Bubbles in newly laid vinyl flooring?

To avoid bubbles, you are supposed to use a heavy floor roller to push the air out to the edges. Once the glue has set, then you have a problem.

One technique for removing a bubble is to use a fresh razor blade to make a slice over the bubble. You can press down over the bubble to force the air out. However, if the glue has dried, it may not stay down satisfactorily.

You could make an "X" and peel back a piece of vinyl and add a little adhesive.

However, this repair is likely to show. I've seen it done and be invisible, but it is difficult to do it that well.

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Fiberglass Backed Vinyl Flooring

Don't panic. There are several reasons for vinyl bubbles. You installed the vinyl yourself? If you paid an installer to do it call the installer to fix. Did it your self, are you sure you put adhesive over the entire floor. Lets pretend you did. If you put to much adhesive on the floor, the bubbles will go away in a few days as the adhesive dries and the gas leaves. Best bet leave the floor alone for a few days maybe 2 weeks. This will give time for the adhesive to dry. Most of the time this works for full spread conventional vinyl floors, with felt back. If you have one of the new fiberglass back vinyls you have additional issues. With fiberglass backed vinyl floor you need to have the adhesive completely dry before you lay the vinyl. If you have a fiberglass backed vinyl, just pull up the vinyl let the glue dry and relay the floor. If you do not know what you have post what floor you purchased and I will check back and try to up date

if a new vinyl floor was glued and laid and lots of bubbles around. the installer said it was ok for a wheelchair or hoveround could roll on it now 2 weeks later bubbles are still there.do you think the wheelchair or hoveround hurt it in anyway?

If they're small gaps and there aren't many, I'd ignore them for a while. Probably you're really seeing them right now because you've just put the floor in and you're looking at it a lot. I've got the same flooring and there are a few small gaps in mine. Dirt getting in hasn't been a problem. I don't notice them any more unless I sit and stare at the floor. Hardly any flooring is absolutely perfect if it has any joins in it. I blame myself for the gaps, not the flooring.

If you do not want to rip it up and do it again you can syringe more adhesive into the bubble. Then place a heavy weight on that area. What a nuisance.. try and have a god day.

Here's a link to a flooring forum, with the answer to your question!

http://www.findanyfloor.com/forum/Repair/Vinyl/bub...

Im sure you have nothing to worry about. Check out the Forum.