How To Fix A Big Bubble In Vynal Wood Flooring

If you have vinyl bubbles use a utility knife to make a cut straight down the length of each bubble.

How to fix a big bubble in vynal wood flooring.

Put some flooring adhesive onto your floor. For small bubbles an inch or less in diameter use a large needle to prick the bubble allowing the trapped air to escape. Cut the sheet vinyl flooring in the shape of an x with a utility knife and then remove the vinyl by peeling it back. If you have small scrapes or cuts in your vinyl apply a low gloss seam sealer to seal them up.

If the inspection shows a large bubble centered on a seam between floorboards then the floor is peaking. To fix it you must relieve the tension in the floor. On this video osman shows how to repair an air bubble in a kitchen vinyl sheet flooring using an injector to shoot glue and a small roller. Then use a towel and a hot iron to heat and flatten the vinyl.

Here is the secret for removing bubbles in vinyl flooring. Press the needle completely through the vinyl to provide a means for trapped air to escape. This will help the vinyl flooring soften a bit. For larger bubbles use a towel and iron.

Peaking is when the floor has been installed without enough space left at the walls for expansion causing the boards to squeeze together and rise at a joined seam. Repairing vinyl flooring is a quick way to fix your tiles without redoing your flooring.