Floor Roller for Linoleum

[gdubyacobb]

This is going to be my first time laying rolled linoleum.
Is there a viable option aside from using a floor roller to smooth out linoleum?
Some kind of diy trick or shortshort cut that would work on a 15'x10' space?
Sliding a rubbermaid filled with water along the floor crossed my mind, but that is just weight and no rolling action.
Its a little over an hour to the nearest rental shop and it would just be nice not to have to make the trip twice in 24 hours.
The floor is going into a pottery studio and will have tables and racks over most of it, so it isnt like laying it down in a fancy kitchen, but I would still like it to be without large bubbles/bulges.
Thanks in advance.

 

[Milton Shaw]

You might be able to get away with a laminate roller designed for countertops. Lowes shows one on line and should be in stores. You would have to provide the weight from your arms instead of just pushing the roller around like you would with a 100 lb roller. The rollers come in two widths and are both under $25.

 

[moserjj]

I used a dough roller for small 6x8 area a few months ago. Worked good

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[gdubyacobb]

I had read somewhere else about using a rolling pin. I'm not a little guy, maybe I'll look in to a laminate roller and give it a shot.

 

[jrunde]

I had some 6" diameter pvc pipe laying around. I cut a 24" piece, mixed up a 60lb bag of cement, and shoveled it in the pipe. Worked great.

 

[thebear]

I had some 6" diameter pvc pipe laying around. I cut a 24" piece, mixed up a 60lb bag of cement, and shoveled it in the pipe. Worked great.

I did something similar with a 5 gallon homer bucket for my lawn. Worked fine, but the taper causes it to roll in circles.