| Home-Improvement Quick-Tip: Repairing Vinyl Flooring |
From "Ask DIY"
episode ADI-411 |
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With a little patience, scratches or tears in vinyl flooring can be repaired to look almost as good as new.
- Find a piece of vinyl that matches your flooring and is bigger than the tear. (If your floor has vinyl tiles, simply replace a whole square.)
- Line up the pattern of the replacement piece with that of your floor, and tape the replacement piece to the floor.
- With the replacement piece in place, use a utility knife to cut through both pieces of vinyl. Make certain that you cut a hole larger than the damaged area.
- Lift up and remove both pieces of vinyl. If the old vinyl flooring sticks to the sub-floor, use a blow-dryer to loosen it up and a putty-knife to lift it up.
- With the damaged portion cut and removed, use the putty knife to remove the old adhesive from the sub-floor and clean away any debris.
- Apply new adhesive to the sub-floor with a putty knife, and position the vinyl patch to cover the hole.
- Press the patch in the center to work out any air-bubbles underneath, then use a rolling pin to press the patch flat.
- Clean up any excess glue using a damp paper towel.
RESOURCES :
HGTV's Complete Fix-It
Author: HGTV
Flooring Basics (Basic Series)
ISBN: 0806958979
Author: Rick Peters
Order this book from Amazon.com.
Sterling Publishing Co. Inc.
Website: www.sterlingpub.com
Carpets and Flooring for Your Home
Model: 1899163093
Author: Renate Beigel and Stanley Lyons
(1995)
To order this title from Amazon.com, click here.
Cimino Books, Inc.
Website: www.caminobooks.com
Ortho's All About Floors and Flooring
Model: 0897214463
Author: Martin Miller
(2002)
To order this title from Amazon.com, click here.
Ortho Books
Columbus, OH 43216
Flooring Projects & Techniques (Black and Decker Home Improvement Library)
Model: 0865736790
Author: Editors
(1997)
To order this title from Amazon.com, click here.
Creative Publishing International, Inc.
Website: www.creativepub.com
The New Flooring Idea Book: Creating Style from the Floor Up
Model: 156496731X
Author: Regina Cole
(2001)
To order this title from Amazon.com, click here.
Rockport Publishers, Inc.
Website: www.rockpub.com
Creating Beautiful Floors
Model: 0376011475
Author: Sunset Books Editor
(1996)
To order this title from Amazon.com, click here.
Sunset Publishing Company (Division of Time Warner)
Website: www.sunset.com
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