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Had a massive bubble pop up under some sheet vinyl in a kitchen in Phoenix last July
The slab was 95 degrees from the afternoon sun coming through the sliding door and the adhesive flashed off before I could even get the sheet down, so I had to slice it open, inject more glue, and roll it with a 100 pound roller three times before it finally stuck flat. Anyone else run into this with hot slabs in the summer?
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terry_mitchell1mo agoProlific Poster
Man that's brutal. I had a similar nightmare in Vegas last August, slab was 108 in direct sun and the glue was curing before I could even get the roll started. Had to do the same slice and roll dance.
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lucas97227d ago
Yeah I used to think people were just being dramatic about summer installs. Figured if you worked fast enough you could beat the heat no problem. Then I had a slab in Tucson that was so hot the glue dried in patches before I even got the roll half way down. Had to cut four separate slices and inject glue under each one. That 100 pound roller got a workout that day. Definitely changed my mind about how fast that stuff can set up in direct sun.
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