parquet is laid floating by connecting the individual planks to each other on impact sound insulation without adhesive. The planks are snapped into one another using a click connection and laid with an edge distance of around 10-15 mm from the wall. What is important is a level, dry surface and careful alignment of the first rows.
The floating installation with click connection is one of the most popular methods for laying parquet. The individual planks are connected to each other without adhesive and lie on impact sound insulation on the subsurface.
Advantages of this type of laying:
- quick and clean installation
- no glue necessary
- Parquet can be resumed if necessary
- ideal for renovation projects
Step-by-step instructions: Lay parquet floating
Preparation
Before you start laying, a few requirements should be met.
Prepare tools
For laying you need:
- Hammer and striking block
- Spacer wedges for wall distance
- Saw for cutting the planks
- Folding rule and pencil
Check the surface
The underground must even, dry, clean, firm and free of cracks be. Suitable substrates include cement screed, anhydrite screed, mastic asphalt or wood-based panels.
Check flatness
The flatness deviation can be a maximum 3 mm per 1,000 mm measuring length be.
Lay impact sound insulation
Before laying, a suitable one is installed Impact sound insulation laid out over the entire surface and without any shocks on the subsurface.
Lay the first rows
Start laying in the left corner of the room with the spring side facing the wall. The first row is laid plank by plank and aligned precisely. A circulating one Edge distance of about 10 to 15 mm is ensured with spacer wedges. The last plank of the first row is cut accordingly.
Connect parquet with a click system
The next plank is inserted at an angle into the plank that has already been laid and then pressed down until the click connection audibly clicks into place. The second row ideally begins with the remaining piece from the first row. The forehead offset should at least 50 cm be. The remaining rows are laid according to the same principle.
Adjustments to pipes and door frames
Appropriate drilling must be made for heating pipes. The diameter should be slightly larger than the pipe. Door frames can be adjusted if necessary so that the parquet can be laid neatly underneath.
Install skirting boards
After the entire parquet floor has been laid, you can Distance wedges removed become. The resulting distances from the wall are then filled with appropriate ones Skirting boards covered.
Practical tip for a permanently beautiful parquet
Parquet is a natural product and reacts to changes in humidity. For a stable and beautiful floor appearance, it should relative humidity in the room about 40–60% be. All the steps for floating parquet installation with a click connection are explained in a compact format – download them now Download installation instructions.
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