peel and stick tile . problem.
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March 10th, 2010
Me and my husband wanted to do a little cheap remodel, just to “spice” up our kitchen a little. Anyway, so we got the peel and stick tile, the kind you get from family dollar/ dollar general. We started noticing about half way through, that they started popping up some, not the whole thing, but mainly on the sides and corners. We tried blow drying the edges, but even that still didn’t work. What’s something we can use or do to make them stick to the floor.
mcm10 says:
You could probably use some adhesive caulking. You can get it from the local Home Depot or Lowes Hardware. Should say on the label what it is good for.
March 10th, 2010 at 1:56 am
Mark says:
hehehehee
March 10th, 2010 at 2:40 am
krn001 says:
Hi,
Try to use a regular vinyl floor tile adhesive with a 3/32 V notched trowel. The dollar store stuff probably has such a thin amount of glue that other areas are going to continue to lift.
March 10th, 2010 at 3:31 am
William says:
Usually the problem in such a case is the subfloor wasn’t clean enough to stick tile too. Simply sweeping the floor or using a vac. isn’t enough. The substrate should have been tack clothed with a wet rag that is wrung out about as much as you can. Pros also use a roller afterwards to fully engage the tile to the floor. It’s about the size of a carpet vacuum cleaner but can weigh upwards of a hundred pounds. If the floor was truly inexpensive you may be better off buying enough tile to replace the area that you have done, and try again. If you have done it all, I think it’s going to be tough. The other ideas sound OK, but I think the amount of adhesive will be a little too thick for the floor to lay flat. There is also contact cement but you need to get a coat on both sides and let it dry to the touch before you stick the tile down again. Good luck.
March 10th, 2010 at 4:14 am
Janet says:
i do this in all my rental home’s ( i buy mine from dollar general for my rentals). the person before me was right you need to use the tile glue; spread a thin coat on ,then place your tiles. use a rolling pin to roll over each tile. I also did the same thing in my home and i bought the wood peel and stick from lowe’s. also give it 24 hours before you wash your floor for the 1st time. hope this helps good luck with your home.
March 10th, 2010 at 5:08 am