AboutJohn Michaels Expertise All questions pertaining to all indoor floor coverings regarding best products to choose, proper installation techniques, and proper maintenance techniques.
Experience We are a nationwide floor covering inspection service. We inspect all types of indoor floor coverings in every city and town in all 50 States and in all the Provinces of Canada. We see where errors in choice of product, improper installation, and improper maintenance lead to complaints being registered and we are then called upon to inspect those products and issue certified reports indicating from where those complaint issues eminate. We have done this type of work for over 40 years.
Education/Credentials Carpet, vinyl, and hardwood manufacturing, installation, and maintenance, prior to just inspecting, and a division of our Company specifies proper floor covering choices for residential and commercial uses.
Question What is best way to glue/tape vinyl floor covering to cement
floor (garage dog area) Can you recommend product/s......also
can you recommend best way to get "big" air bubbles out? I
would prefer not using glue except to fasten overlapping
seams.
Answer Hi Jim;Big or small air bubbles are usually caused by installation errors, and/or improper handling of the vinyl floor well before or during acclimation, before the installation.
In today's world, all floor covering manufacturers are in the throes of producing 'green' products, friendly to our environment. They are vastly different than those made just one or two years ago. Various manufacturers have various installation specifications that must be followed before, during, and forever after the installation, so you should not use any 'generic' type of installation specifications. Obtain the name of the exact manufacturer of the vinyl flooring you wish to use. Visit the website of that manufacturer and download the free installation specifications. Read them thoroughly, and if you have any questions, there is contact information on that website that is usually an 800#. Call it and speak to their technical services dept. to ask any questions you might have, especially pertaining to any garage type soils, such as oily based ones, that may be on or under the surface of the concrete. Concrete is absorbent and always moves, so be certain that issue is addressed in those installation specifications. If they are NOT, and you get some additional advice from the manufacturer, get what they tell you in writing, before you attempt the installation. Should something go wrong, you will have back-up, written information to protect your investment. I'm concerned that any type of adhesive used along seams may fail, if there are any oily based residues on or under the concrete that will destroy the tackifiers in any adhesive you may use, however check with that exact manufacturer. If you have a problem finding out the name or website location of that manufacturer, or have any other questions, please feel free to get back to me.
