A Simple Approach to Karndean Floor Installation
Karndean flooring can be both attractive and cost effective, especially of you choose to install it yourself. With a methodical approach, and a little basic competence, it’s a task that’s well within the scope of most home improvement enthusiasts. Some important considerations include having the best materials at your disposal. Karndean flooring arrives with very specific instructions, and they should always be followed. With a few basic steps a home can be transformed with attractive and easy to fit flooring.
Preparation
It’s advisable to remove all Karndean Flooring sections from their packaging and to allow them to adjust to the atmosphere of a building for 24 hours before installation commences. Ideally, a constant temperature will be maintained a day before, during and after installation. The ideal constant temperature is between 18 and 26 degrees. It’s wise to ensure that you have plenty of space in which to work, and that means keeping your tools in order and everything unnecessary outside the room.
Existing Surfaces
Surfaces that you’re covering with this type of flooring need to be properly prepared. They need to be reasonably dry, and in some cases a membrane that is damp proof will need to be installed. Preparation methods obviously vary depending on the type of surface to be covered. Concrete, asphalt, tile and wooden surfaces will all require a different approach, but don’t become daunted. Adhesives are readily available, and all come with comprehensive instructions for use. The guiding principle is that existing surfaces need to be clean, smooth and level before the flooring is applied.
Adhesives
A trowel should be used to spread the recommended adhesives onto the floor in readiness for installation. Purchased adhesives should be supplied with a specialist tool for their application. It’s wise not to get carried away when it comes to the application of adhesives. Often, applying too much at once can be counter productive. Applying adhesives over too wide an area can lead to it drying out before you come to actually install flooring. After sections of flooring have been applied it’s important not to ruin hard work under foot.
Rolling
When smart new flooring panels have been laid carefully onto well prepared under floor surfaces, the next stage in the installation process is rolling. Rollers will ideally weigh 100lb, and when going over newly applied flooring it’s wise to be thorough. Rolling twice is advisable, and it’s much better not to rush the process.
With proper preparation and installation new flooring will provide many years of excellent service. Unlike other surfaces, your new tiles or planks will not chip, warp or distort with changes in humidity. It’s easy to see why this is the flooring of choice for many.