Everything you need to know about floor preparation

Having new floors installed in your home or office can go a long way towards brightening up the look, style and feel of any room. No matter whether you're thinking about new carpets, new tile floors in the kitchen or bathroom or any other style or type of new flooring, it's important that you choose an experienced company such as County Flooring in order to achieve the best results. We offer a full range of Nottingham flooring services, enabling you to get the floors of your dreams without all of the hassle and headache.

 

When it comes to flooring solutions, there is a whole lot more to it than simply laying down new tiles or carpets. Obviously, before the new flooring can be installed, it is first necessary to tear out the old flooring. Still, even once this is done, the new flooring cannot yet be installed, as first the floor surface must be properly prepared. Along with removing the old carpet, tiles or linoleum, it is also necessary to make sure that any glue, mortar or other adhesive is also fully removed from the floors otherwise the new flooring may not be able to properly bond, potentially causing major issues in the future.

 

Removing this adhesive material can be a tough, time consuming job, often requiring scraping, chemical removers and other techniques in order to ensure that every single speck has been fully removed.  Depending on the type of flooring being installed, it may also be necessary to do some grinding to the floor to make sure that the new flooring adheres to the concrete slab properly.

 

Basically, if the floor preparation is not done correctly, you may be seriously comprising the quality and durability of the new flooring. Without proper floor preparation, you might as well not even hire a Nottingham flooring solutions company, as you'll probably be just as well off with your old flooring rather than wasting the time and money of an inferior job that won't last. 

 

Still, when it comes to choosing new flooring, most people are still much more concerned with choosing the right style and design and how the finished product will look than they are with the little details like preparation. However, if you want your new floors to look their best and last, proper floor preparation is definitely just as important as the flooring that you choose. So don't waste your time and money on just any Nottingham flooring services, and instead give us a call or visit our website to see what County Flooring can do for you http://www.county-flooring.co.uk/services/

Come and have a look at one of our recent flooring projects!

Hallway in Buckinghamshire
 

 The pictures above show the flooring project for a hallway in Buckinghamshire we were asked to complete recently. This was a fantastic project for us and our client was extremely pleased with the end result. Here's how we did it:

Preparation

The floor was prepared with a moisture suppressant, we then screeded with F.Ball stopgap 1200, smoothing underlayment.

 

Installation

The luxury vinyl tiles used were the Karndean Art select, col evening oak with bespoke border and motifs.

 

The large galaxy motif was 180cm in diameter, the motif in the doorway is 90cm in diameter. The colours were the base Art Select, colour evening oak, inserted with Art Select midnight oak and Da Vinci colour Bianco.

The Bamboo borders, Art Select, col.Evening oak with Da Vinci, col Blanco inserts.

 

We started by setting out the Motifs and borders. These were then adhered into position and the main field of the floor was installed scribed up to the design work with a 45 degree installation.

If you like the design we have used on this hallway and would like to speak to us about our range of luxury vinyl tiles or a project you would like us to undertake in your home, give us a call on 0115 9861 309 or visit our website at http://www.county-flooring.co.uk/ for more details.

We look forward to hearing from you!

 

It’s all about the preparation: have a look at our range of floor preparation products

When you decide to upgrade the flooring at your house or office the place to go to is county flooring and supplies. They have the experts with flooring experience that will be able to guide you to the right flooring that you need. They have a wide range of flooring that you can choose from and they will even give you samples that you can take home to make your decision easier. But upgrading flooring has other aspects that you need to look at as well. Before you install new flooring the surface underneath must undergo floor preparation. If you do not prepare the surface beforehand the deterioration of the new flooring will be faster and then you will have wasted your money. The expert and experience staff will make sure that the preparation of the old surface is done and that you have a smooth rigid surface for your new floors. They will guide you all the way and give you the best advice that you need. County flooring and supply have a wide range of flooring preparation products that you can use and here are what they are: 

Underlay for carpets 

The underlayfor carpets is very essential to make sure that your carpets stay new for longer. It has noise insulation and heat insulation. It has wear protection and makes it comfortable to walk and sit on. 

Damp Proof Membrane 

Damp proof membranes are essential to help that you don’t have problems with damp coming from the surface where you will place your new flooring. There are a wide range of damp proof products and the members from county flooring will help you to use the right one. 

Ply-boarding 

County flooring and supply use only the strongest plyboard for your flooring where it will be in contact with moisture for a long time. The ply board that they use are used to build ships with so it is the best. 

Smoothing compound 

The best quality self leveling latex compound is used to make sure that you have the best quality floor before installing carpets or vinyl flooring. County flooring make sure that the floor is clean and dust free and that all crack are filled with a rapid drying compound before using the self level ling compound. 

Self levelling underlay 

This product is used on floors that are not level and of bad quality. It will make the floor smooth before installing your new flooring. 

If you want more information on Nottingham flooring preparation visit county flooring’s website at http://www.county-flooring.co.uk or call them on 01159 861 309.