Glue for Old Stiff Linoleum

[eyeball]

Looking for a little advice here…

I have a 2008 RV with linoleum flooring. It is a one piece rolled floor and has a section that is about 2 feet long that has began to curl up at one edge. It has now curled about 6-8 back from the cabinet base. I need to get it stuck back down to the floor before it gets worse. While I would not call it brittle, the linoleum is stiff and curled into a half circle

Here is my plan…
(1) Soften it up with a heat gun
(2) Find some sore of glue that will secure it to the plywood subfloor
(3) Grab some 10lb weights from my sone gym and lay them on top until the glue dries.

Seems like a good plan to me but I am unsure what type of glue. I need something that will dry in about 24 hours so I can remove the weights and head on down the road to out it back in storage.

Suggestions?

 

[harvey10]

You're on the right track. Use a strong adhesive like contact cement or flooring adhesive. Apply it evenly under the curled section, press it down firmly, then weigh it down as planned. Make sure to follow the adhesive's instructions for drying time.

 

[duneslider]

Just to be clear, you don't actually have linoleum right? Linoleum is made from linseed oil and wood flour. I am assuming you are talking some sort of vinyl sheet flooring? Linoleum would need a different method to fix it.

They make specific adhesives for vinyl flooring and patching edges like what you have. A lot of RV's had vinyl installed with just the edges glued and not the "whole" floor covered with adhesive. Anyway, you can get vinyl flooring adhesive for this at you local HD or Lowes. Henry and Armstrong are the most common ones you will find. A seam sealer should work. I have used contact cement but it isn't the "best" glue for vinyl flooring. Usually, if the edges are coming up, water is present. The glues are water soluble and so when edges and seams are lifting most likely there is a water issue. I would make sure you don't have a leak somewhere.

Whatever glue you use, you will want to weight it while the glue cures.

 

[Vwpower]

Don’t heat it too much it will shrink. I’d use super glue.