Good morning,
we have purchased an existing house. The entire screed on the ground floor, including the expansion joints, has now been renewed.
We have ordered very stable click vinyl flooring, and we would like to install it as a floating floor. In other words, we prefer to avoid using transition strips. The ground floor area is approximately 100m² (1,076 sq ft). The kitchen, dining, and living areas are open-plan, and especially in this space, it is important for us not to use any transition strips. Along the room edges, we would leave sufficient space to allow the vinyl to expand if necessary.
My question is whether this could cause any problems or consequences, or if it is generally possible to lay the floor covering continuously without issues.
We have also retrofitted underfloor heating, which might be relevant to mention.
I would be very grateful for any responses.
Thank you very much and best regards,
Nadine
we have purchased an existing house. The entire screed on the ground floor, including the expansion joints, has now been renewed.
We have ordered very stable click vinyl flooring, and we would like to install it as a floating floor. In other words, we prefer to avoid using transition strips. The ground floor area is approximately 100m² (1,076 sq ft). The kitchen, dining, and living areas are open-plan, and especially in this space, it is important for us not to use any transition strips. Along the room edges, we would leave sufficient space to allow the vinyl to expand if necessary.
My question is whether this could cause any problems or consequences, or if it is generally possible to lay the floor covering continuously without issues.
We have also retrofitted underfloor heating, which might be relevant to mention.
I would be very grateful for any responses.
Thank you very much and best regards,
Nadine
I also installed vinyl extensively on HDF underlayment as a floating floor on the ground floor; about 70 m² (750 sq ft) on a vapor barrier, with no transition strips between rooms and no expansion joints within the areas (only at the edges, as allowed by the baseboards). After 2 years, there are no gap openings or buckling.
I would do it the same way again.
I would do it the same way again.