Faulty floor covering in a Heartland RV
10 months in our heartland and the floor covering is coming apart. The vinyl is separating from the backing around the dining room table. Is ready to tear as it has already blistered. Has anyone els...
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I've found this to be a fairly frequent occurrence in RVs, particularly those that are towed a lot. I've had the floor bubble in three of the five units I have owned, usually within the first twelve months of ownership. If there is nothing underneath the floor trying to poke through (nails, screws, OSB slivers, etc.) than the easiest fix is to have a linoleum installer shoot glue under the bubbles using a hypodermic needle and roll the vinyl back down. This is a fairly quick repair and when done right you won't be able to tell.
If there is some kind of debris in the bubble area than the typical repair is to cut the floor along the walls/perimeter, peel it back, remove the debris, and then glue it back down. While less straight-forward than the hypodermic approach above, when done right this repair is also quite effective and not noticeable. Sometimes it is necessary to place to molding around the perimeter where the cuts are made.
Do you have pictures of the bubbles that you can post online?
If there is some kind of debris in the bubble area than the typical repair is to cut the floor along the walls/perimeter, peel it back, remove the debris, and then glue it back down. While less straight-forward than the hypodermic approach above, when done right this repair is also quite effective and not noticeable. Sometimes it is necessary to place to molding around the perimeter where the cuts are made.
Do you have pictures of the bubbles that you can post online?
