Vimyl floor repairs-gouges

[Ecumenist]

Has anyone used those kits where there's some sort of epoxies that is colored to matche the floor places over gouges and seamlessly repair it? I'm renting a home where they put in the absolutely CHEAPEST quality floor you could possibly get. You can actually see the nailheads in the subfloor. With that being said, I want to repair the places where there are gouges or tears. Anyone's advice and opinions are welcome..

[Wash. state Desk Jet]

1. Unless the manufacturer of the flooring

Actually makes a repair kit such as you mentioned ,you will indeed have a hard time matching the color. There is seam sealer that comes in colors ,but it is for seams. I have used a iron over a damp rag to smooth out the gouges ,than added a little glue under the vinnal gouge in the sheet flooring ,tare what have you, than used the iron ,somewhere between low and mid heat to smooth it back into a finish look ! It worked fer me !

To tell you the truth,as a contractor , I think the ownner of the property knew well in advance (it) would happen. What they do is put down another layer of sheet flooring over the top ! Two layers of the cheap stuff is always better than one ! I mean what's it cost them ,maybe $100.00 or less fer the cheap sheet flooring ! Maybe 2 three hours , if the house is empty ! After about three layers of cheap stuff,and three is just a number,could be five!,- if they used nails, all they got to do is get a pry bar under the sub flooring and pull it all up! See any patterns, the cheaper sub flooring is osb ! I assume they used nails because nails are cheaper than screws ! And screws have better pull down. But if yer cheap, and you go fer the three layers ,you don't want screws in the sub floor because you want the sub floor to pull up easy.

The floor was part of the plot to get you in! See the shiney new kitchen floor !

Good luck
Don't know much about sheet flooring repair kits.

[Mist]

2. Since it's cheap flooring anyway--here's an easy fix:

(I did this on a cheap vinyl flooring in a rental house years ago--fooled the landlady, and she was the type to jump on anything to keep some of the security)

Glue down as much as possible. Don't use a fancy 2-part epoxy, just something stronger than Elmer's. Hot glue would be fine, if you have a hot glue gun.

Go to a crafts store and get inexpensive acrylic craft paint in little bottles. It's usually about $2 a bottle. Study the color of the floor to see just what colors you need to match the vinyl. I had a yellowish-tan floor with fake mortar lines of grey and lighter grey. I bought grey, white, tan, and yellow colors. The white could lighten up the others.
Use an inexpensive crafts paint brush and a piece of kitchen sponge to approximate the pattern of the vinyl. I'd never done it before, but it came out looking great! And I got all my security back.