# Laying vinyl tile over particle board

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laying-vinyl-tile-over-particle-board/640094>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 6, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laying-vinyl-tile-over-particle-board/640094 "2012-11-06T15:51:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laying-vinyl-tile-over-particle-board/640094/1 "2012-11-06T15:51:38Z")

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We are replacing carpet with self stick vinyl tile over particle board.  
Does the board require any preparation other than the removal or carpet staples and cleaning?

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**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laying-vinyl-tile-over-particle-board/640094/2 "2012-11-06T18:19:24Z")

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> [@carnivorousplant](#):
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> We are replacing carpet with self stick vinyl tile over particle board.  
> Does the board require any preparation other than the removal or carpet staples and cleaning?

Yes. You don’t want unsealed pores.

One of many sites when I googled “floor prep self stick vinyl tile.”

[http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/catalog/servlet/ContentView?pn=Installing\_selfstick\_vinyl\_tiles&storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053](http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/catalog/servlet/ContentView?pn=Installing_selfstick_vinyl_tiles&storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053)