LVT flooring - how does the fitting process work?

[ErlingHaalandsManBun]

We are having through the whole of the downstairs in our bungalow.

Never had it before so not sure how the fitting will work but do we need to completely clear each room that it will be going in ahead of it going down?

I assume so? We are having an underlay also so my guess is we can't just move furniture into one corner of the room then move it over and the whole room will need to be completely empty?

Thanks

I'm sure your fitter will advise. We have just had this and they put screed everywhere so it had to be done as a whole and we did move all furniture to the room beyond the area being floored. Underlay might be different.

My family are in the flooring business and I have it throughout my house . It’s quite a process . The floors have to be completely flat before laying it, it has to be screeded and then a layer of glue applied ,yes the rooms have to be completely clear . Then the LVT is stuck down tile by tile , the prep is actually the most important part as LVT can come up or warp if the proper action isn’t done properly at the start . It takes a while to do , and the prep work has to be done first . It’s why it’s so expensive

Our Amtico fitters were extremely picky about everything from the temperature of the room (so the glue would work) to having no other workmen in the house (so there was no dust). Yes, you will need to clear the whole room.

Yes. It took two days per room. That’s with Amtico, not sure about other LVT. Definitely didn’t have underlay.

Thank you so much for this.

We were fully prepared for the fact that each room being done would need to be completely cleared but were not sure if this would be required.

It gives us chance to think ahead and prepare and we will definitely take lead from our fitter on what he wants us to do and when.