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08-09-2007

Eric in North T...

Telstra

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Posted by on August 9, 2007, 8:13 am

Small "powder room" with beat looking vinyl floor covering.

We got a box of sticky-tiles at Home Depot.
Scrubbed and rinsed the old surface.
Waited a weekend for it to dry,
then put down the new tiles.

A few weeks later, the tiles are lifting.
????

Anything special I should've done to the old covering
to make the new tiles adhere better ?
I hesitate running a sander over the floor.....

For what its worth, the box says "Made in China"
( maybe they haven't mastered the concept of sticky-tiles? )

<rj>

Posted by Eric in North TX on August 9, 2007, 8:37 am

I don't think in my 58 years on the planet that I've ever seen that
work.
I don't think anyone has that down.

> Small "powder room" with beat looking vinyl floor covering.

> We got a box of sticky-tiles at Home Depot.

> Scrubbed and rinsed the old surface.

> Waited a weekend for it to dry,

> then put down the new tiles.

> A few weeks later, the tiles are lifting.

> ????

> Anything special I should've done to the old covering

> to make the new tiles adhere better ?

> I hesitate running a sander over the floor.....

> For what its worth, the box says "Made in China"

> ( maybe they haven't mastered the concept of sticky-tiles? )

> <rj>

Posted by Telstra on August 9, 2007, 10:16 am

Replace the tiles with a linoleum tile pattern. Thats
what i did

> Small "powder room" with beat looking vinyl floor covering.

> We got a box of sticky-tiles at Home Depot.

> Scrubbed and rinsed the old surface.

> Waited a weekend for it to dry,

> then put down the new tiles.

> A few weeks later, the tiles are lifting.

> ????

> Anything special I should've done to the old covering

> to make the new tiles adhere better ?

> I hesitate running a sander over the floor.....

> For what its worth, the box says "Made in China"

> ( maybe they haven't mastered the concept of sticky-tiles? )

> <rj>

Posted by RickH on August 9, 2007, 10:45 am

> Small "powder room" with beat looking vinyl floor covering.

> We got a box of sticky-tiles at Home Depot.

> Scrubbed and rinsed the old surface.

> Waited a weekend for it to dry,

> then put down the new tiles.

> A few weeks later, the tiles are lifting.

> ????

> Anything special I should've done to the old covering

> to make the new tiles adhere better ?

> I hesitate running a sander over the floor.....

> For what its worth, the box says "Made in China"

> ( maybe they haven't mastered the concept of sticky-tiles? )

> <rj>

Self stick vinyl tile sucks over anything but a pristine surface, no
matter what country it's made in. To mastic the new stuff or do it
right at this point will both require ripping up something, so you may
as well do it right. Pull the toilet, sink and baseboard, rip off the
old flooring, (a 6 foot iron wrecking bar with a chisel point is good
for this, forgot what they are called). Get down to a good subfloor
(or mortar bed if old house) and tile properly from there. You may
need a layer of 1/4 inch tile backer, there are some nice new non-
cement-based wet backers available, or just 1/4 inch masonite for
powder room.

Posted by Steve Barker on August 9, 2007, 1:35 pm

You might try running a hot roller over them. This is the same result i've
had with sticky tiles.

steve

> Small "powder room" with beat looking vinyl floor covering.

> We got a box of sticky-tiles at Home Depot.

> Scrubbed and rinsed the old surface.

> Waited a weekend for it to dry,

> then put down the new tiles.

> A few weeks later, the tiles are lifting.

> ????

> Anything special I should've done to the old covering

> to make the new tiles adhere better ?

> I hesitate running a sander over the floor.....

> For what its worth, the box says "Made in China"

> ( maybe they haven't mastered the concept of sticky-tiles? )

> <rj>

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