I`ve been asked to price up some refurb work. This involves laying a click system 6mm vinyl, over existing stuck down vinyl. There will be a lot of it. The first few which we have priced come out to over 5000 sq. and there are loads more One issue is the perimeter expansion. We normally leave 10mm, and the skirts get fitted on top, but thats not going to be an option on these. So what to cover the gap with, and how to fix it. There is obviously scotia, but I think that looks a bit shit over time. If I do go with scotia, whats the best way of fixing ? I used to fit laminate, years ago, and used a electric brad nailer, but would a Paslode be a better option ? Have I overlooked a simple way to cover the expansion gap
Instead of scotia, we have on occasions added a smaller skirting onto the existing one after fitting the floor. Then cork the joint, fill and sand the nail holes, and paint both pieces of timber after masking the flooring. This gives the effect of one slightly sculptured skirting. We usually ask the customer to get a joiner and a decorator to do this additional work if they hate scotia or don't wish to rip out the skirting. When we do fit scotia, we hot melt it with a decent gun to avoid nail holes, but you may need two pairs of hands. Then cork the seams.
I've used quadrant on some fits. It looks alright and was the customers choice. The rugby club function room I did couple year ago they used architrave but didn't look that bad when it's all corked up. The builders did that...
We use a headless Pinner for scotia. You can’t see the fixings. You can pick one up from Axminster for £30 quid. (Air tool) CAT do a little flat trim you could fix around the perimeter after it’s fitted. Like a chrome flat bead/L section Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
How is the Cat trim fixed ? To the wall, or to a tile ? The product were fitting, does move about a bit
