Inundate Me W/ Your Knowledge...
Allright rehabbers,
Inundate me w/ your knowledge of how to repair a seperating seam in linoleum flooring. I negotiated the replacement price into the contract, but think there has to be a way to repair it. It is only wide enough to notice. The seam is like a dotted line for about 10-15 ft of a 20x15 floor.
My honest oppinion. Take it out, and put in pergo. It looks 100x nicer, and will also raise the value of the home.
[addsig]
I appreciate the advice and have even put pergo in my own home, but in this area you don't need to do a lot of extras to sell homes. Most homes priced accurately are not on the market for more than a week and I don't think I'd get the value added for the time and expense.
I cannot imagine there is any repair for a seperating seem in linoleum flooring. Anything will be just an improvement or a cover-up, at best something that distracts from the problem.
How about getting a small hobby brush and putting some paint in their that matches the color of the linoleum?
Next would be to find the exact same linoleum and tear up all the linoleum on one side of the seam and relay it.
Other than that, put another layer down over it.
I've never been an artist, but I guess I'll be creating a masterpiece on my linoleum.
Thanks for the input.
There is stuff called seam sealer that will kind of melt the 2 sections together, a chemical weld I believe they call it. Same concept as the adhesive used on pvc pipe.
Mykle
Isn't that stuff used on the original installation to prevent seems from widening? I haven't heard of it used after you have a seam issue.
Can you put a flat rubber transition strip on the seam. It will look sort of peculiar to have a transition strip and the same flooring on both sides, but inexpensive is inexpensive.
Brenda
Yes, that's the stuff I'm refering to.
From the sounds of this situation I think it would work. Only wide enough to notice, and looks like a dotted line...are what I'm basing my opinion on. Of course clean the area well using a brush and vaccum, no water, before resealing. Maybe use a razor knife to help clean it.
If there is a seperation between the sections of flooring it can still be repaired, probably need a pro to do it though. They can mix a powdered vinyl material with the sealer to make a paste, fill the gap and then apply the catylist to melt it all togther, or there is basically what sounds like the equivelant of a hot glue gun with vinyl glue. Never seen either method used, just know they exist.
Mykle[ Edited by mykle on Date 03/12/2004 ]
When I have had seam seperation after vinyl installation. I have taken and run a thin bead of latex caulk along the seperation then take a putty knife and work it in and wipe up the excess with a damp cloth.
Haha,
just last week i made a sloppy seam on a new install...I was tired, it was an inconspicous area in a shelving cubby...I caulked it!
Mykle