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.
Heat welding vinyl flooring.
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.
Learn some tips and tricks of the trade on heat welding commercial sheet vinyl flooring from an armstrong expert.
Unfortunately many struggle to heat weld linoleum flooring as they try to use the same method when heat welding sheet vinyl.
In this instructional video you will learn the basics.
Doing so will cause a job failure and seams that will open up over time.
Quick heat weld demo.
Heat welding vinyl floor with heat gun hot air gun.
The goal for heat welded seams to position pvc sheet flooring so it could compete with other seamless floors in the marketplace such as epoxy poured.
Remember heat welded seams are primarily used in aseptic or clean areas to prevent joints where bacteria and pathogens can collect.
In this video you will learn the basics of heat welding while seeing a demonstration.
Learn some tips and tricks of the trade on how to.