Advice, simple rules and a few tools to do the floating parquet do-it-yourself installation, using only vinyl glue in the joints.
How to lay floating parquet
Il floating parquet with interlocking installation, with a few simple well-executed rules, it can be assembled independently (therefore it is excellent for DIY floating installation) and without the use of glues.
Floating installation means that the parquet planks (or boards) are simply placed on the installation surface and is carried out with elements of significant dimensions (thickness of approximately 15mm and width of approximately 19-20cm) with tongue-and-groove or click joints.
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Floating parquet must always be installed on a vapor barrier and on a layer of acoustic insulation (mat), which can be made of various materials such as PVC, foam, cork or other.
Installation of pre-finished floating parquet: start of work
Before starting the actual laying of the parquet, it is good to make sure that the bottom of reference is uniform and dry.
Any support, if capable of resisting the static and dynamic loads expected for the flooring, is suitable for floating installation, therefore screeds in general and existing flooring.
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The put installing parquet strips can take place starting from one of the corners of the room where the work is carried out. In order to allow the parquet to expand in correspondence with the walls, it is necessary to take into account to leave a margin of space, approximately 1 centimeter. This space must be considered not only around the perimeter but also in proximity to doors, French windows and fireplace slabs. Appropriate expansion joints must be provided at thresholds and connections with other flooring, to be subsequently covered with joint covering profiles.
For the installation of floating parquet floor Armony Floorcontinuous installation cannot be done, the rooms must be divided and the elements installed along the length of the room in order to reduce the butt joints as much as possible. It is advisable to make the floors of the different rooms independent to guarantee them a good possibility of movement in all directions.
To cover the perimeter edge it is necessary to use a skirting board of suitable thickness.
Failure to follow these instructions could cause swelling of the parquet even not near a point of contact.
Advantages of floating installation, DIY parquet
The pose floating it is recommended when you choose to install large format slats, such as Maxiplance Armony Floorby virtue of his countless advantages.
The main point in favor of this solution is given by the possibility of installing a parquet even in difficult situations glued installation is impossiblesuch as screeds that are too damp or flaking.
The use of the mat and the nylon vapor barrier has the added value of isolating the wooden floor from the humidity of the screed.
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Another advantage is represented by the fact that, thanks to the floating installation, it is possible preserve the existing flooran aspect which in the case of homes with particularly valuable floors can have a certain impact.
The greater simplicity of the floating pose makes it ideal for a do it yourself solutionalthough it is always recommended to use an expert installer.
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