Installing Click System Engineered Wood Flooring

Engineered wood flooring is currently the most popular form of wood flooring in the marketplace. This is the result of a number of reasons, such as the fact that it is easy to install, can be installed efficiently throughout your home and can be used regardless of what material your subfloor is made of. The latter point actually includes underfloor heating too. If you do have a penchant for DIY then click system engineered wood flooring may be the type you would like to install yourself because it is less problematic than other types of flooring. Read on to find out how.

Click System Floating Installation

If you want DIY friendly engineered wood flooring then the click system ƒis most definitely the one to choose. It is quick to install and will not cause you any major problems at all. You do not have to have any qualifications or prior training to be able to fit it. As such, you can just click the individual engineered wood flooring panels together.

You should use an approved underlay when installing engineered click flooring. For example, if you have a concrete subfloor then you should use an underlay with a built in membrane to damp proof it, such as a Barrier Plus. If you have a wood subfloor then our Budget underlay will be sufficient. However, with concrete sub floor you will need a completely different underlay, such as our supreme underlay or premier plus which both have a moisture barrier built in to the product.

Click system flooring has a click profile on each of its four sides so you can join them together quickly and easily. Just insert the tongue of one board into the groove of the next whilst holding the former board at an angle and then push it down until you hear the click!

An essential for installing engineered wood flooring is leaving a gap of 1cm around the edge of the room to allow for expansion. You can purchase installation kits with spacers in there to prevent damage to the floor and the skirting boards. To cover this gap after installation, you can install new skirting board or scotia. However, the gap has to be left around the doorways if the floor runs from one room to the next.

ATTENTION – INSTALLER/OWNER RESPONSIBILITY

Be sure to examine all of the engineered wood flooring before you begin installing it. We do provide rigorous periodic inspections but you should always make sure that there is no damage before laying it in your home. Our warranty does not cover damage incurred if the flooring has been installed.

You should also ensure that your own home and subfloor especially is environmentally and structurally acceptable for the engineered wood flooring installation. We are not responsible for any damage caused to the flooring resulting from the subfloor, subsurface, job site damage, deficiencies or using inadequate accessories after the hardwood flooring has been installed.

We strongly advise you to read the manufacturer’s installation guides before installing engineered wood flooring. They can be found in every 3rd pack of engineered flooring.