BESPOKE & DESIGN FLOORING
TAILOR YOUR ADHESIVE SELECTION
Bespoke flooring installations often mean reproducing complex designs from various interlocking shapes of vinyl, large and small. While general-purpose vinyl adhesives are available for such purposes, it is often advantageous to have the benefits of specialist vinyl adhesives, explains an expert at F. Ball and Co. Ltd.
Standard, wet-lay adhesives are available for installing almost any type of vinyl sheet or tile floorcovering. The contractor simply applies the adhesive evenly over the subfloor using a trowel and allows it to dry slightly before placing the floorcoverings and finally rolling to ensure good overall contact.
There are also situations where it may be desirable, or even highly recommended, to use an adhesive with specialist properties. Adhesive selection should be based on the specifics of a flooring installation, not least the environment and conditions to which installations will be exposed, and it is always advisable that contractors check the compatibility of adhesives and particular floorcoverings.
PRESSURE SENSITIVE FEATURES
While wet-lay adhesives are suitable where vinyl sheet is being installed in relatively large sections, pressure sensitive adhesives are often the best choice when installations comprise many smaller pieces, including luxury vinyl tiles (LVTs). They form an instant grab upon contact, so contractors don’t need to worry about tiles or planks moving about when they are working, making them ideal for where intricate designs or patterns are being created. They also offer an extended open time, reducing the risk of late placement and making them ideal for installations where more complex designs or patterns are being created. Nowadays, pressure sensitive adhesives are available with a range of additional features.
˝Pressure sensitive adhesives
are often the best choice when installations comprise many smaller pieces, including LVTs.˝
TEMPERATURE TOLERANT REQUIREMENTS
When installing floorcoverings in areas subject to extreme temperatures and temperature fluctuations, for example, it is advisable to use a temperature tolerant adhesive.
High temperatures or extreme temperature fluctuations can cause vinyl floorcoverings to expand and contract significantly, which may lead to unsightly tenting in floorcoverings and gapping at the edges of floorcoverings over time. This can be the case in conservatories and other rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows that are subject to ‘solar gain’. Temperature tolerant adhesives develop the high bond strength required to hold floorcoverings
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