Linoleum does not have sufficient resistance to mechanical damage. It can be damaged by moving the furniture or dropping a sharp object, burn with a match or cigarette. There are many ways to make a hole in linoleum so that it is not visible.
The method of performing the repair is chosen depending on the size of the damage. In this article, consider various technologies for the restoration of flooring with cuts, breaks and bloating.
Linoleum repair methods
On large gaps impose a pay
Linoleum can break because of various reasons, while you do not need to rush to replace the floor covering for a new one. You can repair yourself without circulation for help from specialists. Consider ways how to take a linoleum with your own hands:
- Small breaks glued together;
- Cuts and docking seams can be sealed with cold welding or mastic;
- wax, sealant, mastic fill minor scratches;
- rubbing to wax, picking up a suitable shade;
- For large damage repair, we use a patch from linoleum of the same coloring.
If the linoleum has broken, you need to choose the most suitable restoration method for each case. There are many compositions that make it possible to repair the coating so that the damaged place is imperceptible.
Minor repairs
Sealants will help eliminate small scratches and chips
Consider how to make a broken linoleum with small mechanical surface damage. Consider linoleum using such compositions:
- Sealants for wood work. They are able to eliminate small damage and scuff.
- Mastics of various shades, select the most suitable color, rub damage to linoleum.
- Cold welding for linoleum is produced in the form of an adhesive based on polyvinyl chloride, which is capable of sticking the breaks up to 2 mm thick.
- To eliminate small cuts of nail polish, a thin layer of the finishing coating of the same structure.
Before starting restoration work from under the coating, we remove the garbage and dust, degrease the place on the flooring, which we will repair.
We restore scuffs
Damage to the upper layer of linoleum, its scuffs and minor scratches can be eliminated with:
- Polyrols under the color of the coating, rub damaged places;
- Small losses to the furniture wax, exactly selecting the shade.
With careful execution of work and the exactly selected color of the grout, the repaired area will not differ from the main area of the coating.
We cite a burned area
Located places can only be disguised as a patch
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We carry out the repair of linoleum with a hole burned in careless handling of fire. For this, we put a hole with a patch from the same material.
Repair sequence:
- The damaged area is issued as a geometric shape of the correct shape (circle, square).
- We clean the edges, degrease, clean the dust with a vacuum cleaner from under cover.
- We select a patch so that the drawing match, apply to the damaged place, cut the piece of the desired form.
- We smear the patch with adhesive composition from below and on the edges. We insert into the hole, appreciate, leave under the yoke for 48 hours.
According to the above, the principle can be repaired large torn holes. If the edges of the rupture are smooth, you can glue them according to the joint connection method, if torn, then you will have to look for a compartment of material with the same structure and pattern.
After completing the repair, it is not necessary to throw away the remnants of the materials used, they may be needed to restore the spoiled areas of the coating.
If the docking seams broke
It is possible to make a "hot" and "cold" way to flick the coating bands.
The joints "weld" hot and cold way
Step-by-step instruction of cold docking seams:
- We stretch two bands so that it turns out to be in 2 mm, put the metal bar for it for convenience of cutting. In the middle of the adolescence, cutting both strips;
- Cropped bands are discarded, we stick to the place of the joint along the entire length of the greasy tape, and cut it on the place of docking;
- PVC glue fill the seam using a glue gun or a thin tip, after half an hour, we apart the tape, we wait after completely frozen the glue.
By the hot method of linoleum junctions, glue with a construction dryer with a special nozzle. To do this, you need to purchase a special cord in advance and expand the place of docking to 5 mm.
At the same time, the cord is warming up and quickly (until it cooled) lay inside the seam. The bonding of the ends occurs by vulcanization of the joints of the compound, due to this, the bands form one whole. This method is more reliable, but requires special skills to work with a hairdryer.
The joints sealed by a hot way will be highly sealed for a long time. It is not necessary to neglect the repair, since the dirt will be broken down and moisture will fall, which will lead to the formation of mold and unpleasant odor in the room.
Eliminating the waves
If the linoleum swells, then the technology of its laying was broken. When making waves along the edges of the flooring, the coating size should be reduced, leaving the compensation gap between the flooring and the wall. On how to get rid of bloatings, see this video:
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Stages of elimination of breach:
- Remove the plinth along the walls of the room, cut the coating to the desired size.
- We leave for 2-3 days the material in a spaced form so that it will be broken.
- After the coating has placed, glued it or fix the plinths.
Pushing bloating and releasing the air, press the glue under the coating
Sometimes bloated due to the fact that the coating is unnecessary stretched due to its insignificant thickness.
When making waves in the center of the room there are several options for restoring the surface:
- Pour a small break with a needle, we release air out of it, smooth your hand, fill the hole with glue through the syringe, apply the flooring.
- Large waves Cut by the blade in the middle, sometimes it will be necessary to cut the excessive excessive material, we produce air, sample with painting scotch, so as not to blur the surface with glue. We smear the joints of the joints, and fill the seam, then add and leave it under the cargo to complete drying. Read more about the repair of your coverage, see this video:
So that the flooring has served a long time, it is necessary in the process of performing repair work to choose the material of proper quality. Characteristics Depending on the coating class, you can learn based on the applied table:
Showing the skill and accuracy, it is easy to restore the linoleum so that it will not be completely noticeable and pretty will save money due to the absence of the need for the acquisition of new outdoor materials.