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After having remodelled our home, we have tons of vinyl or PVC? flooring left over. Enough that I could use it without any seams. Is this feasible? Thanks, Elke
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> After having remodelled our home, we have tons of vinyl or PVC? > flooring left over. Enough that I could use it without any seams. > Is this feasible? > Thanks, Elke
If I should need to glue a piece together, what kind of glue can I use? Thanks again, Elke
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Organization: Island Internet Inc. – (604) 753-2383 Lines: 5 NNTP-Posting-Host: dyn63.island.net After having remodelled our home, we have tons of vinyl or PVC? flooring left over. Enough that I could use it without any seams. Is this feasible? Thanks, Elke I doubt that vinyl flooring, even the highest quality, could be used. The actual thickness of the vinyl is only around 10 mil and simply wouldn’t hold up. As to toxicity, it is likely that the floor has recieved some type of treatment over it’s life such as wax etc that would make it unsuitable. J. Kieler
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>> After having remodelled our home, we have tons of vinyl or PVC? > flooring left over. Enough that I could use it without any seams. > Is this feasible? > Thanks, Elke >If I should need to glue a piece together, what kind of glue can I use? >Thanks again, Elke
I wouldn’t reccomend it, I dont think it is resistant enough, nor waterproof enough. Also, the vinyl might leach into the water and do harm to the fish/plants. Guillermo
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> After having remodelled our home, we have tons of vinyl or PVC? > flooring left over. Enough that I could use it without any seams. > Is this feasible? > Thanks, Elke
Is it flexible enough? Sounds like it would crack. You could use it to line the excavation before putting in the liner. — Signed – Kellie My Karma ran over my Dogma. It was a Catastrophe. Now my Dogma’s Dead and my Karma’s out of alignment.
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says… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >Organization: Island Internet Inc. – (604) 753-2383 >Lines: 5 >NNTP-Posting-Host: dyn63.island.net >After having remodelled our home, we have tons of vinyl or PVC? >flooring left over. Enough that I could use it without any seams. >Is this feasible? >Thanks, Elke >I doubt that vinyl flooring, even the highest quality, could be used. The >actual thickness of the vinyl is only around 10 mil and simply wouldn’t >hold up. As to toxicity, it is likely that the floor has recieved some >type of treatment over it’s life such as wax etc that would make it >unsuitable. >J. Kieler
Kieler, Sorry to start out contradictory but I have a pond that has a vinyl liner that is only 6 mils and it’s been very stable for over 6 years. I have had several generations of fish hatch in it. I have had to give away many! If the pond is balanced, they will live. The Ancient Earthling
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> After having remodelled our home, we have tons of vinyl or PVC? > flooring left over. Enough that I could use it without any seams. > Is this feasible? > Thanks, Elke
I’d be carefull. There is regular flooring, and that which is sold as "fish safe". But I’ve heard that the "fish safe" does not have the fungicides added, but it is much more expensive. I think it is the same product but the flooring makers are just trying to charge us more for the same thing. 
I don’t speak for Intel.
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Good one Jeff! Gave me a great laugh! Thank you.
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>> After having remodelled our home, we have tons of vinyl or PVC? > flooring left over. Enough that I could use it without any seams. > Is this feasible?
I can’t imagine it lasting very long. Vinyl flooring us usually a very thin layer of vinyl with a thicker, paperlike backing. If you fold the flooring, the crease often causes the paper to tear. It’s designed to lay flat. I don’t know how the material would form to the shape of the hole. Good luck, Jeff
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I read some of the replies on this, and some of the points seem valid and some I’m not so sure about. For instance, the thickness of the material may or may not be a problem. The better grades of flooring are amazingly heavy and resilient. If it springs a leak, of course, it will get into the paper or felt backing, which could be tres nasty. But much of the good vinyl stuff might hold up just fine. But since I’ve been trying to find good vinyl flooring, at a reasonable price, for my place for more than a month now, I can tell you this: Most of the stuff says that it resists mold and mildew. Translated: Warning! Danger, Will Robinson! Fungicide alert! And most of it talks about being "impregnated" with the stuff, so it’s not likely to leach out with a couple of pond-fillings. If your vinyl has any kind of "guaranteed against mildew for X years," you can figure it will take some significant portion of that time to remove the nasty chemicals from the vinyl. So I strongly suspect that you won’t be able to use your leftovers in a pond. Maybe you can use it to cover a table for your deck? Spiff up the shelves in your greenhouse? Got a playhouse that needs re-flooring?
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>Good one Jeff! Gave me a great laugh! Thank you.
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>Good one Jeff! Gave me a great laugh! Thank you.
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>> After having remodelled our home, we have tons of vinyl or PVC? > flooring left over. Enough that I could use it without any seams. > Is this feasible? > Thanks, Elke >I’d be carefull. There is regular flooring, and that which is sold as >"fish safe". But I’ve heard that the "fish safe" does not have the >fungicides added, but it is much more expensive. >I think it is the same product but the flooring makers are just trying >to charge us more for the same thing. >:-) >I don’t speak for Intel.
Leeds UK Why not give it a try, but stock it only with plants for several months and see what happens. Then introduce a couple of fish and see what happens then! Besta Luck Norman — U.K.
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After having remodelled our home, we have tons of vinyl or PVC? flooring left over. Enough that I could use it without any seams. Is this feasible? Thanks, Elke
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> After having remodelled our home, we have tons of vinyl or PVC? > flooring left over. Enough that I could use it without any seams. > Is this feasible? > Thanks, Elke
If I should need to glue a piece together, what kind of glue can I use? Thanks again, Elke
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Organization: Island Internet Inc. – (604) 753-2383 Lines: 5 NNTP-Posting-Host: dyn63.island.net After having remodelled our home, we have tons of vinyl or PVC? flooring left over. Enough that I could use it without any seams. Is this feasible? Thanks, Elke I doubt that vinyl flooring, even the highest quality, could be used. The actual thickness of the vinyl is only around 10 mil and simply wouldn’t hold up. As to toxicity, it is likely that the floor has recieved some type of treatment over it’s life such as wax etc that would make it unsuitable. J. Kieler
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>> After having remodelled our home, we have tons of vinyl or PVC? > flooring left over. Enough that I could use it without any seams. > Is this feasible? > Thanks, Elke >If I should need to glue a piece together, what kind of glue can I use? >Thanks again, Elke
I wouldn’t reccomend it, I dont think it is resistant enough, nor waterproof enough. Also, the vinyl might leach into the water and do harm to the fish/plants. Guillermo
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> After having remodelled our home, we have tons of vinyl or PVC? > flooring left over. Enough that I could use it without any seams. > Is this feasible? > Thanks, Elke
Is it flexible enough? Sounds like it would crack. You could use it to line the excavation before putting in the liner. — Signed – Kellie My Karma ran over my Dogma. It was a Catastrophe. Now my Dogma’s Dead and my Karma’s out of alignment.
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says… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >Organization: Island Internet Inc. – (604) 753-2383 >Lines: 5 >NNTP-Posting-Host: dyn63.island.net >After having remodelled our home, we have tons of vinyl or PVC? >flooring left over. Enough that I could use it without any seams. >Is this feasible? >Thanks, Elke >I doubt that vinyl flooring, even the highest quality, could be used. The >actual thickness of the vinyl is only around 10 mil and simply wouldn’t >hold up. As to toxicity, it is likely that the floor has recieved some >type of treatment over it’s life such as wax etc that would make it >unsuitable. >J. Kieler
Kieler, Sorry to start out contradictory but I have a pond that has a vinyl liner that is only 6 mils and it’s been very stable for over 6 years. I have had several generations of fish hatch in it. I have had to give away many! If the pond is balanced, they will live. The Ancient Earthling
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> After having remodelled our home, we have tons of vinyl or PVC? > flooring left over. Enough that I could use it without any seams. > Is this feasible? > Thanks, Elke
I’d be carefull. There is regular flooring, and that which is sold as "fish safe". But I’ve heard that the "fish safe" does not have the fungicides added, but it is much more expensive. I think it is the same product but the flooring makers are just trying to charge us more for the same thing. I don’t speak for Intel.
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Good one Jeff! Gave me a great laugh! Thank you.
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>> After having remodelled our home, we have tons of vinyl or PVC? > flooring left over. Enough that I could use it without any seams. > Is this feasible?
I can’t imagine it lasting very long. Vinyl flooring us usually a very thin layer of vinyl with a thicker, paperlike backing. If you fold the flooring, the crease often causes the paper to tear. It’s designed to lay flat. I don’t know how the material would form to the shape of the hole. Good luck, Jeff
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I read some of the replies on this, and some of the points seem valid and some I’m not so sure about. For instance, the thickness of the material may or may not be a problem. The better grades of flooring are amazingly heavy and resilient. If it springs a leak, of course, it will get into the paper or felt backing, which could be tres nasty. But much of the good vinyl stuff might hold up just fine. But since I’ve been trying to find good vinyl flooring, at a reasonable price, for my place for more than a month now, I can tell you this: Most of the stuff says that it resists mold and mildew. Translated: Warning! Danger, Will Robinson! Fungicide alert! And most of it talks about being "impregnated" with the stuff, so it’s not likely to leach out with a couple of pond-fillings. If your vinyl has any kind of "guaranteed against mildew for X years," you can figure it will take some significant portion of that time to remove the nasty chemicals from the vinyl. So I strongly suspect that you won’t be able to use your leftovers in a pond. Maybe you can use it to cover a table for your deck? Spiff up the shelves in your greenhouse? Got a playhouse that needs re-flooring?
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>Good one Jeff! Gave me a great laugh! Thank you.
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>Good one Jeff! Gave me a great laugh! Thank you.
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>> After having remodelled our home, we have tons of vinyl or PVC? > flooring left over. Enough that I could use it without any seams. > Is this feasible? > Thanks, Elke >I’d be carefull. There is regular flooring, and that which is sold as >"fish safe". But I’ve heard that the "fish safe" does not have the >fungicides added, but it is much more expensive. >I think it is the same product but the flooring makers are just trying >to charge us more for the same thing. >:-) >I don’t speak for Intel.
Leeds UK Why not give it a try, but stock it only with plants for several months and see what happens. Then introduce a couple of fish and see what happens then! Besta Luck Norman — U.K.
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