Seal Peel and Stick Tiles?

NoExperience · 08-12-2008, 07:59 PM

Is that sealer a lot of maintenance ?
Do you need to reseal every time you use the magic eraser ?
Or every time you clean ?
Does the sealer look bad if you use the magic eraser and don't recoat ?

sgbotsford · 03-16-2012, 03:39 PM

Ok. I read the directions. No help.

I have trafficmaster ceramica peel & stick tiles, installed groutless. These are NOT vinyl comp. tiles -- the colour layer is about 12 thou thick. The body of the tile is murky gray green.

The tiles have rounded edges, so there is a groove perfect for funneling spilled coffee, runoff of soaked dogs and kids, snowy boots into the subfloor.

While the tiles are pretty tight, I don't kid myself that they are water proof. Will the VC surface sealer work to water proof the cracks, or do I need some form of seam sealer?

sewmama · 06-22-2012, 12:50 PM

Nestor_Kelebay, I found your article of Jun 8 on sealing vinyl floors extremely helpful. I have a vinyl peal and stick floor I did not seal the seams on (expensive product and being ignornant of the consequences left that step off). I have cats with lots of hair. The flooring has developed a gooey

ooze on the seams which is hard to remove (I have used Goof Off) but it eventually comes back. This was laid over sheet vinyl. I want to seal the seams and the whole tile/floor. Will the "Technique" or "First Down" products you recommend seal the seams too? Or do I need to bite the bullet and seal the seams only or seal seams first and then whole floor? Between the sticky goo attracting long cat hair and everything else I am about to pull my own hair out. I can't afford a new floor but I want something to make life easier until I can. I hope you can help!

rusty baker · 06-22-2012, 02:39 PM

Nestor hasn't been here since 2009.

sewmama · 06-22-2012, 03:33 PM

Thank you Rusty for that info. Maybe you can help me then? Any ideas? Anyone?? Maybe if I seal the seams now the problem with be solved but don't know if I need to if I seal the floor. High traffic area and sick of the sticky floor. Just don't know whether to seal seams, then floor or just seal floor and hope it takes care of the seams. THanks!!! ANy help is greatly appreciated!

Floor installer · 06-22-2012, 09:56 PM

Ugh..... I wouldn't rent any apt with vct on the floor If i wanna see some vct ill go to walmart. Now that is what some laminate is supposed to look like!!

JetSwet · 06-22-2012, 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Floor installer

Ugh..... I wouldn't rent any apt with vct on the floor If i wanna see some vct ill go to walmart. Now that is what some laminate is supposed to look like!!

I second that notion, I'm with you on vct lol

08-12-2008, 07:59 PM	#16
NoExperience Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 41	Seal Peel and Stick Tiles? Is that sealer a lot of maintenance ? Do you need to reseal every time you use the magic eraser ? Or every time you clean ? Does the sealer look bad if you use the magic eraser and don't recoat ?

03-16-2012, 03:39 PM	#17
sgbotsford Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 31	Seal Peel and Stick Tiles? Ok. I read the directions. No help. I have trafficmaster ceramica peel & stick tiles, installed groutless. These are NOT vinyl comp. tiles -- the colour layer is about 12 thou thick. The body of the tile is murky gray green. The tiles have rounded edges, so there is a groove perfect for funneling spilled coffee, runoff of soaked dogs and kids, snowy boots into the subfloor. While the tiles are pretty tight, I don't kid myself that they are water proof. Will the VC surface sealer work to water proof the cracks, or do I need some form of seam sealer?

06-22-2012, 12:50 PM	#18
sewmama Newbie Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 2	Seal Peel and Stick Tiles? Nestor_Kelebay, I found your article of Jun 8 on sealing vinyl floors extremely helpful. I have a vinyl peal and stick floor I did not seal the seams on (expensive product and being ignornant of the consequences left that step off). I have cats with lots of hair. The flooring has developed a gooey ooze on the seams which is hard to remove (I have used Goof Off) but it eventually comes back. This was laid over sheet vinyl. I want to seal the seams and the whole tile/floor. Will the "Technique" or "First Down" products you recommend seal the seams too? Or do I need to bite the bullet and seal the seams only or seal seams first and then whole floor? Between the sticky goo attracting long cat hair and everything else I am about to pull my own hair out. I can't afford a new floor but I want something to make life easier until I can. I hope you can help!

06-22-2012, 02:39 PM	#19
rusty baker Pro Flooring Installer Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SW Missouri Posts: 3,154	Seal Peel and Stick Tiles? Nestor hasn't been here since 2009. __________________ "I'm twisted, not sick. Sick implies, I'll get better" Semi-Retired Installer Installing since 1973

06-22-2012, 03:33 PM	#20
sewmama Newbie Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 2	Seal Peel and Stick Tiles? Thank you Rusty for that info. Maybe you can help me then? Any ideas? Anyone?? Maybe if I seal the seams now the problem with be solved but don't know if I need to if I seal the floor. High traffic area and sick of the sticky floor. Just don't know whether to seal seams, then floor or just seal floor and hope it takes care of the seams. THanks!!! ANy help is greatly appreciated!

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