ᐅ Laying the floor before plastering / Properly covering surfaces

Created on: 3 Aug 2022 09:20
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S4z41987
Good morning everyone,
First of all, thank you for welcoming me, and I hope to receive your constructive support 🙂
We are about to move into a newly built house, which will be handed over in Q2. I have found a relatively affordable plastering company.
Since it is a new housing development, unfortunately two others before me have already hired this company. Now, the company (a one-person operation) needs about 3-4 weeks for the job. This means I would have to wait almost 2 months. That is obviously frustrating since I can’t really do much without finished walls.

Now I’m wondering if it might be possible to lay the floors in advance and cover them properly.
The internet suggests using thicker milk carton paper (gray plastic sheeting), for example. Unfortunately, I have found very little experience regarding this. Otherwise, I could consider thick fleece or cardboard. My thinking is that the worker only applies relatively thin layers, so it shouldn’t cause a huge mess. Unfortunately, finding an alternative company is quite difficult. All other offers were significantly (at least 50%) more expensive. I would appreciate hearing about your experiences.
Best regards, S4z4
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S4z41987
3 Aug 2022 10:54
Thanks for your answers.
What is your opinion on this milk carton paper, or what would you recommend for protection?
Tolentino3 Aug 2022 11:04
I haven't seen this in practice yet. I would use painter’s protective fleece. You can get it cheaper at the big hardware store.
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Myrna_Loy
3 Aug 2022 11:05
My main concern would be that moisture from the plaster could cause the floor to swell excessively.
Tolentino3 Aug 2022 11:08
That's true, this can happen with laminate or hardwood flooring. In that case, vinyl is definitely worth recommending. Just make sure it is solid vinyl (or rigid vinyl), meaning it does not have a cork or HDF (high-density fiberboard) core. Terrible stuff, but it is waterproof.
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HilfeHilfe
3 Aug 2022 11:44
The floor can be installed quite quickly.

I would clean first and then install the floor.
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Alessandro
3 Aug 2022 12:11
please give it a try and then post pictures here 😳