I have a problem with a sheet vinyl floor that is stained with mold/mildew. There is a french door that opens out onto a deck with a stain at the corner. The deck ledger was not flashed and the j channel caulked to form a nice water trap. The rim, sheathing and subfloor will have to be replaced, but the vinyl floor has me scratching my head.
The kitchen and entry hall way have this pattern of vinyl which cannot be matched. As always the customer is on a tight budget. Short of demo’ing a large expanse of floor in good condition, is there some way I can frame the french door to cover the repair work that will look decent? I don’t think wood or tile would look right and have not come up with anything else. Any great ideas?
Jon Blakemore
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a door mat? till they can afford to do it over?
Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
Repairs, Remodeling, Restorations.
This may be stupid, but have you tried bleach--just something like Chlorox? May remove the stain without messing up the vinyl and it should help keep the mold from coming back.
OK. I hope I don't get ribbed to much for this.
I saw Ron Hazelton "The House Doctor" once remove a piece of linoleum from under the fridge,then tape it down over the bad section then used this as a template to cut around the repair.The only thing I don't remember is if the linoleum was glued or edge tacked.And I've never tried to use a heat gun on linoleum sounds like it may be a disaster with a heat gun.
But the job did look nice in the end.
tyke
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Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
Repairs, Remodeling, Restorations.
Jon,
If you are sure there is no extra material to patch the vinyl then you might really have to get creative.
Vinyl direct glue-downs on wood subfloors are EXTREMELY difficult to cut out a section from one area & use it to patch another, as suggested. As the adhesive grabs the vinyl felt back & the subfloor- the adhesive has a tendency to get into the wood pores & usually damages the vinyl, subfloor or both when you try to cut out a piece. Using a heat gun occasionally works be most times it makes the area a hot, gummy mess that still isn't useable.
AS for treating the moldy areas, bleach applied topically won't really reach the mold to affect it. The mold is growing on the the felt and can't escape through the wear-layer. When moisture is present and the vinyl has any sunlight hitting it- it becomes a petri dish & the mold just flourishes.
Ken