Ripped Floor Lino

[andy greenwood]

Unfortunately i have ripped the lino flooring in our T6 camper. One night last week I put down the RIB (after a few beers) and next morning when i was putting the bed back in place, i noticed a tear in the lino where one of the legs from the bed had been
I will now have to replace the lino, i presume the original lino was put down before the cupboards/units were put in, so i'll have to get the new lino cut to shape round the cupboards units.
Should the new lino be glued down ? The current lino is not glued down at all. Im not sure if it should or shouldn't be glued? Any advice would be great please

 

[N58amx]

Unfortunately i have ripped the lino flooring in our T6 camper. One night last week I put down the RIB (after a few beers) and next morning when i was putting the bed back in place, i noticed a tear in the lino where one of the legs from the bed had been
I will now have to replace the lino, i presume the original lino was put down before the cupboards/units were put in, so i'll have to get the new lino cut to shape round the cupboards units.
Should the new lino be glued down ? The current lino is not glued down at all. Im not sure if it should or shouldn't be glued? Any advice would be great please

Glue your new piece down all over mate ,
It will help stop it tearing again

Cut to shape , pull half back
Spread out balls f44 adhesive(or any alternative acycrilic adhesive) sith a 1.5mm knotched trowell
Leave to air till tacky
Then lay new vynil down

 

[andy greenwood]

Thanks Pal, I'll give that a go and hopefully I wont rip the new stuff

 

[andy greenwood]

i'm after advice on what other forum members would do ...??? would you cut neatly round the cupboards and glue down the new flooring or take out the cabinets and RIB so the van is empty and completely re do the whole floor ?

 

[Bargy62]

Piece a bit in, in a totally different colour and call it a feature

 

[N58amx]

Cut it around everything!
If you aren't confident in getting a close cut with a hook blade
Run a bead of decent silicone around the perimeter.
Plenty of decent couloured ones around nowadays ..
even graphite with sparkly bits in

 

[Fish]

I would get a scaple blade and cut round/out the existing lino..
Then use this as a template for the new.. you will have an exact copy of the floor and units on a piece that is big enough.. confident that it is right.
If you make a mistake in cutting the existing the use cardbord to replace the mistake ad retrim that to suit the mistake, tape it to the existing so that it can move when removing.

Remember do not pull existing as it WILL tear. Roll it up.

If there is a bed foot or something that you need to cut around then make a join out of sight.. use a rule to keep the join straight. Work on 45° angles for ease.

Use lino spray contact adhesive.. I tend to tape one end in 'place'.. roll new lino out amd then check it fits right.. if its good then roll back and spray a few inches-at-a-time.. ensuring to flaten as you go..

Worst case, you have to redo! Nothing to worry about pal.. give it a bash.

 

[andy greenwood]

Thanks guys for the great feedback. I feel more confident now to have a go at it