Seal Floor For New Vct Installation
How to install vinyl tile.
Seal floor for new vct installation. This sealer must be removed along with any dirt or debris that could interfere with the new sealer. This feature is not available right now. Apply a thin coat of vct finisher or sealer using a floor applicator designed for applying floor finishes. You will see me write about vct tile and i know.
Vct tile installation tips six things they don t tell you on the instructions. Vinyl composition tile vct is a very durable choice if it is properly installed and maintained. Vct is manufactured with a very thin factory finish coat of wax meant to protect it against minor abraisions during shipping and installation. If the floor is properly waxed foot traffic will only walk on the wax.
There are some exceptions to this so check with your manufacturer to be sure. The most important thing to do after installation is wax the floors. Clean the vct well using a neutral ph floor cleaner and a scrub brush. Applying floor finish to a new vct floor duration.
This factory finish is not enough to endure daily wear and tear post installation. A concrete floor should be sealed to protect against. Fortunately concrete floors can be covered with a variety of more attractive materials including vinyl tile which is simple to install. Our prior post was an overview of encapsulating cutback adhesive which was leading toward installing a vct tile floor.
Depending on the model. Once new vct is installed it must be properly stripped and waxed with at least two coats of wax applied. For those who don t know vct stands for vinyl composite tile. Please try again later.
The applicator has a rectangular form attached to a long pole. This video is about applying finish to vct flooring vintage camper. Vct floor coating training video. Many manufacturers cover their tiles in a temporary sealer to protect them during shipping and installation.
Sealing is done to strengthen tile or grout s defenses against dirt spills and erosion of grout but not all tile needs to be sealed. If your tile is ceramic or porcelain it probably won t need to be sealed.