VCT Flooring

[Tbucit]

I may be jumping the gun a bit but in early spring I am going to put down my tile. However there one question that has my intrest at this time. From here I see that when installing this tile you can work in a doable area say 12' x 12' or so. And I have read that you wait on the glue to set, may be more to this but this is enought for now as I will have directions when I get started. That said can you walk on the glue? I am thinking that I will on my knees putting this down and don't want to get stuck to the floor
Just trying to get a few ducks in a row for March or April.

Thanks
Randall

 

[rburke65]

I really don't think they want you walking on it! Read the directions? What do they say.....or read?

 

[rwhite692]

You don't walk on the "dried" (ie, "tacked up") adhesive.

When I did my 24x36 space, I did it roughly in "thirds", starting at one end of the shop (the garage door end) and spreading the glue out in a 24 foot wide by 12 foot area, then letting that tack up (takes around 45 minutes) and then, laying tile.

I used Henry 430 adhesive (available at Lowe's) on the recommendation of the local flooring shop. I used the 1/16" notched trowel specified on the Henry 430 label.

The adhesive is "tacked up" in this pic and as you can see, it becomes semi-transparent, so you can see/follow your guide line for laying the tile (which you mark on the floor beforehand)

 

[impala_631]

Don't walk on the glue,it must be kept as clean as possible, a small price of debris with cause failure for sure

 

[Tbucit]

So I don't walk on the glue that's fine. So I am guessing I put the glue down wait the required time and then start laying the tile working back to where I started laying the glue down? Meaning I will be working on the newly laid tile as I go. Is this correct?

Thanks
Randall

 

[Wes Tex]

What everyone is telling you is correct. Yes, you can walk on the newly laid tile. In fact the pros roll it to be sure it is seated as soon as it is down. The mistake made by most is to put the tile down too soon while the clue is still too wet. Every piece of dirt or any trash in the glue will some day show up on the surface as a "bump." If you buff the floor with a power buffer the pumps will become brown spots on light colored tile. Just take your time and read the directions.

 

[rwhite692]

Yes, walking on the tile immediately after laying it is just fine.

 

[sean65]

To expand on this thought... I'd like to try to do my oversized 2 car garage in at least 2 sections; the section where the cars will park, and the section where I have everything else (tool chest, lawn mower, bicycles, motorcycle, general debris).

My thought is that I would keep the cars out of the garage, lay the tile, let it set, then move all the general items on top of the new tile in order to tile the rest of the garage.

I know you all say that the new tile can be walked on, can it sustain, say, a 450 lb motorcycle while the rest of the garage is completed?

 

[JimVonBaden]

Yes, no problem. I wouldn't park a car on there though. Not because it will hurt it, but the tile needs to be really well set before turning your tires on them or they may slide a bit.

Jim

 

[jdaallen]

Finished laying VCT on Thursday. Now waiting for the Clear Epoxy to get here from Legacey.

 

[Garage Flooring]

Have you considered going with a Self Stick Garage Floor Tile from Better Life Technology.

When most people think of self stick they think of the **** their parents put down that looked terrible and was not worth the money they spent. These garage floor tiles are 95 Mil virgin PVC in smooth or diamond pattern. The adhesive is amazing.

 

[impala_631]

That garage is looking hott