PVC in the kitchen

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Especially in rooms where water is used, a floor covering should be laid that is easy to care for and washable. This is precisely why you should think about whether it would not make sense to lay a PVC floor in the kitchen, for example

There PVC in the kitchen Is laid very often, of course those who intend to do this ask themselves how they can lay such a covering themselves. You have two options here. On the one hand, you can lay the covering without removing the kitchen furniture, or you can clear out the kitchen in order to lay the covering. Ideally, the kitchen furniture should be removed to relocate the entire room, because once you have a new kitchen buy, it can happen that the partially laid flooring no longer fits and must therefore also be renewed got to.

Laying PVC in the kitchen - the preparations

  • The prerequisite for laying PVC in the kitchen is that the floor must be in a clean, smooth condition. If this is not the case, it must first be prepared with floor leveling compound.
  • Now take your PVC covering and roll it out. Then cut it roughly and let it sit for at least 24 hours so that it reaches room temperature and can lie down.

The steps to lay the PVC

  1. Fold back half of the PVC covering. Make sure that the covering does not shift in the process.
  2. Now use a notched trowel to coat the floor of your kitchen with PVC adhesive. The amount and size of the notched trowel can be found on the label on the glue bucket. Work in such a way that you can finally stand on the surface again.
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  3. Let the glue set for about 10 minutes.
  4. Now carefully unfold the covering onto the adhesive surface. To brush Then immediately tighten the base piece by piece with your hands, making sure that any air bubbles that have formed are smoothed out.
  5. Now you can cleanly cut into this half of the covering with the craft knife.
  6. Then proceed as described with the second half of the covering.
  7. When the PVC is glued in, you have to spray the entire edge with silicone to prevent moisture from working under the covering later.
  8. For the look, you should then attach skirting boards when the silicone has dried.
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