Linoleum Floor Repair
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Our house was a spec home, so we were unable to pick anything out for ourseleves, meaning we didn't get a choice that our laundry room has linolium in in it. Of course in my world we will magically have the extra $800 to tile the floors ourselves, but since that isn't going to happen today, my question is this, do you know how to repair riped linoleum? I managed to tear it. I can fold it back over and leave it neatly in it's place, the problem is that I walk on it often and pull it back up. It is about the size of one quarter and one nickle.
What works for you?
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I wish I could help you, but I actually came here hoping to read a great solution in your comments section. ;) My kitchen floor has a small tear where the fridge was moved. I thought I saw a tiny repair kit in one of those catalogs like Lillian Vernon or Harriet Carter, but I'm not positive. I hope someone has a great fix for you!
There are repair glues out there for small tears but you will need to look at a flooring store for them. We had small kitchen fire once upon a time and ended up with a lovely burned ring on my then brand new flooring. Right in the middle of the kitchen, thank you very much! I called a flooring installer and he spliced in a new piece of flooring for a nominal fee. I knew where it was but no one else could tell. If you have some spare flooring and it's a large enough tear you may want to check out having it professionally repaired. Hope this helps.
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Depending on how much longer you plan to keep the vinyl floor, I would think twice about gluing it back down (although I think you could easily do that). I just think if you glued a lot, it might be harder to take up when you want to replace it.
Good luck!
I have had great success with the use of tub/shower caulk for this problem. I just peal it back and squirt some in, press it back down and clean off the excess that squishes out with a damp rag. This technique totally fills in all the spaces around the rip if the piece does not go back perfectly. I have even used it to fill in the cracks between sections of linoleum. Good luck!
*peel*
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