Replacing Commercial Vinyl Tile

Obtain an extra vinyl flooring replacement tile that matches the damaged tile you removed.

Replacing commercial vinyl tile.

Vinyl flooring comes in many forms and vinyl tiles are perhaps the easiest to install and repair. If you do not have a matching vinyl flooring tile you may want to. This instructable shows you how to install resilient tile also known as vinyl composition or asphalt tile the type found in most commercial settings like grocery stores. You need just a small tub of tile adhesive.

Apply heat to the damaged tile with the heat gun or warm iron to soften the adhesive underneath. If your vinyl flooring is made from sheets instead of individual tiles take the piece you cut from your floor and use it as a template to cut a new piece from a new sheet of flooring. That s an issue when you damage a tile by scratching or ripping it and have to replace it because hardened adhesive clings tenaciously to the floor. If you find a damaged tile or two in your floor it is much easier to remove and replace them than installing a new tile floor altogether.

Vinyl floor tiles aren t without problems and one of them is that the adhesive hardens with age. How to install commercial grade resilient tile.