I'm looking at this tomorrow.
I don't even know the brand or adhesive used.
Problem is a 3 foot 'roundish' area where the flooring is "humped up"
The shop did the installation, but a general contractor installed 1/4" underlayment. Sounds like the 1/4 inch stapler ran out of staples, so a portion of that underlayment was not stapled, and caused the "hump" after the adhesive was applied.
OK.................... not knowing much about this job, what do I do or what can I do?
The plank material is not T&G. It was installed using that infamous and friendly sounding. "pressure sensitive" adhesive. That term to me, has many meanings.
If this floor was installed with a semi-dry "pressure sensitive adhesive" , is there any chance that I can release a dozen or so strips using a heat gun or hair dryer to remove the planks, then staple the bubbled 1/4" underlayment, and then relay those same planks back in place?
Will they re-stick or will I need additional adhesive?
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I ask, because "pressure sensitive" to me has more than one description... For vinyl sheet flooring you might let dry to the point that it's truly releasable.
From my limited experiences with LVT, it's also called "pressure sensitive, ............but is installed when the adhesive is partially dried and to me, it looks pretty darn permanent.
Cut to the chase.
.......Can I release these planks with a heat gun and then reinstall them after stapling down the 1/4" underlayment??? (with no additional adhesive)
I don't even know the brand or adhesive used.
Problem is a 3 foot 'roundish' area where the flooring is "humped up"
The shop did the installation, but a general contractor installed 1/4" underlayment. Sounds like the 1/4 inch stapler ran out of staples, so a portion of that underlayment was not stapled, and caused the "hump" after the adhesive was applied.
OK.................... not knowing much about this job, what do I do or what can I do?
The plank material is not T&G. It was installed using that infamous and friendly sounding. "pressure sensitive" adhesive. That term to me, has many meanings.
If this floor was installed with a semi-dry "pressure sensitive adhesive" , is there any chance that I can release a dozen or so strips using a heat gun or hair dryer to remove the planks, then staple the bubbled 1/4" underlayment, and then relay those same planks back in place?
Will they re-stick or will I need additional adhesive?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I ask, because "pressure sensitive" to me has more than one description... For vinyl sheet flooring you might let dry to the point that it's truly releasable.
From my limited experiences with LVT, it's also called "pressure sensitive, ............but is installed when the adhesive is partially dried and to me, it looks pretty darn permanent.
Cut to the chase.
.......Can I release these planks with a heat gun and then reinstall them after stapling down the 1/4" underlayment??? (with no additional adhesive)
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