Vinyl or LVT flooring peeling, curling or lifting at the edges in your Willenhall home? The common causes, what to check, and how it is put right.
Vinyl that peels up at the edges, curls at the seams or has tiles coming loose has usually lost its grip on the floor underneath. Sheet vinyl and luxury vinyl tiles are either glued down or rely on a well prepared, smooth base, and when the adhesive fails or the base was not right, the edges are the first place it shows.
Water is a big cause, particularly in kitchens, bathrooms and around toilets, where moisture gets under the edges and breaks down the adhesive. Heat is another: vinyl in a sunny conservatory or near a radiator can shrink and pull away. And a base that was dusty, damp or uneven when the vinyl went down often leads to peeling within a year or two. In Willenhall, the older terraces around Portobello and Lane Head often have solid floors with no damp proofing, so damp rising through the floor is worth ruling out.
A single lifted edge can sometimes be re-stuck. Where the peeling keeps spreading, the usual fix is lifting the affected area, sorting the cause underneath, and laying it again on a properly prepared base.
Peeling by the sink, bath, toilet or back door usually points to water getting underneath. Peeling in the middle of a room points more to the base.
If the floor underneath feels cold and damp, or the vinyl has a white bloom on the back, moisture may be coming up through the floor.
Vinyl in conservatories and near radiators can shrink in heat and pull away at the edges. Note whether the peeling is in a warm spot.
Gluing a peeled edge without fixing the cause usually only lasts a short while before it lifts again.
Photos of the peeling area and the room around it help us see the likely cause.
A small lifted edge often can. If it keeps happening or spreads, the cause underneath needs fixing, otherwise it will lift again.
Water gets under the edges, often around the toilet, bath or shower, and breaks down the adhesive. Good sealing at the edges helps prevent it.
LVT is tougher and easier to repair, because one damaged tile can be replaced on its own. Both need a well prepared base to last.
In older homes with solid floors, yes, it is possible. That is worth checking before laying any new floor on top.
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