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.

If the inspection shows a large bubble centered on a seam between floorboards then the floor is peaking. For small bubbles an inch or less in diameter use a large needle to prick the bubble allowing the trapped air to escape. 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. This will help the vinyl flooring soften a bit.

Repairing vinyl flooring is a quick way to fix your tiles without redoing your flooring. Cut the sheet vinyl flooring in the shape of an x with a utility knife and then remove the vinyl by peeling it back. Use a stack of books to weight it down until it rebonds. If the bubble is on the large size wrap a hot iron in a piece of cloth and put it onto the air bubble.

To fix it you must relieve the tension in the floor. For larger bubbles use a towel and iron. Here is the secret for removing bubbles in vinyl flooring. Then use a towel and a hot iron to heat and flatten the vinyl.

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. Press the needle completely through the vinyl to provide a means for trapped air to escape.