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Default peel and stick tiles

On Fri 28 Dec 2007 09:25:15p, SteveB told us...

SWMBO picked out some peel and stick tiles. The sales geek sold us a
gallon of floor prep and confidently told us we shouldn't have any
problem sticking it to new concrete. There's a little overspray along
the baseline from the airless, but the rest of the floor is/will be
pretty clean. I'm going to use 4" wide razor scrapers, a broom, and a
mop. I'll go around and get all the overspray knocked loose that I can.

I'm hoping for the best, but these tiles look a little cheesy. How has
your experience been? Should I rent a roller? Application temps are
low right now. Should I wait until it warms up? I have a double head
propane heater, so could get the three small rooms it's going into very
warm, save for the concrete, and that would take days to warm up
completely.

What say ye?

Steve




Applying on a cold floor, no matter the temperature of the room, may give
you problems. If you do the cleanup and prep adequately, you should have
no problem if the concrete is not cold. I would wait.

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Wayne Boatwright

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