Rough but common mistakes when laying linoleum with your own hands.

At first glance, the process of laying linoleum seems simple and quite understandable even to a simple layman.

therefore usually they try to lay this flooring on their ownwithout the help of professionals.

But, Unfortunately, long away not always without certain knowledge it turns out to achieve a good result.

Often during installation annoying mistakes are made, which lead to deformation of linoleum during operation.

But this does not mean that you should not lay linoleum yourself.

It is enough just to know what mistakes are made most often and try to avoid them during installation.

Below we will consider the most common gross mistakes.

Perhaps the roughest, but at the same time common mistake when laying linoleum is its flooringon an improperly prepared surface.

The fact is that linoleum is quite thin and elastic material, on which during operation all irregularities, cracks and drops become visible improperly prepared foundation.

And even particles of debris and dust that were not removed before laying linoleum will eventually appear and will contribute to faster wear of the floor covering.

Therefore, before laying linoleum, it is especially necessary to carefully approach the preparation of the subfloor.

Concrete base better align and dry well, and turn the wooden floor boards with self-tapping screws and putty.

Another gross mistake is made when trimming linoleum around the perimeter of the room.

If linoleum is not properly trimmed during operation, waves may appear on the surface of the floor covering.

The reason for this is simple.

Due to its elasticity linoleum can expand and with improper trimming (no gap), he hits the wall, forming a wave.

Therefore, when trimming linoleum, you need to leave a gap of about one centimeter between the wall and the coating.

These two gross mistakes, in my opinion, are most often made and lead to deformation and a reduction in the life of linoleum.