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How Do I Fit My Floor?

by stewart barnes 22. February 2010 15:15
Preparation is key to laying any new floor and the below rules should be followed for all flooring types.

The most dangerous enemy of a timber floor is moisture. You must ensure that the sub floor is dry. Concrete or screeds can take on average for every 1mm of thickness approx 1 full day to dry. The subfloor also needs to clean from adhesive, dust and dirt, it also needs to be flat and even and for floor types under 18mm thick must be load bearing.

The ambient conditions in the room should be around 40/50% humidity and a temperature of 15 – 25 degrees at the time of laying the floor.

Solid wood flooring and most vinyl tile floors should be allowed sufficient time to acclimatise to the conditions of the room in advance of installation (see blog). Never store the floor in a room that is wet, outside or in a garage where it could pick up moisture (please note that this does include rooms that have not adequately dried from plastering or painting).

Different floors require different installation techniques and can vary from DIY installation to requiring professional fitting.

Please refer to the individual instructions below to determine the difficulty level of fitting a new floor.

Individual floor fitting instructions

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