Flooring
RIGID CLICK LVT FLOORING – INSTALLATION DOS AND DON’TS Steve Ball, Technical Services Manager for Malmo™ outlines his top tips for laying Rigid Click luxury vinyl tile (LVT) flooring. It’s no idle claim that LVT is faster and easier to install than natural stone and wood, and this is one of the factors behind its rising popularity, alongside its credentials for being high performance, easy maintenance and offering broad design scope. The product is supplied in packs of planks or tiles that are lightweight and easy to handle and transport to jobs. The Rigid Click installation system, where the planks and tiles are laid and locked into place, is particularly quick and easy to install, whereas stickdown requires a greater level of expertise. For example, our Malmo™ Rigid products feature Välinge 5G push down end joints meaning each
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plank only requires a firm finger touch to securely click the product into place with no need for hammers or tapping tools. The fact that the end joints need less positioning space also makes the flooring ideal when working in tricky or restricted spaces such as around sanitaryware and underneath doors in bathrooms. Some rigid LVTs, including Malmo™, feature a 1mm thick underlay offering further time and cost saving benefits by eliminating the need for separate installation. Although the Rigid Click system is straightforward to fit, we always recommend that the full instructions are read prior to installation and followed carefully, as incorrect installation will invalidate the warranty. Here are some top tips to bear in mind to ensure a correctly installed floorcovering and a satisfied end user.
