How sticky and how much residue left from peel and stick vinyl tiles? ?
Hear me out. My husband and I are renting this old school 80’s place that had wood paneling around the door frames in the house. But, it’s not smooth wood, it’s seriously rough, raw wood, very textured for aesthetics. Which would be great, except I KNOW my cats are going to tear it up like a scratching post! In fact, I think it’s the kind of stuff they make scratching posts out of!
So, we were thinking about getting those vinyl peel and stick tiles and cutting them up and covering them. But, I don’t know if I should use the adhesive if it comes with? We need to be able to get if off easy and not have it leave a sticky residue.
Anyone know if it’ll be okay, but if not, what else can we stick it on with so it will stay put, but be easy to remove? Keep in mind, no one will be walking on these at all. They are just going on door frames:) Thanks!
Self adhesive vinyl tiles are extremely tacky and the glue would soak into the rough wood and stain it. In which case you’d have to sand with coarse sandpaper to get it off and leave a semi-rough finish.
Besides, they were designed to lay, and work best laying, flat on the ground.
Don’t use them.
Also, do you mean the door jambs?
Or the casing?
Or both?
If it’s the casing, perhaps you could remove them and replace them with some cheap ones till you move. I don’t know how long you intend to stay there, but you’d have no worries at all that way.
If it’s the door jamb, a good idea would be to seal it with a clear polyurethane.
You would still have the raw-wood look, and you’d still have the roughness, only it would be protected by a “shield” against scratches.
It would also protect you against scraping your arms or legs on the rough wood.
It also makes it easier to clean!
Think about it…
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