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Can we talk about using a cheap hair dryer to fix vinyl floor bubbles
I had a big bubble in my new vinyl plank floor after a hot week, and my contractor wanted $200 to pull up the whole section. I heated the spot with a $15 hair dryer on low for about two minutes, then put a heavy book on it overnight. Has anyone else tried this fix on a bigger area, like a whole hallway?
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norab2112d ago
My uncle's entire basement floor had to be ripped out because a bubble was the only sign of a slow pipe leak. The moisture rotted the subfloor for months before anyone saw it. A hair dryer fix would have just hidden the problem while the damage got worse. That $200 charge is for the contractor to actually find the cause, not just flatten the surface. Ignoring it because it looks small is how you get a five thousand dollar repair bill later.
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charles44221d ago
Wait, $200 for one bubble? That seems like a lot. I mean, it's just a little air trapped under there, right? Unless the whole floor is coming up, maybe it's not that big a deal. I've had a small bubble in my kitchen for months and it hasn't caused any real problems. Maybe contractors just make it sound worse than it is.
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