Hi, I'm writing on behalf of my elderly dad. He's recently had a new lino put in his kitchen, and he's had problems with it. It appears it has moved after it was fitted (it wasn't stuck down) and air pockets and bulges have appeared as it moved. The floor is laid down is old tiles.The flooring providers have washed their hands of it and are no use, and my poor old dad is left with a lumpy lino. I guess he'll have to re-lay it, but I've got some questions.... Should it be stuck down?, and if so how much , just at the edges? Should he get a screed down first? Does he have to prep the floor before hand, if so, with what? His previous lino seemed heavier and stiffer(and also wasn't stuck down - i believe), and didn't move or crumple the new flooring is called cushionfloor (brooklyn) any comments greatly appreciated mike
Any pics ? Its vinyl not lino btw What kind if tiles is it laid over ? Vinyl can be completely loose laid or fully stuck but perimeter fixing is the most common method. Sounds like it not been acclimatised and fitted cold and is expanding as its warmed to the house temperature causing it to push off the walls and bubble up or possibly just cut in to big. Can be sorted but But you'd be better off finding a reputable fitter to sort it for you. Also who evers sold and installed this is responsible and should be rectifying the issue.
Hi, I'm probably over at my dads house over the weekend , so I'll take some pics and post them on this thread . Please keep an eye out for my response , I'd like to hear your comments. Thanks Mike
Hello again ,I've took some pics of the floor(attached). The floor underneath is made of old ceramic files and is quite a dusty floor. An indepent assesser came and also tested it for dampness - apparently it has low levels of dampness ,but doesn't obviously feel damp to the touch. Without getting into the legalities of who's responsible( and I fullly take your point about the floor providers being responsible ) , I'd rather just find a way to stick the vinyl down. My dad is getting on a bit and I really don't want him fighting some battle with the shop at his age. Normally , I'd advise him to not give up and keep going back to the flooring people till they fix it. . He's tried citizens advice and everything, but it seems he's been left high and dry. Worse case, he has to get a new vinyl floor.
I've repaired a floor exactly the same that carpet right fitted and accepted no responsibility for. It's either a damp floor or a leak. Lift the vinyl, check for leak first. If there's no leak put down a isolator sheet like mapielay and stick the vinyl to that. Job done Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Ok thanks. Is the isolater sheet adhesive ?, Also ,does the liquid version form a glue ? , if so would the vinyl floor be stuck down forever ? Sorry , I know nothing about this stuff.
Isolator sheet floats/loose laid. Then you can stick the vinyl or loose lay to it. The liquid dpm sticks to the floor and should have smoothing compound over it after. You would need a professional to inspect the subfloor before using any dpm systems as they can fail if installed incorrectly....bit like vinyl lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Isolator sheet floats/loose laid. Then you can stick the vinyl or loose lay to it. The liquid dpm sticks to the floor and should have smoothing compound over it after. You would need a professional to inspect the subfloor before using any dpm systems as they can fail if installed incorrectly....bit like vinyl lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
