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LINOLEUM -- to glue or not to glue? ypylaw1 04-22-2008
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Posted by HeyBub on April 22, 2008, 6:14 pm
ypylaw1 wrote:
> 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?

If you glue it, I can tell you anyhow, it's a bitch to remove.

You'll need one of those 25-pound long-handled floor scrapers and muscles
like the Great Atlas. Or the pneumatic equivalent.

Still, glueing will prevent it from being stolen.



Posted by Big_Jake on April 22, 2008, 8:26 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

Home Depot is going / has gone to glueless vinyl flooring for ease of
installation. I'm not trying to be resistant to change, I just like
the old style of stuff better.

Nonetheless, if you have the stuff that isn't meant to be glued, don't
glue it. The backing isn't designed for general purpose glue and you
could ruin it by gluing it like a traditional vinyl floor. You might
want to use the "glass tape" in the doorway to keep it from buckling,
but you probably don't need to. It shouldn't shrink, curl, and any
dents you make in it with furniture or appliances should eventually
disappear. The thing I don't like about it is that it is pretty
difficult to seam or patch, but this is a little thing that won't be a
concern for most people.

JK

Posted by The Reverend Natural Light on April 23, 2008, 3:15 pm
> 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?
>

My parents had linoleum put in their basement. Installers just glued
the corners. After a couple of years, the material shrank and it
stretched inward away from the walls - except where it was glued in
the corners. Looked like crap and ruined all of it. No idea what
brand or type it was.

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