How to Replace Linoleum Tile

Despite your best efforts, linoleum tile floors can become gouged, scratched or marred to an extent that cannot be repaired. The enormous benefit of installing a linoleum tile floor in the first place is the ease in which damaged areas can be restored to new and at little cost. To restore your floor to pristine condition, you need to replace the damaged linoleum tile with a new tile. Replacing a linoleum tile is a simple process that does not require hiring a professional.

Things You'll Need

• Masking tape
• Clothes iron
• Utility knife
• Putty knife
• Mineral spirits
• Tile adhesive
• Seam roller

Instructions

1. Place masking tape on the surrounding tiles to protect them from being damaged during the repair.

2. Heat a clothes iron to a warm setting and rub the iron across the damaged tile to loosen the adhesive. Do not hold the iron in one place or the vinyl can melt on your iron and ruin it. Be careful not to touch the neighboring tiles with the iron.

3. Cut an "x" in the center of the tile with a utility knife and pry the tile up from the floor with a putty knife.

4. Paint a thin layer of mineral spirits onto the floor beneath the tile to loosen remaining adhesive. Be careful not to get mineral spirits on the neighboring tiles.

5. Scrape the floor with a putty knife to remove the remaining adhesive. Allow the area to dry completely.

6. Apply a thin layer of adhesive to the floor using a putty knife. Be careful not to get adhesive on the neighboring tiles.

7. Place the new tile into place and press it into the adhesive. Use a seam roller to smooth the seams between tiles.

8. Wipe adhesive off the surface of the tile immediately. Wait 24 hours before walking on or placing heavy objects on the tile.

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