Air pockets under new vinyl flooring
M. Bond
We just had new vinyl flooring put in the kitchen. The installers
rolled it out but it had puckers where air was trapped underneath. They
said it would go down in a few days but I am wary. After one day not
much has changed. I have put the installation of cabinets on hold
pending a resolution on this. Hopefully it will flatten out and I can
tell the cabinet installers to procede without having to get the
flooring people back in and re-lay it.
Has anyone else had a similar problem? Will the flooring material
flatten out like promised? If so, how long will this take?
Kurt Krueger
M. Bond wrote:
>
> We just had new vinyl flooring put in the kitchen. The installers
> rolled it out but it had puckers where air was trapped underneath. They
> said it would go down in a few days but I am wary.
Depends on the material. Some of the newer stuff is only glued
along the edge and then it's supposed to shrink and pull
tight. Solarian is one such type. I used a remnant for
my laundry room and was only partially successful. The
shrinking stopped after the first day and didn't pull
everything tight (the remnent had slight damage and the
special paper they use may have been off too long).
If it's not tight by now, I'd say it's not going to ever
be.
Al Brajkovich
M. Bond wrote:
> We just had new vinyl flooring put in the kitchen. The installers
> rolled it out but it had puckers where air was trapped underneath. They
> said it would go down in a few days but I am wary. After one day not
> much has changed. I have put the installation of cabinets on hold
> pending a resolution on this. Hopefully it will flatten out and I can
> tell the cabinet installers to procede without having to get the
> flooring people back in and re-lay it.
>
> Has anyone else had a similar problem? Will the flooring material
> flatten out like promised? If so, how long will this take?
This is common. Don't panic. Watch the floor for a few days and see.
A pinprick in the bubble will expidite the process....
--
Al Brajkovich-Tile Man
bli...@execpc.com
>
> We just had new vinyl flooring put in the kitchen. The installers
> rolled it out but it had puckers where air was trapped underneath. They
> said it would go down in a few days but I am wary. After one day not
> much has changed. I have put the installation of cabinets on hold
> pending a resolution on this. Hopefully it will flatten out and I can
> tell the cabinet installers to procede without having to get the
> flooring people back in and re-lay it.
>
> Has anyone else had a similar problem? Will the flooring material
> flatten out like promised? If so, how long will this take?
>
I have seen many floors laid over the years and laid a few myself.
I have also noticed these "air bubbles" under the floor with some
concern. Someone once told me that these bubbles are created by
the adhesive releasing gases and would soon go away. All of the
floors that I saw and laid myself laid flat with out air bubbles
after a couple of days.
Wait it out the weekend - you'll see what I mean.
JamesBow1
Your installers appear to be either stupid or inept or both.
I suggest you not pay them for this shoddy work.
If you have get them back and get it straight or file suit.
Air bubbles under a new floor are not normal nor acceptable.
DGobis
It will flatten out .
Dave @Tile Concepts
Frank White
M. Bond wrote in message <3540F8...@rototech.com>...
Frank White
If the floor was laid properly the air bubbles should flatten. One trick of
the trade is to puncture the material with a hypodermic and suck the air
out.
Frank White
Home Repairs & Etc.
http://www.repair-home.com