Karndean flooring

[mike1979]

Has anybody come across this flooring stuff called karndean flooring it's well popular around my neck of the woods so thought I'd try and find out a bit about it

 

[John Benton]

Yep great stuff fitted it a couple of times for customers, cut price version of Amtico although they have brought their prices down quite a bit

 

[mike1979]

Do you think I need a training course or will a bit of digging around be enough

 

[Diggy]

Very good , funny enough my m8 is fitting 30m² of it in my ma's house starting Monday.

Diggy

 

[John Benton]

The floor must be flat, otherwise any deviation in floor will show through. 3mm notched trowel with pressure sensitive adhesive (Ball F44), let addy go off and then fit tiles, apply pressure with J-roller

 

[Ian]

It's probably worth mentioning that if the tiles are to be fitted over UFH or in an area subject to heat from sunlight (such as in front of patio doors), a high temperature adhesive is needed and the tiles are fitted to this while the glue is still wet.

 

[thompsonbrown]

If you get the chance to do a course I would recommend you do it.
Karndean & Amtico make a big point about it been fitted only by qualified fitters.

 

[Stef]

If you get the chance to do a course I would recommend you do it.
Karndean & Amtico make a big point about it been fitted only by qualified fitters.

I thought about doing a course on it a few years ago,
I've been asked a few times if I fit it.
Where's a good place to do the course?

 

[John Benton]

There you go Stef

http://www.karndean.com/en-gb/commercial-flooring/tools-and-resources/services/fitting-courses

 

[mike1979]

I'm going to look into it nice to have a few different options as well as tiling I do lay solid oak flooring too

 

[John Benton]

I've got Amtico in my hallway and I love the stuff, been down about 14 years now and when stripped and re-polished looks like it was fitted yesterday. It did however cost me £100m2 fitted as you couldn't buy it, only have it supplied and fitted through a certified company. Not the case now, you can buy and fix yourself.

 

[Stef]

There you go Stef

http://www.karndean.com/en-gb/commercial-flooring/tools-and-resources/services/fitting-courses

????

 

[John Benton]

Did it not work for you Stef?

 

[thompsonbrown]

I thought about doing a course on it a few years ago,
I've been asked a few times if I fit it.
Where's a good place to do the course?

Hi Stef, Ive never done the course myself and I know Karndean will try to get out of the guarantee if not installed correctly.
That's why on the odd occasion I have to install it, Karndean for example, I take pics of over boarding with wbp ply and using there skim coat along with there correct adhesive. The bathroom company I subby for is a recommended supplier of karndean & Amtico and are happy with my installations.
However this is probably not the route you should take. Try to get on a course if you find yourself asked to fit this on a regular basis.

 

[Rookery]

I think Pete Ablard fits it too. He'll be along soon..........