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Vinyl bathroom floor edging coming away
RainbowLaura
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Hi all,
We had new flooring fitted in our bathroom about 2 years ago, and over that time the seal has come away from the edge and left us with this gap:
I don't think the floor was done very well in the first place. There was carpet there before which might explain why the skirting board is higher up... hoping that the floor is not sinking or something!!
Anyway, what is the best stuff to use to repair it please?
Many thanks,
Laura
We had new flooring fitted in our bathroom about 2 years ago, and over that time the seal has come away from the edge and left us with this gap:
I don't think the floor was done very well in the first place. There was carpet there before which might explain why the skirting board is higher up... hoping that the floor is not sinking or something!!
Anyway, what is the best stuff to use to repair it please?
Many thanks,
Laura
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Get it re sealed with mastic.Eat vegetables and fear no creditors, rather than eat duck and hide.0
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There are coloured mastics available for filling or sealing around the edges of wooden and laminate floors.
Google or visit a flooring supplier and choose the best match to your floor colour.
We had a new floor fitted in our bathroom a few months ago. If I can remember the name of the sealant our fitter used I will post again.
Maybe you could ask the original fitter what he used. Your picture suggests that he may have used grout rather than mastic.0 -
Thanks both. Would this be easy enough to do myself?Head_The_Ball wrote: »Your picture suggests that he may have used grout rather than mastic.
The stuff feels quite rubbery, similar to the slicone elsewhere in the bathroom, I don't think it's grout. They used such a tiny amount of the stuff though that I don't think it took much for it to start coming away.0 -
RainbowLaura wrote: »Thanks both. Would this be easy enough to do myself?
The stuff feels quite rubbery, similar to the slicone elsewhere in the bathroom, I don't think it's grout. They used such a tiny amount of the stuff though that I don't think it took much for it to start coming away.
Definitely a DiY proposition. It takes a little bit of practice but mastic isn't expensive so you can afford a bit of wastage. No doubt there will be videos online showing the technique.You can pick your friends and you can pick your nose but you can't pick your friend's nose.0 -
Laura, our fitter used a mastic called 'The Works'.
https://www.google.co.uk/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=uV6dVqOFDcTPoQfY_qGYBQ&gws_rd=ssl#q=the+works+mastic
It should be fairly easy to DIY it. Google for video instructions.
You will need to borrow or buy a mastic or sealant applicator or gun.
https://www.google.co.uk/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=uV6dVqOFDcTPoQfY_qGYBQ&gws_rd=ssl#q=mastic+gun0
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