krl
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Will VCT stick in NE ohio gagage?
VCT in the cold NE Ohio
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You have to use floor tile adhesive to glue it down, its not self-stick... the glue should be put on when its warm, but once it dries, it will stick and remain stuck regardless of temperature from what i can tell... i wouldn't try installing it in a freezing garage though, wait til it warms up, or warm it up with a heater before you spread the glue.
930
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krl, where in Strongsville are you? I live in Still Meadow.
GLF
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krl said:
I think the glue would like the room temp at 60deg for the install. The tile also needs to be at the room temp.
BetterDays
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Elyria here.
bwilder10h
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I had to pull up a tile that I screwed up (the glue wasn't cured... but not wet either) 30 seconds after I laid it down and I seriously doubt that these tiles will come up after the adhesive has dried witout some kind of machine to get them up.
Also keep in mind that I had just dropped the tile into the adhesive and not even applied any pressure to 'set' it in place.
Just make sure the surface is warm when you install it and the tile is also room temp and I think you will be fine. I had my doubts about the durability of this product in a garage before I installed part of it, but now I'm certain it will be perfect for me.
I might consider one of those rubber mats to go under my wife's car when the winter hits (my truck doesn't fit in the garage) just to keep the tile clean but I don't have any doubts that it will hold up. The salt would just make it look ugly until you got it sprayed off.
Also keep in mind that I had just dropped the tile into the adhesive and not even applied any pressure to 'set' it in place.
Just make sure the surface is warm when you install it and the tile is also room temp and I think you will be fine. I had my doubts about the durability of this product in a garage before I installed part of it, but now I'm certain it will be perfect for me.
I might consider one of those rubber mats to go under my wife's car when the winter hits (my truck doesn't fit in the garage) just to keep the tile clean but I don't have any doubts that it will hold up. The salt would just make it look ugly until you got it sprayed off.
ssleepingbeauty
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The reason for the tempature is not the adhesive. It is for the concrete slab and the VCT itself. If you install warm VCT on a cold slab, the VCT will shrink and you will have gaps in all of your seams. If you install cold VCT on a warm slab you won't have much of a problem, but there is the possibility of some of the tiles edges starting to peak. (from expanding from the warm slab, cold tiles).
The VCT actually has a chemical reaction with the adhesive over a 72 hour period, where as the tile backing actually melts to the adhesive.
You can easily replace damaged tile's without the use of a machine. Simply heat the tile with a heatsource (propane torch, heat gun, etc.) and the tile will peel right out. As the heat reactivates the adhesive and you can slap in a new tile and it will stick like new. If you have a coat of wax on the floor, make sure to take a utility knife and score along the seams of the tile you are replacing. Or when you go to peel up the tile you are replacing. The wax will pull up and chip the edge of the surrounding tiles.
I hope this helps. I do have 23 years experience in commercial flooring and have laid well over a million sq ft of VCT over the years (grocery stores, Target's, Wal Marts, Fred Meyer's etc)
The VCT actually has a chemical reaction with the adhesive over a 72 hour period, where as the tile backing actually melts to the adhesive.
You can easily replace damaged tile's without the use of a machine. Simply heat the tile with a heatsource (propane torch, heat gun, etc.) and the tile will peel right out. As the heat reactivates the adhesive and you can slap in a new tile and it will stick like new. If you have a coat of wax on the floor, make sure to take a utility knife and score along the seams of the tile you are replacing. Or when you go to peel up the tile you are replacing. The wax will pull up and chip the edge of the surrounding tiles.
I hope this helps. I do have 23 years experience in commercial flooring and have laid well over a million sq ft of VCT over the years (grocery stores, Target's, Wal Marts, Fred Meyer's etc)