How to connect linoleum?

Linoleum - a material for finishing the floor. To make such a coating look great, you need to connect the linoleum at the junction between the canvases as carefully as possible. There are ways that make the seams almost invisible. Make it possible yourself using simple materials.

How to connect linoleum at home?

Let's see what can connect the linoleum. For home use, the cold welding method is best. For this, liquid quick-drying glue is used, which is realized in tubes with a tip. It is necessary for penetration into the joint and glues the webs at the molecular level, providing reliable strength of the joints.

For welding you will need:

Let's get to work:

  1. To make a quality cut, you need to put a strip of linoleum overlap width of 6 cm. Mark the cut line in the middle of the overlap.
  2. Attach a ruler to the marked places and mark the place of the cut.
  3. To qualitatively glue, it is necessary to cut two layers at once.
  4. The next step is to connect the linoleum back to back and apply adhesive tape on top so that the front of the fabric does not get dirty.
  5. Again, a clerical knife is taken and the tape is cut at the place of the cut.
  6. The glue with a needle is wound on the glue.
  7. The needle is inserted into the seam, you need to press the tube until the spot of glue appears.
  8. When the spot of glue appears, you need to smoothly move the needle along the seam.
  9. 15 minutes to wait for the glue to seize.
  10. Then you can remove the protective film.
  11. It turns out almost imperceptible seam.

Such an uncomplicated method is ideal for use at home for jointing linoleum seams.