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LINOLEUM -- to glue or not to glue? ypylaw1 04-22-2008
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Posted by ypylaw1 on April 22, 2008, 4:21 pm
Hi all
I'm putting linoleum in my laundry room
the piece is cut and ready to go about 12x12 feet
the home depot guy told me that i don't have to glue it
some people suggested to use double sided tape on the outer edges
some people said i have to spread glue all over the floor
Any ideas, Anyone try to put it in without gluing it?

Thanks ahead




Posted by EXT on April 22, 2008, 4:42 pm
Fastening around the outside only may cause problems moving the heavy
appliances around causing the weight and pressure to stretch and possibly
tear the flooring. I assume you are not using real linoleum but in reality
are using a vinyl product which may have a greater potential to catch on the
feet of the appliances.

> Hi all
> I'm putting linoleum in my laundry room
> the piece is cut and ready to go about 12x12 feet
> the home depot guy told me that i don't have to glue it
> some people suggested to use double sided tape on the outer edges
> some people said i have to spread glue all over the floor
> Any ideas, Anyone try to put it in without gluing it?
>
> Thanks ahead
>
>
>


Posted by ransley on April 22, 2008, 5:11 pm
> Fastening around the outside only may cause problems moving the heavy
> appliances around causing the weight and pressure to stretch and possibly
> tear the flooring. I assume you are not using real linoleum but in reality=

> are using a vinyl product which may have a greater potential to catch on t=
he
> feet of the appliances.
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>
>
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> > Hi all
> > I'm putting linoleum in my laundry room
> > the piece is cut and ready to go about 12x12 feet
> > the home depot guy told me that i =A0don't have to glue it
> > some people suggested to use double sided tape on the outer edges
> > some people said i have to spread glue all over the floor
> > Any ideas, Anyone try to put it in without gluing it?
>
> > Thanks ahead- Hide quoted text -
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> - Show quoted text -

Follow the warranty advise, or you have none

Posted by Mike Dobony on April 24, 2008, 11:23 pm
On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:42:58 -0400, EXT wrote:

> Fastening around the outside only may cause problems moving the heavy
> appliances around causing the weight and pressure to stretch and possibly
> tear the flooring. I assume you are not using real linoleum but in reality
> are using a vinyl product which may have a greater potential to catch on the
> feet of the appliances.
>
>> Hi all
>> I'm putting linoleum in my laundry room
>> the piece is cut and ready to go about 12x12 feet
>> the home depot guy told me that i don't have to glue it
>> some people suggested to use double sided tape on the outer edges
>> some people said i have to spread glue all over the floor
>> Any ideas, Anyone try to put it in without gluing it?
>>
>> Thanks ahead
>>
>>
>>

You wasted your money on junk. Sorry. Unless you can manage to set the
washer and dryer in place without moving them after setting them down you
will most likely rip or stretch the no-glue vinyl. I would NEVER use it
again. My father-in-law tried it and ripped up the vinyl when putting in
the refridgerator. It was in my mobile home when I bought it and it also
got ripped up when we put the refridgerator in place and the same with the
stove. My daughter and son-in-law used it because it was cheap, but they
were able to set the fridge and stove in place with the 2 wheel dolly and
it wasn't too bad. I rehab houses and will not allow my subs to put in
no-glue, even though it is less expensive to buy and to install. If a
house has it and even if it is in good shape I will have it replaced.

Mike D.

Posted by Puddin' Man on April 22, 2008, 6:02 pm

>Hi all
>I'm putting linoleum in my laundry room
>the piece is cut and ready to go about 12x12 feet
>the home depot guy told me that i don't have to glue it
>some people suggested to use double sided tape on the outer edges
>some people said i have to spread glue all over the floor
>Any ideas, Anyone try to put it in without gluing it?

And the answer is ... as usual ... "It Depends".

On what will be under the floor covering.

On the quality of the floor covering.

On the pressures etc it will be subjected to.

On how long you need it to last.

Etc, etc.

If you don't fasten it at all, the edges will likely curl.

If it's cheap stuff, I wouldn't glue 100% of it.

P

"Sometimes, to be silent is to Lie."
- philosopher Miguel Unamuno, during the Spanish Civil War



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