Laminate & Floating Wood Skills

This two-day course is designed for both newcomers and those wishing to increase their skills and knowledge.

Course notes included.

Syllabus

Health and Safety

General health and safety rules
Overview of Risk Assessment including sample document
COSHH an understanding

British Standard BS 8425 (Laminate)

Brief overview of the Standard
Relationships to manufacturers instructions

Sub-floor types

Suitability and how they effect the installation

Moisture / Humidity affects on the installation

Equipment
Test methods
Logging results
Evaluating results

Estimating & Planning

An overview of estimating

Sub-floor preparation

Plywood
DPM’s (demonstration)
Levelling Skims

Suitability of product for location  

Storage, handling and acclimatising 

Installation 

Setting out
Click systems
Glued systems
Quadrants / Scotia’s
Skirting boards

Board replacement

Tools of the trade