Right guys A general newbie question that got me thinking the other day about setting out for straightlay LVT If you're doing a hallway into living room etc, what wall do you square it off from? General idea is to square it from the outside wall, but what if the hallway isn't square to outside wall? making it look like it's not square (straight) as you enter building And before you ask, yes I'm mostly new to LVT I'm a carpet and laminate fitter mostly.
Same as you set out for laminate really. Set out for hallway to get that square. Run into living room from there. If out in the living room you can turn the Lvt in the doorway. To do that over lap a plank in the doorway about 5mm. Turn it so it’s square in the living room. Then cut through it and re bevel it.
What Daz said. I've had to tweak it in the doorway a few times, o ly by around 5-10mm but most times its worked out pretty straight. ....if its a new build then you might have to go 40mm
Get yourself a laser line first. Then You can measure all the lines and check the right angles. This defo helps with setting out. Personally I would centre the line and then make sure it’s running straight with the main run or main view point. Always good to run it past the customer as some walls are covered with furniture. We just had a hallway that was out both sides but when we took a right angle off the step at the end of the hallway it looked right as both sides of the hallway ran out equally. Almost like going through the centre of a V shape. If you go off one wall the other will be miles out. We then measure off that line through the door as stike another line. Check how that sits and as the lads have already said you could swing it slightly if needed Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
If you know a wall is going to run out, try and make sure the cut piece is as wide as possible, the the run out will be slightly less obvious than on a narrow piece
Does anyone else try measuring off outside wall and see how this falls? I find this can be very effective and means whole ground floor runs true
That's usually where I start but when it's a whole ground floor fit I find it doesn't always work out.
I’ve found if you always work off a centre or half if that makes sense, you usually get good equal cuts everywhere. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Yeah outside walls are always a good start...as long as it’s not a crescent Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
