Heat Welding Vinyl Flooring

In this video you will learn the basics of heat welding while seeing a demonstration.

Heat welding vinyl flooring.

Learn some tips and tricks of the trade on how to. Remember heat welded seams are primarily used in aseptic or clean areas to prevent joints where bacteria and pathogens can collect. 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. Many installers know how to heat weld sheet vinyl proficiently.

Doing so will cause a job failure and seams that will open up over time. In this instructional video you will learn the basics. 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. Unfortunately many struggle to heat weld linoleum flooring as they try to use the same method when heat welding sheet vinyl.

Quick heat weld demo. Heat welding vinyl floor with heat gun hot air gun. Heat weld vinyl seams.