Many buyers believe that linoleum coverings need to be glued only at the joints. But manufacturers strongly recommend that when laying elastic flooring materials, apply adhesive compounds to the entire base area.
There are two basic types on the market for elastic household coatings:
- Marmoleum - roll or modular products of the premium segment from natural ingredients on a jute basis.
- PVC linoleum, produced from thermoplastic polymers with various additives.
More than 20 years ago they developed detailed instructions for laying flexible floor coverings. They comply with both European (DIN) and Russian (SNiP, SP) standards. Absolutely all manufacturers strongly recommend completely gluing linoleum onto a concrete floor, mineral or prefabricated screed, wood flooring or any other flat, strong and rigid base. The reason, as trivial as it may seem, is in the manufacturers' warranty obligations.
The fact is that roll or modular linoleum (tiles, planks) is subjected to significant loads for compression, tension, shear, etc. Gluing the coating allows you to minimize the coefficient of deformation (including from friction with the base) and increase the service life of the deck by 40-60%. That is why Tarkett, Forbo, Juteks and other manufacturers indicate that the warranty on flooring material is valid only if the installation rules are followed. Special attention choice is given the right glue and the process of adhesive fixation of linoleum to the floor.
For rooms with an area of less than 20 m², installation of the coating without adhesion to the base is allowed using adhesive compositions. Can be glued to double sided tape or secure with decorative moldings around the perimeter (thresholds, baseboards). But in this case, the manufacturer declines responsibility for the service life of the elastic material.
What to glue
Properly prepared concrete floors are highly stable and durable. Therefore, they are considered an ideal base for any flooring materials. To fix on them flexible coatings, including textile and rubber, designed a whole series various compositions. We will consider only those that can be used for synthetic or natural linoleum.
Well-known manufacturers (Bostik, Homakol, Eurocol, etc.) produce two types of highly specialized products:
Dispersion adhesives
They are produced for all types of linoleum materials, including household and commercial, roll and modular. They are one-component acrylic dispersions with the addition of various additives and additives. Water is used as a solvent in the paste, so this type of adhesive composition is the safest, non-toxic and easy to use. Apply linoleum adhesive to the concrete floor with a notched trowel or short-haired roller. Open time varies from 30 to 45 minutes, the drying period is 24 hours for passage and at least 5 days for full operation.
Dispersion adhesives.
Dispersion acrylic adhesives are manufactured in several modifications (separately for PVC and natural):
- Standard for household and semi commercial linoleum;
- Reinforced for wall or floor semi-commercial and commercial series, or for non-absorbent surfaces;
- Versatile with extended open working hours;
- Improved for highly absorbent substrates (water content in paste reduced by 15-35%);
- Heavy-duty with frost-resistant additives.
For natural linoleum, you cannot use compositions containing bitumen or solvents, as well as adhesive mixtures intended for PVC products.
Reactive or multicomponent
This is a professional class of construction chemicals, when used, gluing occurs as a result of a chemical reaction. Polyurethane, polyurethane-epoxy or polyurethane-acrylic adhesives are supplied complete with catalysts. When mixed, a paste is formed, which, after curing, is characterized by increased resistance to water, sub-zero temperatures, chemically aggressive liquids, various loads.
Reaction adhesives.
Most often, multicomponent adhesives are used to fix commercial or specialized coatings (conductive, sports, etc.). Occasionally used for laying linoleum on complex or non-absorbent substrates made of stone, ceramics, etc.
Manufacturers produce a whole class contact adhesives in strong solvents. These are products based on rubber, neoprene, tetrahydrofuran and other complex resins. But they absolutely cannot be used for PVC or natural linoleum. They corrode the material and change its color. For the same reason, it is undesirable to use quick-setting “liquid nails” or adhesive-sealants containing a large amount of active (volatile) solvents. The exception is products based on water and alcohol.
What else
Is it possible to replace dispersion or reaction compositions? In small areas you can use the following types:
Of course, we have listed only the most well-known substitutes for specialized adhesive compounds. In the assortment of Russian factories you can also find little-known acrylic adhesive mastics (Polax, AMS-1), bitumen-rubber or bitumen-chalk masses and others. The choice of adhesive depends on many factors, including:
- type of linoleum;
- coverage area;
- required service life (temporary or permanent);
- your budget.
We believe that it is better to listen to the manufacturers and use the formulations that they recommend. After all, not only the service life of the coating, but also your comfort depends on this.
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Today, linoleum is considered one of the most common floor coverings. This is largely due to the ease of installation and long service life.
Quite often there are discussions: is it necessary to glue linoleum? The experts answer: “It is necessary.” This is the only way to lay the flooring level.
Benefits of using glue
Adhesives for linoleum allow you to firmly fix the material. Hence:
- Throughout the entire service life, the seams will never come apart.
- With this method of installation, there are no swellings that can be left on the legs of chairs.
- If you decide to move furniture, you will be insured against the occurrence of waves, which are possible with loosely laid linoleum.
- The floor covering will last much longer.
Thus, using glue will save you from many problems in the future.
Types of glue for linoleum
On the market today building materials present various adhesives for linoleum. But all of them can be divided into 2 large groups:
- dispersed (in other words, acrylic);
- reactionary.
Dispersed adhesives
They are made based on water. They are distinguished by their non-toxicity and odorlessness. If they come into contact with the skin, they can be easily washed off with ordinary soap and water. The main types include:
- Acrylate. Suitable for laying linoleum in rooms with high or medium traffic.
- Bustilat. Most often used for the basis of which is felt.
- Gumilax is used when you need to fix
In addition to these compositions, mastics - dispersed or bitumen - are often used. Their use is justified for laying linoleum with a fabric base.
All these linoleum adhesives are recommended to be applied to the floor with a spatula. There is one caveat. When using dispersed compositions, linoleum is laid immediately. If we are talking about products based on bitumen, then it is advisable to lay the floor covering after some time (15-20 minutes).
Reactive adhesives
Reaction adhesive is a mixture of epoxy and polyurethane. Its peculiarity is that when connected to the floor covering, it begins to chemical reaction, resulting in bonding. Such linoleum adhesives are resistant to moisture and can withstand heavy loads. However, they have a pungent odor and are a fire hazard.
Often laying with such glue is called Depending on the type and age of the material, several types are distinguished.
Tarkett linoleum adhesive
Today it is in great demand. It has commercial and semi-commercial options, but is also used for residential premises. To install this type, it is best to use Tarkett glue of the same name. It has many advantages:
- hardens quickly;
- frost-resistant;
- not afraid of moisture;
- non-toxic.
As you can see, choosing the right adhesive for linoleum is not difficult. You just need to take into account the characteristics of the flooring.
The most used material for flooring is linoleum. This trend is not affected even by the fact that the construction industry now offers many alternative materials. If you lay it correctly, the floor will have a neat and well-groomed appearance for a long time, without requiring special effort to maintain it.
Linoleum is attached in various ways, but the most used is gluing the material to a concrete base. The popularity of this coating is high both in home repair work, and in industry. This article discusses what glue is needed, how to use it, and how to lay linoleum correctly.
Why do you need to fix linoleum on the floor?
Such a coating is not a solid material, so it is subject to various deformations, which lead to:
- difference in humidity in the room;
- temperature jumps;
- moving heavy items such as furniture;
As a result of such influences, linoleum floats, waves and peelings form on it, and the coating may peel off at the joints. All this significantly reduces the service life of floors. Yes and appearance becomes sloppy. This leads to new costs for replacing the flooring.
Methods for fixing linoleum on a concrete floor
There are three ways:
- Fixation both partially and over the entire surface using mastic or special compounds. For example, you can use Norme color profi commercial linoleum adhesive, the consumption of which must be calculated in advance.
- The method, called dry, is used for rooms with an area of up to twenty square meters. Typically used whole piece coverings. With this type of fastening it is better to lay classic wooden skirting boards, since plastic ones are soft in structure and cannot always press the panel well.
- Linoleum can be glued using double sided tape used in construction. This method is suitable for tight spaces and smooth joints. The method is simple and quick, but it has a drawback: after some time, the sticky part of the tape tends to dry out, ceasing to perform its functions. As a result, this causes the edges to curl upward.
Things to consider
In order to choose the right coating and adhesive for commercial linoleum and calculate their quantity, it is necessary to take into account the following factors:
- the area of the floor on which the panel will be laid - with an increase in the area of coverage, the risk that it will be deformed as a result of physical and climatic influences increases;
- it is necessary to determine those places in the room that bear increased operational load - gluing will have to be done there with special care;
- It is imperative to take into account the complexity of the shape of the floor - to lay it, separate fragments of the coating will be required, which will entail increased consumption of linoleum and glue;
- if the canvas is laid in small areas - in the kitchen or hallway, then it can be fixed using the dry method, when the linoleum is not glued to the concrete base, but is secured with skirting boards around the perimeter.
Currently, manufacturers offer a wide range of linoleum coverings and adhesive materials. For comparison, just a few years ago PVA glue was used to glue the material to almost any base, including concrete. It is quite easy to use and does not require special skills. Modern compositions, which includes Khomakol adhesive for commercial linoleum, are adapted and used with certain types and types of coatings. Therefore, before using them, you must read the description and instructions.
Preparing for work
Those who believe that a well-prepared concrete base will allow you to easily obtain a securely fixed coating that will last a long time.
Therefore, the protruding places and depressions are first leveled. If there are small cracks with crumbling concrete, they are scraped out and sealed. You can level the surface with a self-leveling mixture. In cases where the floor is very uneven or tilts in one direction, the best solution would be to make a new concrete screed. The smoother the base, the better the commercial linoleum adhesive will adhere to the concrete floor.
Before starting work, be sure to clean the floor from dust and dirt.
Preparation of linoleum covering
You cannot lay the canvas immediately after purchase or long-term storage. Before installation, the coating must be acclimatized in the room where it will be used. IN summer time Every year, linoleum is rolled out for about a week, during which the material will straighten. And in winter the roll in original form leave for a couple of days to prevent cracking during unwinding. And then the covering is spread in room conditions until it reaches an even state.
Among other materials, you will need a special composition for the work. The consumption of glue for commercial linoleum must be calculated in advance, taking into account the reserve, so that it does not accidentally run out in the midst of work.
When the preparation is completed, the canvas is cut according to the dimensions of the room. This process must be approached with great responsibility in order to prevent a large waste of material as a result of incorrect cutting. Everything needs to be thought out in advance.
Types of adhesives
Adhesive for commercial linoleum is divided into two types:
- reactionary;
- dispersive.
Reactive types of glue contain polyurethane and epoxy resin. This product quickly and firmly connects to the concrete base and the underside of the linoleum, thereby creating a very strong connection. These coatings are durable, moisture-resistant and resistant to all kinds of loads.
The dispersion variety of adhesive compositions contains basically water with the addition of vinyl, latex and acrylic additives. In terms of the strength of the connection with concrete, such adhesive for commercial linoleum is comparable to the previous material, with the only difference being that it cannot be used at low temperatures.
Qualities of dispersion adhesive
It is worth noting the following properties of this composition:
- has no smell, what does it have great value during work;
- does not require much consumption when used, is economical;
- has no toxic impurities;
- safe for animals and humans;
- has good adhesive characteristics.
A negative property is the loss of quality at low temperatures.
The best use of this glue is for fastening coatings based on polyurethane foam, fabric and felt.
You should also know that dispersion compositions are divided into:
- universal mixtures, for example, adhesive for commercial linoleum Homakoll 248, which are used with any type of fabric;
- acrylate: glues homogeneous and heterogeneous types of coatings, laid in high and moderate traffic areas;
- Bustilate, which is intended for working with felt-based linoleum;
- humilax: contains rubber, so it perfectly adheres to natural material;
- Bitumen mastic is suitable for covering a fabric base.
Using dispersion adhesive
A good representative of this group of adhesive compositions is Norme color profi commercial linoleum adhesive.
This glue is applied with a notched trowel to the surface of the concrete floor on which the canvas will be glued, in a layer of half a centimeter. Linoleum is applied on top and, using a special roller, smoothed from the middle to the edge. Excess glue is removed with a cloth. Leave to dry for a couple of days.
The approximate consumption of glue, depending on the variety, ranges from two hundred to seven hundred grams per square meter of treated area. To accurately calculate the quantity adhesive solution you must follow the instructions.
Qualities of reaction mixtures
This adhesive for commercial linoleum is used as cold welding. After its application, the surface of the canvas melts, turning the joints into a durable strip.
The glue has a number of disadvantages:
- has a sharp pungent odor;
- has explosive and fire hazardous properties;
- When using, you must have a mask and gloves, as well as an open window for ventilation.
Cold welding is divided into the following types:
- A-type - suitable for all types of coatings, used for gluing new fabric, liquid.
- C-type - glues divergent old seams up to four millimeters wide, hard.
- T-type - designed for working with PVC linoleum with a polyester or felt base, elastic, applied using a T-shaped nozzle.
Application of the reaction composition
A representative of this group of materials is Tarkett commercial linoleum adhesive.
To achieve inconspicuous seams, it is necessary to ensure a tight fit of the joints and their evenness. This can be realized by walking around the perimeter of seventy centimeters and waiting for each section to dry completely. It is allowed to subject the glued area to loads only after an hour.
Drops that fall on the canvas are carefully scraped off with a knife after complete drying.
The consumption of this type of adhesive material is approximately sixty milliliters per twenty-five linear meters seam For large premises You can successfully use commercial linoleum adhesive in 14kg packaging, which will be more economical than using lighter weight boxes.
How to glue linoleum
The coating technology involves several stages:
- preparation of adhesive composition;
- it is necessary to bend half of the spread linoleum sheet;
- the freed concrete is covered with an adhesive, which is applied with a roller or spatula;
- the bent part of the linoleum is placed on top of the glue and pressed evenly over the entire surface with a roller to expel air bubbles from inside.
If the coating is laid in several parts, then they are overlapped. In this case, the edges need to be well lubricated with glue. Afterwards, both layers are cut under the ruler, which ensures a perfectly even joint. Then you need to bend the edges again, coat with adhesive and roll up with a roller. Finally, the joint is processed using cold welding.
If the calculations are carried out correctly and the sequence of work is followed, the result is an attractive, durable coating.
In many cases, linoleum, despite many available materials, remains one of the best and most sought-after floor coverings. However, it suffers from a number of shortcomings. One of them is joints and seams, which become damaged over time, regardless of the quality of the glue used. This problem has now been resolved by the manufacturers. Many people know it as an adhesive for welding linoleum joints. Cold welding.
The stores offer a whole range of materials with this name, but it is also obvious that manufacturers are simply exploiting the popularity of the technology, and the products themselves do not always meet the expected consumer characteristics. It is this problem that we decided to solve with this a short review the best materials, and also do a little advertising of the domestic brands Economy and Economy.
First about technology
Manufacturers delight us with figurative names of technologies. This also happens with Cold Welding technology, also known as Fast Steel, Liquid Nails and others. This is a figurative presentation of technology that ensures a strong connection of surfaces when gluing.
If we talk directly about welding the same pipes, then we are talking about a deforming effect on the metal, as a result of which new interatomic bonds are established.
There is nothing like this in the adhesives offered on the market. The technology is partly repeated by two-component epoxy resin, which comes with a metal powder hardener.
Indeed, the connection turns out to be very strong, and this particular method of gluing can be found in a number of manufacturers, but not in all.
In relation to linoleum, the gluing principle is implemented most closely to welding. When gluing, molecular bonds are established, if not interatomic ones. Moreover, different brands this is implemented in different ways. The principle is to connect PVC material ov using PVC glue, its quality is epoxy resin with a hardener.
As a result, for example, if you glue linoleum joint to joint, the distance between the edges is filled with a material similar to the coating - PVC, which at the molecular level binds to two separate parts of the material. As a result, such a connection will be inextricable and can be used indefinitely until the coating itself wears out.
The principle of gluing, we glue PVC to PVC to ensure molecular bonds, is implemented in all the best means for these purposes. We will talk about them.
The best adhesives for PVC materials
Gluing the seams and gluing the back side to the base is done different compositions. Why this was implemented is clear from the above - in in this case You need to glue the PVC material to a wooden, composite or concrete base.
One of best options are the following basics:
Please note that not every linoleum joint adhesive provides the required level of quality. For example, the French composition Linocol has controversial reviews; the quality, if glued with it, is inferior acrylic compounds by an order of magnitude.
Comparable composition - glue Economy and Economy
One of the disadvantages of these materials is high price. For this reason, we pay attention to the adhesive for Econ linoleum joints; the features and practical experience of gluing can be seen in the video. This is another domestic development that provides high quality gluing seams – Cold welding. The advantage is, of course, low price. Econ is made on the basis of polymer materials and really provides a sealed seam.
Even more profitable option is an adhesive for Economy linoleum joints, in this case we are talking about acrylic base, which can be used in any room except the hallway and living room without the threat of damage. Or rather, in these rooms, the seams, if glued with Economy, can theoretically come off, but in practice, when using acrylic for gluing, this usually does not happen.
It is no secret that the use of linoleum glue today is one of the most popular methods for fixing floor coverings. Well, the recognized leader is Tarkett linoleum adhesive, which we’ll talk about later.
Linoleum glue at work
Currently, there are several types of this glue:
- For a natural finish.
- Homogeneous
- For commercial or semi-commercial types.
- Compositions with antistatic properties
Important! This glue can also be used when laying carpet.
In addition, as practice shows, if special additives are added to the glue to ensure frost resistance, then its quality and practicality increases several times.
The following additives are distinguished:
- Based on water - dispersive.
- Based on polyurethane and epoxy. As practice shows, the mutual connection of these elements ensures their excellent adhesion.
- In addition, quite often builders use linoleum laying using bustylate or regular PVA glue. Using them, you can glue the flooring to a heat and sound insulating base.
Why Tarkett?
It's no secret that when choosing glue you need to take it into account distinctive features. Therefore, let’s look at the advantages of Tarkett linoleum adhesive. These include:
- Reliable fixation of structured floor coverings of high quality.
- No toxins.
- Instant piercing action.
- Very high moisture resistance.
- Instant hardening.
- Fairly low price.
Choosing glue
As practice shows, the adhesive for commercial linoleum is Tarkett. Khomakol 248 is best suited. For household use, it is best to choose Khomakol 228 glue, which is universal remedy, which is optimal for multi-layer floor coverings. In addition, you can opt for German-made Tromst glue, which can be successfully used for various types of linoleum.
The only thing that should be taken into account is that the gluing process is not so complicated in principle. Problems may arise when joining seams. Therefore, if you are new to this issue, it is best to seek help from specialists.
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