given that you did this 2 years ago, can you give us an update on how it looks now? has any of it moved, separated or had gaps? thanks

OMG. I dig it! You have given me the courage to try this myself.

@OfficeBoyBuilder

3 жыл бұрын

Go for it! It's super easy to do yourself 💪💪

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing. We are looking at this product for our home. After watching your video...SOLD!

Thanks for a great video and good tips - the ol' measure twice and cut once rings true here as well :)

thanks for the great video. is this product scratch resistant? does it come in a 28ml wear layer or similar protection?

@OfficeBoyBuilder

4 ай бұрын

It is very hard wearing, but it is not scratch resistant...I don't believe any surface is really scratch resistant, including tile. The wear layer is certainly strong though, and the product is worth the money.

@jerrysegal2903

4 ай бұрын

@@OfficeBoyBuilder thanks for that quick reply. do u know what number wear layer it does have. Can scratches be removed

@OfficeBoyBuilder

4 ай бұрын

The wear layer is normally 2-4mm depending on the product. I don't think the scratches can be removed, as it's a vinyl product. Unlike wood, you cannot sand it and re-varnish the product

What a super job you have done with the flooring !

@OfficeBoyBuilder

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Nice Job! Thanks for the video. A little tip, paint your walls first before doing the flooring. Cheers.

All that preparation before laying karndean flooring Certainly payed off Looks fantastic 👏👏

@OfficeBoyBuilder

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! It's unbelievable how easy it is to lay!

Brilliant work coming together nicely can't wait for the next video 😀

@OfficeBoyBuilder

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm editing it now, ready for Wednesday!

Hi been watching alot of your videos which are great. I'm a floorlayer myself and I hope you don't have any problems with your floor but karndean have released a loose lay tackifier specifically for this so I'm not sure where your upto with the kitchen but if it's showing any sign of movement now would be a good time to address the issue, other than that I think you did a really good job 👍

@OfficeBoyBuilder

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, I think I will be looking into that product, for sure! A few little areas where it's slipping easier than in others. Thank you for the support, and also for the suggestion - much appreciated!

@jayjohal6892

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I agree! I installed this exact floor in a salon and after several weeks there was movement, thus creating hideous gaps between the joints. Therefore I had to lift up the whole flooring and re install the planks this using the tackifier glue which solved the issue. Saying that I was advised by the manufacturer that you only need to glue down the edges (next to skirting) and not the whole floor! Also I’d recommend that you ‘shamfer’ your cuts to enable you a tighter snug fit against the walls or skirting and west knee pads! Haha 😂

Love the look of this. U did a great job there. I understand gaps can sometimes appear, have u had this issue? Have u tried using the tackifier and if so do you know if its only needed on the parameter of the floor to stop the gaps forming. Thanks fella.

@OfficeBoyBuilder

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yes gaps to appear unfortunately, normally on the short edge, rather than the long edge. I haven't got round to using a tackifier yet, but think this would work well. The gaps have been quite minimal thankfully, and with the weight of the kitchen and furniture the gaps only really appear when the weather gets very cold and they shrink.

Amazing stuff. Didn't look like you had to mix the boxes up either. Really pleased for you that all your levels worked out and you have it almost flush with the outside doors. Brilliant job Tom. Which month are you on now? You really make it seem like we could do the same ourselves....

@OfficeBoyBuilder

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! You have pretty much caught me up now...I had a nice long runway of videos, but with my office job picking up, and the amount of jobs I can do around the place reducing, the videos are shortly going to dry up a little!

Starting to see the end in sight, well done, that flooring looks straightforward.

Great looking flooring job👍

@OfficeBoyBuilder

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate!

Hi great video. What is the product code for the boards you used?

You have inspired me to lay Karndean Looselay. Looks very nice and you make it look easy. Since you did the flooring about 2yrs ago, have you encountered any issues at all and how is the flooring bearing up?

@OfficeBoyBuilder

6 ай бұрын

Not really any issues, but things to consider...unless your floor is absolutely as flat as glass, it's worth buying a tackifier, which is basically a sticky glue to use on the bottoms of the sections where the floor is a bit uneven. Also when it gets very cold in the winter. The individual sections of LVT can't shrink a fraction. I mean a literal fraction, it isn't much at all, and there's nothing that you can do for it, beyond waiting or warming it up. But it's an observation to consider. Otherwise it's great, and very easy to install!

@maddicruz1405

6 ай бұрын

@@OfficeBoyBuilder Thanks, that is good to know. I am thinking of laying it on underfloor heating. I guess that means the flooring may expand a touch. Karndean do however say it can be laid on underfloor heating.

@OfficeBoyBuilder

6 ай бұрын

Ours is on UFH too, and it oddly doesn't expand enough to be visible/a problem. We're talking a couple of millimetres of contraction over the length of the board - it's truly minimal!

good video! Nice cutting! thanks Perry

@OfficeBoyBuilder

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate!

Taking shape now, space looks awesome

@OfficeBoyBuilder

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers bud!

Looking great, any chance of links to the flooring you bought.

@OfficeBoyBuilder

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate - here it is, and I've added into the description too...storiesflooring.co.uk/collections/karndean-looselay-lvt/products/karndean-looselay-cambridge-llp113

@GeekStreet

3 жыл бұрын

@@OfficeBoyBuilder Excellent thanks!

Great work! I'm hopefully going to be fitting the same myself and found your video very helpful. I noticed you have underfloor heating and then you'd screwed the ply over the top. Which UFH system did you go with, and how come you went with ply rather than a screed to cover? I'm at that stage currently in my build and wondered what's best.

@OfficeBoyBuilder

Жыл бұрын

We used a system called Continal, where they have a standard OSB tongue and groove board, with the grooves routed out for 15mm pipe work. Because of those routing grooves, it requires a 6mm skin of ply in order to bring it back up to building reg strength. I also wouldn't want to screed over timber as it can suffocate and rot...

Hi - looks amazing, well done. Can I ask which colour you went for? I really like it.

@OfficeBoyBuilder

9 ай бұрын

www.bestatflooring.co.uk/p/karndean-korlok-canadian-nude-oak-rkp8117/ Here you go!

We have had a few issues with click lvt and underfloor heating. They say that expansion is not a issue.. Quickstep said on the master installer course their products don't expand.. Went on the refresher course two years later they had usleaving 5mil and they silicone the gap.. Terrible that ,flipping the script, when they have issues. We binned their lvt click straight away We have had issues with amtico herringbone on jumpaks or versilay.. Do not uses that for underfloor heating. Garbage.. Just warm that up slow and gradually would be my advice Karndeans click is better than some others that's for sure.. Good job too .👍🏻

@OfficeBoyBuilder

3 жыл бұрын

We have a 1-2 little areas that have kinked up or buckled slightly. The buckle is very small, and the only thing I can think, is that it is often right at the edges of the board, at the end that isn't on the UFH, where the rest of the board is getting warm. Not a huge issue, but I hadn't expected to have to fix that.

I have seam and works very well

Great thanks. Should have spent more time on the edges and door joints. Also don't really understand why you didn't put the skirtings down first.

@OfficeBoyBuilder

Жыл бұрын

I wanted the skirting board down after, to cover the edges and give a seamless look.

Looks great, how is the low build underfloor heating for you? I’m planning on retrofitting it in mine, does this karndean not need an expansion gap?

@OfficeBoyBuilder

3 жыл бұрын

It's pretty darn warm! If we had it on full, all day, it gets very warm in the room, and it's lovely under foot. This one is best off Not having an expansion gap, otherwise the strips can end up travelling a little bit. Nice and tight/snug is best 💪👍

@normanboyes4983

3 жыл бұрын

@@OfficeBoyBuilder if it’s getting pretty damn warm you need to dial down the supply temperature on the blending valve at the header - does your flooring no good if you get it ‘hot’

@jayjohal6892

2 жыл бұрын

No mate , no expansion gap needed. I’d recommend fitting skirting boards FIRST to get a snug fit like I did!

at 5:37 when the boards were laid out showed the smaller back part of room dips down.

Installing mine this weekend … any advice for cutting the material? Just score it? Thanks and wish me luck ! 😆

@OfficeBoyBuilder

2 жыл бұрын

All the best mate! Score and snap! It really is that easy. Have a full pack of fresh blades ready for it. You will go through them!

nice floor, really nice.

I like it! I didn't see you use any glue? Did you glue any sections down?

@OfficeBoyBuilder

3 жыл бұрын

You don't need to with this particular product! It's an innovation from Karndean called Looselay, and it grips itself down with friction. Very good product!

@brumby92

3 жыл бұрын

I have the product, almost ready to install. The instructions recommend gluing a grid pattern on areas larger than 4m and gluing down heavy traffic areas. With such a solid subfloor I don't think you'll have any issues though. Even if you do, it won't be an issue pulling up and gluing. I have half a mind to not use any, but I already bought 15L.

@OfficeBoyBuilder

3 жыл бұрын

Great work! There are a few areas where I think gluing down may be beneficial, but until all the skirtings and architraves are on, I haven't. As you notice, it's very easy to pull up and replace (or stick down), which is the real appeal to me. Best of luck with it!

@TheTerminator1919

3 жыл бұрын

It's recommended to use glue in high traffic areas. Excellent product

@happydays9613

2 жыл бұрын

This product looks good and reminds me of the peel.and stick planks. I just used myself to complete my very large bedroom. I am a DIY amateur but very much a try do it yourself kind of lady once my builder couldn't squeeze in a date to do it for me. It wasn't recommended to glue my very strong and wood look, peel and stick planks down either but after reading a lot of reviews, the good and the bad I did use a strong adhesive spray around the edges and middle of the planks anyway to avoid issues that others had experienced. In high traffic areas especially I used a lot of glue. I would suggest you do the same with your product. I am no Pro but did many a research on issues you could experience without glue. I like your product but would not have felt confident without adhesive. I know it is new on the market. If you want a challenge and different look in one space I recommend the Herringbone style in at least one space. I did this for the bedroom looks wonderful but intensive labour depending on space.

Are you undercutting the door frames tom or scribing them and have you noticed on every new floor kids just love dancing on it

@OfficeBoyBuilder

3 жыл бұрын

I've under cut the door frames - there were a few I had to scribe round still, just a little bit. But the vast majority were undercut and the LVT was slid under. Haha yeah you're right! They love dancing, spinning and sliding out here

@davidbray6515

3 жыл бұрын

@@OfficeBoyBuilder super job all the same it looks mint

Excellent video, I’m just about to place my order for looselay have you had any problems since this video was made? Like movement in the joints or lifting etc? Thanks

@OfficeBoyBuilder

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, it can move a little - there's no need for an expansion gap, so don't be shy about fitting it tight! You can also get a bit of glue and stick some of them down if needed. We get a little bit of movement because our kids run and play in the space, but they're easy to slide back in place 👍 I love the product and would gladly use it (and install it) again in the future

Well done mate big progress, Quick question why you got the name office boy, I've been watching you vids fro the loft conversion

@OfficeBoyBuilder

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate, thanks for the support! It's mainly because my day-job is office based (outside of Covid). This is a DIY channel and is my passion, but I have to pay the bills!

@belayvisual6633

3 жыл бұрын

@@OfficeBoyBuilder lol i thought you was a builder but fair play, Great work

You mentioned the small cut of flooring between the other room, isn’t that going to get held down by the carpet threshold anyway?

@OfficeBoyBuilder

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it will, it's just a shame I had to do it at all really...that being said, it could have been worse!

@Brown969

3 жыл бұрын

I'd lose the small cut piece and just run your carpet up to the full piece. By the time you put your threshold on, it won't be noticeable. Keep going. Looking forward to the kitchen!!

you should have feather edged the ply joins and put it on a tackier adhesive

Brilliant. Can you lay this on top of tiles?

@OfficeBoyBuilder

2 жыл бұрын

It really depends how big the tiles are and how textured they are...you'd be amazed how easily slight deviations/bumps/texture can telegraph through to the surface. There's nothing to stop you from laying them on top, but the quality of the end product is unlikely to be as good as if you take up the tiles and lay a thin screed down first.

Hi, how is the LooseLay holding up so far? Any issues with seams?

@OfficeBoyBuilder

Жыл бұрын

It's a great product! It does shrink in the cold, so the seams open up on the short sides. I think if I was going to lay it again I'd use a tackifier to hold it down

How is the flooring holding up? Would you use it again?. I'm at flooring decision time with my extension...

@OfficeBoyBuilder

3 жыл бұрын

It's really good, and I'm strongly considering it for the bathrooms upstairs, instead of tiling...there's a bit of seasonal movement in it (honestly fractional), and I will be using a bit of glue in places to help hold it down. It does scratch a little easier than I was hoping it would, but unless you use porcelain or granite tiles, I don't think there are any surfaces which don't scratch at some point. All in all, I really like it and would definitely use it again.

@timlist5664

3 жыл бұрын

@@OfficeBoyBuilder that's great. Thanks for taking the time to reply. Looking forward to some more videos soon hopefully? 👍

@OfficeBoyBuilder

3 жыл бұрын

Me too! Hopefully...it's been hard to produce enough content to have consistent uploads. Super busy with my office work!

@jerrysegal2903

4 ай бұрын

@@OfficeBoyBuilder how does one gat the scratches out

would have used Tackifier

No need glue?

Would you recommend this more than the LVP planks that clic together?

@OfficeBoyBuilder

2 жыл бұрын

It really depends on the setting I guess, but it's incredibly quick and easy to install, and replacement of a damaged plank is very simple within the middle of a floor, that isn't possible with a click/lock flooring.

@Shannonmurray1504

2 жыл бұрын

We are buying a repossession house and it is over 2000 square feet on the ground floor alone. So trying to decide

@OfficeBoyBuilder

2 жыл бұрын

That's a huge project! With any LVT product, you need to ensure you have an ultra-smooth sub-surface because it can telegraph through deviations/lumps/bumps etc. Otherwise it's great

I want to use this loose lay plank floor but I have a wave in my floor..... Should I not use it?

@OfficeBoyBuilder

3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't recommend it, depending on how big the wave is...that being said, Karndean to sell and product which acts like a glue that can help stick boards down on uneven floors, so the majority of the floor is quick and easy Looselay, and then you stick down the bits that could lift.

@angelrobinson5257

3 жыл бұрын

@@OfficeBoyBuilder what kind of glue would you recommend?

@OfficeBoyBuilder

3 жыл бұрын

Karndean produce a specific one for the Looselay flooring. I'm not sure exactly what it's called, but it's something like a tackifier, that makes the back sticky...

Is there a reason why you chose this type of flooring over more traditional flooring options ?

@OfficeBoyBuilder

3 жыл бұрын

Mainly for the thermal transfer benefits with the under floor heating...it sends it straight through, where engineered wood or solid wood are useless with UFH. Stone/tile transfer well, but are very if it's not on, where LVT has a natural warmth to it that we like.

@joeblem276

3 жыл бұрын

@@OfficeBoyBuilder Makes sense ! Never really came across this style of flooring before but looked incredibly simple to lay. good job.

@OfficeBoyBuilder

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate!

Can this be installed over a concrete slab?

@OfficeBoyBuilder

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it can. It's especially effective if you have insulation in your slab, and then underfloor heating on top of that!

when and where do you nail it down

@OfficeBoyBuilder

Жыл бұрын

With this product you don't! It's a lose-lay version of the product that requires no glue or nails.

Can looselay go onto screed floor?

@OfficeBoyBuilder

Жыл бұрын

Yes indeed! Just make sure it's clean and dry. And dust free!

Great job, what happens if you spill something on it?

@OfficeBoyBuilder

2 жыл бұрын

It's a fully waterproof product, but obviously the gaps between each panel would allow water through them. If we spill anything we just clean it up, and then the underfloor heating drys out any residual moisture. Even without that heated floor though, it wouldn't be an issue unless you had an absolute flood, same as tongue and groove flooring.

Just lay down? No glue?

@OfficeBoyBuilder

2 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed! If there are areas that need a bit of extra help to stay in place, you can glue them, or use the tackifier that Karndean sell, but it's not necessary 👍💪

Arbitrarily and crown line... Two words I've never used in 33years of being a flooring installer. 🤔

Always stagger any type of ply for less seamless imperfections. Sorry.

That’s one expensive floor, but looks great

@OfficeBoyBuilder

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed on both fronts! 😂 That being said, it has a 20+ year guarantee, so that's a hugely expensive floor, spread over 20 years

No tackifier?

@OfficeBoyBuilder

Жыл бұрын

It's not 100% necessary on the loose-lay product. There are areas where it would be useful/necessary, but generally it grips really well without it.

Threshold strip.

Make sure you get some pads for furniture

@OfficeBoyBuilder

3 жыл бұрын

100%. We got lucky and found some in the middle of Lidl the next day! 😂

@b21playa

3 жыл бұрын

@@OfficeBoyBuilder you can’t beat the middle isle

Hi guys

Problem is, once it's all done, there's nothing else to do!

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