[British-cars] Non-LBC - glue floor coving seam

[Brian Kemp]

Dwade - You didn't say how much the floor was coming up.  If just the 
seam is open a little and the vinyl is still bonded to the subfloor, 
Eric's recommendation is good.  If however, it is coming up and no 
longer bonded to the subfloor, I recommend two steps, especially if the 
edges are starting to curl - my situation a few years ago. 

First I would clean out the crack well.  Then take some floor adhesive 
and work it in the crack as much as you can.  Push down the floor to 
squeeze out the extra amount and clean it up.  Then put down the wax 
paper and weight it down.  I used a 1x2 directly over the seam and 
stacked some weights on top.  If using something like the 1x2, you could 
also just cover the floor side with packing tape instead of the wax 
paper.  Let it sit for a few hours then clean up any additional adhesive 
squeeze out.  I then covered/weighted mine again overnight to make sure 
the edges stayed down .  I found a barely damp kitchen scrub sponge 
worked well for cleaning up the Armstrong adhesive I used. 

I would then follow up with a careful application of the seam sealer the 
next day.

Brian

Eric J Russell wrote:
> Apply some masking tape (painters tape tends to not leave residue) to 
> the edges of the seam to protect against any glue that might squeeze 
> out. Gently lift the loose edges and clean out any debris/old glue. 
> Use a syringe to squirt appropriate glue under edges (i.e vinyl floor 
> seam sealer: http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/article/0,,216707,00.html 
> ) Lay a piece of wax paper over the seam and put something weighty 
> over it. (a stack of magazines works well). Rest & recuperate.
>
> Eric Russell
> Mebane, NC
> http://home.mebtel.net/~ejrussell
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dwade Reinsch" <dreinsch at swbell.net>
> To: <british-cars at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2010 9:29 AM
> Subject: [British-cars] Non-LBC - glue floor coving seam
>
>
>> Keeping the little wife happy is important part of success with 
>> LBC's, so when
>> she has a seam opening up in the floor covering in her kitchen, it's 
>> a LBC
>> problem.  :-)
>>
>> Just regular vinyl floor covering about 10 years old.  One short (5 
>> inches)
>> opening at a seam.  I need to inject glue down into the seam so it 
>> will stick
>> back down.
>>
>> Any suggestions as to glue or methods of putting it down into the seam?
>>
>> Thanks for all the help I've received over the years.
>>
>> Dwade
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