Lay PVC with wood look correctly
PVC for floors comes in many great patterns. PVC with a wood look looks like a wooden floor or parquet, but has the advantage that it is easier to care for and easier to lay.
What you need:
- PVC
- box cutter
- Carpet tape (adhesive on both sides)
- Folding rule
How to lay PVC
A PVC-Floor covering in wood look is z. B. great for a small one kitchen suitable.
- Measure the floor on which you want to lay PVC in wood look exactly and note the dimensions.
- The floor on which you lay the wood-look PVC should be clean, dry and even. If necessary, you should use the Underground prepare cleanly and possibly Level out unevenness or holes with filler.
- Then cut the PVC with wood look according to the dimensions with a carpet knife.
- Apply the carpet tape to the edge of the floor. Leave the top adhesive strip unopened.
- Then place the wood-look PVC on the floor and line it up.
- When you have brought the PVC into its final position, glue it to the edge with the carpet tape.
- Press the wood-look PVC firmly onto the floor and smooth it out before you glue all the edges. This is how you achieve freedom from wrinkles.
- The wood-look PVC should be flush with the wall with the edges.
- If you need to chop up the wood-look PVC, repeat the process until the entire floor area is covered with PVC.
- If you now attach skirting boards in a matching color, your PVC flooring with a wood look will look really professional when it is laid.
- Cut the appropriate length of the skirting board. The skirting board is also made of plastic, has a longitudinal crease and is self-adhesive on one side.
- Press the skirting board with the adhesive side against the wall so that the longitudinal crease coincides with the edge between the wall and the floor. The higher part of the skirting board is glued to the wall, the smaller part to the floor.
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