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Showerthought: I used to think you could eyeball a seam for a tight fit
My buddy Mark insisted on using a seam roller for every single pass, even on commercial glue-down. I skipped it on a big office job in Tempe last month, and now there's a visible line after two weeks. Anyone got a brand of roller that holds up better than the cheap plastic ones?
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grant82628d ago
That "visible line after two weeks" is the worst feeling. Was the floor super dry or was it a particularly humid day when you did the install? I've seen a bad seam happen fast when the glue sets up quicker than you expect, and a cheap roller just can't push it down in time.
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fox.casey28d ago
Cheap roller, every time. That line you see is the glue drying before you can get it flat. You can have perfect humidity and still mess it up if your tools are junk. I learned that the hard way on my own floor last year.
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torres.leo2d ago
Wait, can glue really set up that much faster just from humidity? I always thought high humidity slows down drying, not speeds it up. Maybe the floor itself was too cold and that made the glue thicken up weird. A cheap roller definitely makes it worse because it can't put enough pressure down fast enough.
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