Browse Forums What's New Re: Karndean looselay vinyl planks - any good? 72Apr 22, 2014 7:33 pm Hi dexx I was very keen on the Karndean looselay at first and am still convinced its a great product and I know there was someone who put this down recently or at least was planning to but I cannot for the life of me remember who it was. If I were to go for the product I would still glue it down and also use more than just the glue. Your floor needs levelling unless you've got the perfect slab. If you're picky like me you would feel the dips and hollows. The colour I liked was country oak or summer oak, I can't quite remember. It was multicoloured and I thought if scratched it would be hardly noticeable. However the colour wasn't quite right for us in the end and we reluctantly went for the Van Gogh. Now that we have a more solid colour (walnut) the scratches are very easily noticed. LeanneR said she only sees the scratches with the sun coming through the window and maybe if you don't have a lot of direct sunlight it would be ok regardless of which colour you go for. Our house has windows east, north and north west in the living room alone, so I just can't win here I'm afraid haha. Re: Karndean looselay vinyl planks - any good? 73May 31, 2014 9:51 am We have used Karndean glue-downs in the entries of our physio clinics. They have been down for 8 years in one and 6 years in the other. No signs of wear at all which is why we are considering a vinyl plank throughout our upcoming KDR. We like the looselay planks though as the extra thickness (4mm up to 7mm) makes them slightly softer underfoot whilst still retaining a hard wearing layer. All of the different reps we have spoken to swear that it is just the same as glue down except that it is easier to replace a damaged plank in the future. And they say that if it laid properly then water still won't get down the joins. Would like to hear from anyone who has done looselay already, otherwise I'll let you know in 12-18 months how it all went Seksui KDR in Sydney (2015-2016) Links --> | H1 thread | Final plans | Timing of works updated 9/3/16 | Re: Karndean looselay vinyl planks - any good? 75Jan 12, 2015 3:57 pm LeanneR Interesting. We were told feather finish is a screed to make floor flat. My quote says includes screed and they spoke of making floor flat so that's what I'm getting. http://www.ardexaustralia.com/products/repair-mortars/ardex-feather-finish I'm in WA. Very happy with the price, another company quoted $3k more (weird since it owns cheaper quote company haha) Hey Leanne, do you mind sharing where you got your great quote from? Re: Karndean looselay vinyl planks - any good? 76Jan 25, 2015 11:17 am deeps LeanneR Interesting. We were told feather finish is a screed to make floor flat. My quote says includes screed and they spoke of making floor flat so that's what I'm getting. http://www.ardexaustralia.com/products/repair-mortars/ardex-feather-finish I'm in WA. Very happy with the price, another company quoted $3k more (weird since it owns cheaper quote company haha) Hey Leanne, do you mind sharing where you got your great quote from? Yes it was WA Carpet Supermarket Re: Karndean looselay vinyl planks - any good? 77Jan 26, 2015 4:27 pm So reading online, there seems to be a lot of people that recommend that once Karndean is installed, that it get stripped back with the solution, and then 2 coats of Dim Glow be applied. What is the reason for this? Surely it is ready to go out of the box? Who has done/hasn't done this and what are their thoughts? Our flooring place did not mention this at all. Re: Karndean looselay vinyl planks - any good? 78Jan 26, 2015 4:52 pm Never again ! Large dogs and vinyl floor do not mix. Expensive mistake twice in a row. Stripped and resealed, worse than ever. Mad as! Re: Karndean looselay vinyl planks - any good? 79Jan 26, 2015 4:53 pm Actually no, not mad anymore, just so disappointed and upset that we will need to find money to start again Re: Karndean looselay vinyl planks - any good? 80Jan 26, 2015 7:30 pm Quote: Never again ! Large dogs and vinyl floor do not mix. Expensive mistake twice in a row. Stripped and resealed, worse than ever. Mad as! I could have told you that before you laid the floor. Large dogs are very hard on nearly any floor - vinyl in particular. Stewie Hi l plan to install a self adhesive vinyl plank floor. l first need to attach masonite boards underlay to by plywood subfloor of my house. What size nails and how many… 0 8705 Levelling compound Ardit is the best but buy a bag of sand and make sand dam to protect your wood floor 2 15492 |