This is a step-by-step guide to repairing damaged sheet vinyl flooring. Click a picture and follow along during an actual job of patching a vinyl floor.
Damaged sheet vinyl floor.
Damaged sheet vinyl floor.
Clean entire area.
Clean entire area.
Clean repair material.
Clean repair material.
Align and orient the repair material (square patterns aren't really square).
Align and orient the repair material (square patterns aren't really square).
Find appropriate pattern replacements.
Find appropriate pattern replacements.
Use a square to cut two sides, then the other 2 sides.
Use a square to cut two sides, then the other 2 sides.
Check pattern match.
Check pattern match.
Cut two sides of damage area on the match, leave extra material on the other 2 sides.
Cut two sides of damage area on the match, leave extra material on the other 2 sides.
Peel off the damaged flooring.
Peel off the damaged flooring.
Carefully scrape along edges to remove material to bare floor.
Carefully scrape along edges to remove material to bare floor.
Scrape the floor clean and flat.
Scrape the floor clean and flat.
Dry fit the first two sides.
Dry fit the first two sides.
Butt the square to one overlapped edge and hold firmly in place.
Butt the square to one overlapped edge and hold firmly in place.
Move repair piece aside and cut along straightedge.
Move repair piece aside and cut along straightedge.
Remove old material carefully.
Remove old material carefully.
Repeat for final overlapped side.
Repeat for final overlapped side.
Use tape to protect the raw edges from adhesive contamination.
Use tape to protect the raw edges from adhesive contamination.
Spread appropriate adhesive with properly notched trowel.
Spread appropriate adhesive with properly notched trowel.
Or spread adhesive with a disposable brush.
Or spread adhesive with a disposable brush.
Allow adhesive to tack up, then remove protective tape.
Allow adhesive to tack up, then remove protective tape.
Place patch material into adhesive without sliding.
Place patch material into adhesive without sliding.
Press material evenly into adhesive, allowing air to escape.
Press material evenly into adhesive, allowing air to escape.
Clean entire area again.
Clean entire area again.
Prepare appropriate seam sealer.
Prepare appropriate seam sealer.
Apply seam sealer according to manufacturer's instructions.
Apply seam sealer according to manufacturer's instructions.
After seam sealer is set, replace trims and furnishings and be proud of your good work.
After seam sealer is set, replace trims and furnishings and be proud of your good work.
Detailed instructions for this can be found in this article.
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Jim McClain grew up in rural Plumas County, CA. After a short, but exciting stint in the US Army, where he dodged work in Germany and incoming rounds in Vietnam, he settled back into country living and took a part-time job as an installer’s helper to work his way through college. He fell in love with the business and turned it into a career. Retiring from sales & installations in 2006, he still carries on his love affair with the industry through the use of a computer, a digital camera and a little space in “teh Ether”.
