Welded Seams Vinyl Flooring

This non flammable solvent free vinyl sealer saves time and costs compared to heat welding on commercial vinyl applications.

Welded seams vinyl flooring.

The finished seam is done. Chemical welding also referred to as cold welding is the process of chemically fusing two sheets of resilient sheet vinyl flooring together at the seam. When installing timberline ambigu stonerun safety zone medintech medintone medinpure accolade plus rejuvenations restore possibilities or corlon against any other vinyl sheet flooring at doorways and hallways seams can be heat welded using solid color weld rod and a 4 or 5 mm round nozzle. Heat welding made its debut in 1960s and 1970s in the united states with welded vinyl sheet flooring and welding rods produced by a then little european company known as tarkett.

A properly executed chemical weld can provide the appearance of a seamless floor and is chosen due to aesthetics. Heat weld seams that are splitting or pulling out are often referred to as cold spots which means the vinyl welding rod and flooring did not get hot enough to achieve a strong monolithic bond. Remember the heat welding process for linoleum is a lot different than that of vinyl flooring. Armstrong homogeneous vinyl sheet flooring is the industry standard for aseptic healthcare applications like operating rooms and surgical suites as well as other medical environments.

Learn some tips and tricks of the trade on how to. In this instructional video you will learn the basics. Solid weld rod note. The weld is something that will last for years.

Remember heat welded seams are primarily used in aseptic or clean areas to prevent joints where bacteria and pathogens can collect. Roberts 7500 vinyl seam sealer is a strong and durable seaming adhesive. If the depth is down to the jute then the temperature of the weld is correct and the two passes of the skiving knife was done at the right temperature. The goal for heat welded seams to position pvc sheet flooring so it could compete with other seamless floors in the marketplace such as epoxy poured.

This product is designed to economically seal seams in sheet flooring and keep debris and water from collecting in seams. Remember to allow the.