Damaged Vinyl Floor Repair

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Damaged vinyl floor repair.

To repair a hole or tear in vinyl flooring. Be sure that the patch is larger than the damaged area. Clean off any paint that gets on the surrounding vinyl surface. Repair small scrapes and cuts 1 use a vacuum cleaner or broom to clear away any existing dirt or debris from the surface of your vinyl flooring where the cut or scrape is located.

Remove any adhesive on the subfloor. Repair howto vinyl hello my friends. Patch cut from scrap of vinyl flooring masking tape utility knife putty knife pencil floor adhesive t square mineral spirits rags rolling pin. Obviously the best patch is a piece of the original flooring material and one that gives you a chance to make an unnoticeable repair.

About the book author. Mop and rinse the damaged area with fresh warm water if vacuuming or sweeping the area does not remove the dirt. Use a sharp utility knife and metal straight edge to cut around the damaged piece of vinyl flooring following the lines in the pattern. Sheet vinyl has far fewer seams than tile so when it comes to making a patch it can be a little trickier than replacing a single tile.

Protecting against water damaged vinyl flooring. Surface moisture from mopping or the occasional spill should not result in water damaged vinyl flooring as long as the proper adhesive was used and the seams are properly sealed. Let the paint dry for 15 minutes or speed up the drying time with a hair dryer on low heat. Start by carefully peeling up the affected plank.

Scrape the old glue off the subfloor with a floor scraper or painter s tool. Remove the damaged vinyl. Lift the end of the vinyl plank or tile that is closest to the wall and pull it out and up to remove it. Unclick the rest of the vinyl until you reach the damaged area.

Mixing the special paint to match your flooring color is the trickiest part of the fix. At this video i would like to share with you one method of flooring vinyl plank replacement. With vinyl tile the best approach simply is to replace marred tiles. Water should always be mopped up immediately and a floor should never be intentionally flooded.

Cut a repair patch the same size as the hole from a scrap of vinyl flooring. Mix the paint to match the floor color and paint the inside surface and edges of the damaged area. If any of the corners are chipped or damaged or if there is heavy glue residue on the bottom discard it and use a new plank. With sheet vinyl eliminating damage requires fusing the surface or patching in new material.