Oh Crap!

[McGintys924]

I just returned from a week away from the Seneca to find that a bottle of PVC pipe cleaner (that purple stuff) leaked and at a whole in the brand new Linoleum Jayco installed in October. A quick Google search shows about $5000. Anyone have any ideas or know of anyone good at this type of repair.

[Grumpy]

A good flooring guy may be able to patch it if he they can find a hidden spot(in a cabinet or under the bed) to get the piece that would match the grain.

[SloPoke]

I have no recommendations... just want to express my sympathy..

[RogerR]

You might get a piece big enough to cut out the flooring along fake plank edge lines and glue a replacement piece into the resulting hole. If it was just replaced you should be able to get a length from Seneca or a flooring dealer.

[RVermont]

Sorry to see that damage. That can be stressful. I know how upset I get when I drop items onto the floor or see something rubbing so i can sympathize with your situation. I believe the pattern repeats every 8 ft so first thing is to get a piece of flooring. Once you get that a good flooring person should be able to cut and seal it in place. If the floor is similar to mine the rough wood like texture makes it almost seamless.

[Rustynuts]

Oh man that sucks! Being they replaced the floor, I doubt there is any extra under cabinets or bed to rob some from. I would first try and see if you can get some of the flooring and then find a good flooring guy to patch it, being it’s a plank design, it should be able to patch it and not be noticeable......only other idea is a throw rug.

[Jagiven]

I tend to be so careful with that purple cleaner. I never leave it anywhere it might leak, tip, or anything that might end badly. You have my sympathy.

I tore my new linoleum in our SB house, moving an item. It was not a cut and replace, it was an un-crunch and careful glue down. Ended up very nicely done. Hard to see, I have to look for it.

If you have an area under a cabinet, bed, etc, they can cut out the damage, and patch it. You will know it's there, mostlikely no one else will ever notice it.

[norty1]

I got some of that stuff on my hand and thought it would never wear off.

[McGintys924]

When they replaced floor they did replace area under the bed. Pattern repeats at 5 feet. As long as pattern is centered appropriately I might be able to take from there. Have an email to Jayco for additional 7 feet of roll if any left. Now just to find an exceptional good linoleum person.

[TaftCoach]

There are two kinds of people in the world, those that will painstakingly have this fixed and folks that would need searching for a rug.

I'm glad it's working out for you. I'd be obsessing over it.

[Grumpy]

Originally Posted by McGintys924

Have an email to Jayco for additional 7 feet of roll if any left. Now just to find an exceptional good linoleum person.

Problem with that is, linoleum is like carpet and wall paper each run can have a slight color variation. What the factory currently has may be slightly lighter or darker, I doubt they would sill have any from your particular job laying around.

When we had our 2001 I bought an extra piece of carpet for the bathroom and you could see the shade difference when placed up against the original. Luckily I had it serged and the serging made it so it wasn't noticeable.

[JohnWedell]

It might not be an exact match but I’ve seen flooring guys work miracles. something like that wouldn’t even concern me if I knew a good flooring guy. Get it fixed and it may bother you for a week or two but after that you’ll forget about it and it will be nonexistent.

[Midnightmoon]

Originally Posted by TaftCoach

There are two kinds of people in the world, those that will painstakingly have this fixed and folks that would need searching for a rug.

I'm glad it's working out for you. I'd be obsessing over it.

Very true. I used to be in that 1st category. It drove my wife crazy how bad I would obsess over things.

I would now fall in the the go get a mat or throw rug and cover it camp. Not that I don't like to keep things nice. But some things just aren't worth worrying about.

[DonaandDon]

X2 What John Wedell said...

Good Luck.

[Ohiofinlander]

If you know a creative artist type of friend. Patch the linoleum the best you can, seal it, and have a floor mural painted in that spot if not others also. If in the kitchen, some spilt milk or cracked eggs. In the bathroom, a roll of TP dropped. In the bedroom, well, get creative there. Could spark a few conversations in years to come. Good Luck!!

[Crossingover]

Time to break out that small scatter rug you've been wanting to use.

[thenne1713]

(Looks to me, more like) (someone) drew BUGS on floor w/ black magic marker?

[rhermsen]

Hide, practice ducking, and buy an expensive rug.

[brained]

Looks like a good spot for a coffee table.

[hikerjohn7]

Originally Posted by McGintys924

I just returned from a week away from the Seneca to find that a bottle of PVC pipe cleaner (that purple stuff) leaked and at a whole in the brand new Linoleum Jayco installed in October. A quick Google search shows about $5000. Anyone have any ideas or know of anyone good at this type of repair.

I guess I don't know what to do to bring it back to a uniform appearance but I do appreciate your airing the story. I didn't realize that stuff was so corrosive. I guess it contains acetone which can eat up synthetic materials.