Court is something Thanks for your reply. skirtings put on top after it was fitted. Some are tight some have a small gap underneath I wanted it this was for the appearance but he never said it would be a problem?
Quickstep state an expansion gap of minimum 2mm is necessary and that is everywhere, including doorways more if it's going to be exposed to heat You haven't had a kitchen fitted on top have you?
First issue is in correct underlay, second issue is using a joiner and not a flooring professional, albeit most flooring pros hate fitting click lvt floors and have sent most the install business into the hands of other trades etc mainly down to their own knowledge of what can and can’t be done with a click lvt. It all sounds very unfortunate and I hope you get it sorted one way or another.
Is that true? I didn’t know that about the sunlight. We have patio doors and two windows in the kitchen area. What flooring would be suitable then? we have 4 children and a dog. I had laminate down for 8 years, saved a lot of money for this new LVT thinking it would be a godsend as water resistant (spillages etc)
Not on top no, but the end panels and toilet/sink are on top? (It’s also fitted in the downstairs bathroom. Is this wrong?? The end panels are screwed to the kitchen not the floor however.
LVT would have been fine if the prep work was done correctly, you used a dry back (glue down) with HT adhesive and put blinds over the windows to make sure there was no direct sunlight. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
So frustrating as I initially wanted glue down. not sure where I go from Here. That’s only been one “summer” can’t imagine what it’s gonna look like next year! It’s so bouncy too and noisy! Everything about it is awful. It’s the quickstep vinyl vibrant grey make so wasn’t cheap for the quantity I needed!
Hi All, update! My joiner is going to remove all of the LVT that is damaged and he is going to lay howdens laminate and 2m ply! Didn’t want to go back to laminate but we can’t afford more LVT, so hoping it will be good enough Question/Advice: underneath the LVT and underlay that is currently down there is 3m Ply and chipboard flooring. Do we remove the ply?? It was only nailed down for height for the LVT. Not sure what to do??
No need to uplift the ply if solid and fixed, depending on the laminate and underlay combined thickness will determine if anything needs possibly trimmed due to being thicker(plinths/doors).
Thanks! That would be the better option. Trimming doors isn’t a problem. Only problem is my living room doesn’t have the ply, can I use a thicker underlay to make it even with hallway(3m ply is there)?? (Floor is going right through)
