Repairing a Vinyl Floor
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Tabby on Jul 11, 2013I would clean the area very well and put the silicone caulk through and UNDER the slit and then press down. Wipe off any caulking that oozes up. Hold the slit edges down into place until it cures. Some of the silicone will press up into the slit and hold the edge together, while also holding the vinyl down to your subfloor. You don't want any caulk to come up above the level of the vinyl or it will grab dust, shoe toes, brooms, etc. You could also use a 6000 glue or something like that. They should have used a hot hair dryer to shrink the vinyl bubble back down. I watched how my floors were installed. They poked a pin into the bubble if it was so bad the heat wouldn't shrink it. (Pinhole lets air out from underneath.) Pinholes show up much less than a slit.Helpful Reply
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Mary Insana on Jul 11, 2013Thanks, that's pretty much how I was going to do it..Helpful Reply
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Valerie on Jul 11, 2013A thought - do you think that carpet tape placed under the slit would do the trick? If the edges were sufficiently close together I am sure that dirt etc would not penetrate.Helpful Reply
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Mary Insana on Jul 11, 2013You really can't get under the slit unless I use something to slide in there and open it up myself. It is literally a cut, not a bubble with a slit in it. Something on the surface is what I need to do.Helpful Reply
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Spheramid Enterprises on Jul 12, 2013super glueHelpful Reply
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Rab663545 on Oct 18, 2014i have the same thing and was wondering what to use alsoHelpful Reply
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Sharon Russell on Apr 16, 2015We have the same thing. I tried a drop of clear nail polish. So far, so good.Helpful Reply
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Cer2010 on Jun 11, 2015Vinyl is PVC, just like plastic pipe. There is "vinyl weld" available to seal cuts. It would be in the flooring area of the big box outlets. Or if it's a little spot and not out in a traffic area, PVC cement for pipes works. Use a small q-tip to apply a small line to the cut. It fuses the pieces together and seals out water and dirt. It will only work if the sides of the cut touch, or extremely close. The pic shows a dark cut. If it's open you cam use a hair dryer and when warm pull back together with painter tape. Then when cooled, seal it. Good luck.Helpful Reply
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Elaine753 on Aug 24, 2015I have a cut in my vinyl flooring from moving the fridge...thought I would try using my hair dryer to heat it a little then push it back down...whata you think?Helpful Reply
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Linda Vellucci on Jun 16, 2016Glue gunHelpful Reply
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