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    USER67 Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
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    Nov 17, 2010, 12:14 PM
    Cant get my stick down tile to stick?
    Just put them (peal & stick) down the other day but a few seams and corners never took. Worked with new sub floor that was as clean as I could manage... thinking of putting a little PL under and in some seams with considerable gaps (1/16th inch).
    Any thoughts?
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    Nov 17, 2010, 04:52 PM

    Hi User67:

    Better off using a flooring adhesive made for setting vinyl tile... click on link below:

    W.W. Henry Flooring Adhesives - Homepage

    Here, just need to remove the stubborn tiles and spread the adhesive down and let dry until TACKY to touch. Set the tile and I promise you they won't go anywhere... at least not the newly adhered ones!

    Simply put, some of these self-stick tiles just aren't sticky enough... learned from experience. Whenever I laid this kind of tile I used a light skim coat of the proper adhesive over the entire floor (done in sections) and tiles never came loose!

    Questions? Let me know...

    Mark
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    Nov 17, 2010, 09:02 PM
    Did you prime the subfloor? That is very important since it seals the subfloor and gives you a smooth bond surface.
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    Nov 18, 2010, 09:37 AM
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    I really didn't want, eventually wanting to lay porcelain tile as a permanent finish. It's looking like I will be using a commercial floor adhesive to have them stick properly so I'll probably be replacing the subfloor for the porcelain
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