Learn some tips and tricks of the trade on how to.
Welded seam vinyl flooring.
Armstrong homogeneous vinyl sheet flooring is the industry standard for aseptic healthcare applications like operating rooms and surgical suites as well as other medical environments.
Lab tests of properly welded seams showed no growth of staph and.
In this instructional video you will learn the basics.
The through pattern chip construction throughout the entire thickness provides superior gouge abrasion and indentation resistance.
Grooving and heat welding should be completed the same day to prevent contamination of grooves.
The hot air gun provides the heat and airflow required to fuse the seam together.
Weld rods can be combined with flash coving to provide superior seam strength and tightness preventing dirt and moisture from getting under the floor in spaces it matters most.
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 polyurethane and terrazzo.
Heat welding vinyl floor with heat gun hot air gun.
Remember heat welded seams are primarily used in aseptic or clean areas to prevent joints where bacteria and pathogens can collect.
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.
Leveraging our years of experience manufacturing hard and soft surface flooring we have designed our portfolio of products resilient sheet lvt and our integra hp performance broadloom carpet to be chemically welded to each other creating truly seamless transitions from surface to surface.
Chemical weld guide chemical welds.
Solid weld rod note.
The next step is to weld the rod into the groove in the seam using a hot air gun equipped with a welding tip or nozzle photo 4.
Armstrong flooring provides weld rods designed to be used in conjunction with our homogeneous and heterogeneous commercial sheet flooring.
When installing timberline ambigu stonerun safety zone medintech medintone medinpure accolade plus rejuvenations restore possibilities or corlon against any other vinyl sheet flooring at doorways and hallways seams can be heat welded using solid color weld rod and a 4 or 5 mm round nozzle.
With 20 50 recycled content and an extended life cycle our greenvinyl program offers a suite of resilient vinyl products that ensure a minimal environmental impact while handing the toughest traffic.
Our commitment to environment is as strong as our commitment to quality.
Remember to allow the.
Chemical welding also referred to as cold welding is the process of chemically fusing two sheets of resilient sheet vinyl flooring together at the seam.