Lifting LVT Diagnosis and Repair in Sittingbourne

If a leak caused it: what to do immediately

• Stop the water source first and mop up standing water rather than letting it sit on the LVT
• Lift a corner of affected planks if they're already loose, to let air reach the subfloor and speed drying
• Avoid sealing the room up — good airflow across the wet area matters more than heating it
• Don't glue anything back down until the subfloor has been moisture-tested and confirmed dry
• Keep a note of when the leak happened and how long water was present, it helps us assess how deep the moisture has gone

Reading peaking correctly

A peaking ridge tells us the floor has nowhere left to expand. Before we cut a relief gap and re-lay, we check whether the original perimeter gap exists at all, and whether skirting or a threshold bar is trapping the floor tight against a fixed point in the {town} room.

Cutting a relief joint in the wrong spot just moves the ridge somewhere else. We map where the movement is coming from first, usually the longest uninterrupted run of flooring in the room, before deciding where to cut.