood concrete using elmer s glue all. 2 sand the concrete floor with a. Brown craft paper view example on amazon adheres best to and lasts longest on a plywood subfloor. I think you should pull the linoleum up first.

Using long mop like movements brush the stain on the floor in large sections. Blend it into the areas where you ve cut in. 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. I used varathane no order polyurethane heavy use formula water based as the glue to lay the paper down with.

To use this video in a commercial player o. The key to success with a paper bag floor is to start with the right subfloor. The secret to success with a paper bag floor is to start with the appropriate subfloor. It would be awful to lay all that brown paper stain seal.

Covering concrete with brown bag flooring adds a touch of creativity to a plain room. This is pictures without instructions. I have found that staining the paper is a lot different than staining wood. Step 2 for all the videos to the brown paper bag floor go to my blog.

I prepped the floor by cleaning it with tsp and then lightly sanded it. Spread on the floor and smooth out any air bubbles.