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Vinyl tiles bubbling up
My vinyl tiles are bubbling up. What's causing it and can it be fixed?
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"Hi you have to do glue again. If that floor is wet it neded dray up"
Answered on 29th Sep 2022 - Member since Sep 2022 -
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"Bubbles in vinyl flooring form when moisture gets trapped between the vinyl and the subfloor. Even the best vinyl floors can form bubbles due to moisture. This moisture can come from the following: High indoor humidity or dampness."
Answered on 5th Jan 2024 - Member since Jul 2022 -
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"This depends on several factors
If your floor was latexed primed before hand
What type of vinyl tile you have down
What was the adhesive used and what knotch trowel was used to spread the adhesive
And has it been fitted properly"
If your floor was latexed primed before hand
What type of vinyl tile you have down
What was the adhesive used and what knotch trowel was used to spread the adhesive
And has it been fitted properly"
Answered on 18th Nov 2022 - Member since Feb 2019 -
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"Hi
This depends on several factors
If your floor was latexed primed before hand
What type of vinyl tile you have down
What was the adhesive used and what knotch trowel was used to spread the adhesive
And has it been fitted properly"
This depends on several factors
If your floor was latexed primed before hand
What type of vinyl tile you have down
What was the adhesive used and what knotch trowel was used to spread the adhesive
And has it been fitted properly"
Answered on 29th Sep 2022 - Member since Sep 2022 -
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"It's probably a bad chemical reaction between the compounds. You should remove the affected tiles, clean very well the floor under them and glue new tiles with appropriate glue for vynil than"
Answered on 9th Oct 2022 - Member since Dec 2021 -
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"Among all these, moisture is by far the most serious issue causing the vinyl to bubble. This is because bubbles will continue to appear until residual dampness is completely eliminated"
Answered on 29th Oct 2022 - Member since Oct 2022 -
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"Could be moisture if it's on concrete. moisture in the slab rising. There are epoxy resin based 'surface damp proof membranes' that you can put underneath a coat of smoothing compound to prevent moisture reaching the vinyl tiles."
Answered on 29th Sep 2022 - Member since Nov 2019 -
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