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We are the flooring experts with a sense of style

At The Flooring Hub we research the global and national market to bring you not only the trendiest floors available, but the best products suitable for our SA climate. We have floors that can suit any type of décor to compliment your home or office. One of our primary goals is to offer products that can complement our client’s personal tastes and budget.

Choosing the right floor décor can be stressful at times, our highly trained sales representatives will ensure that they guide you step by step through everything so that the right selection will be made for you, as they understand that this is a direct expression of your personal taste and one of the major finishes to completing the full designer experience.

Professional installations in Cape Town

At The Flooring Hub we bring the highest grade of craftsmanship in the flooring industry. Our teams are fully trained in accordance to the National standards on all major floor decors.
We offer start to finish project management
100% Lifetime Warranty on all domestic installation for the life of the product
Quick & Clean Installations
Very competitive pricing.
Installation of all types of flooring takes an artisan’s touch. We are professionals.
Our in-house crew that has been with us for the last 10 years and truly have become masters at their craft adding value and a great finishing touch to all projects have been our pride and joy.

DIY installations

Acclimatise the planks for 48 hours. Two days before you begin work, take the boxes of laminate into the room you’re flooring. If applicable set the thermostat at a normal temperature for the time of year. Put the unopened boxes flat on the floor, or stack them three or four high, log-cabin style. After 48 hours, they will have adjusted to the temperature and humidity of the room.

Install a vapor barrier as this would prevent rising damp. It’s recommended that you use a water proof tape to join the sheets of vapor barrier. Do not install a vapor barrier over a wood sub floor as this can sometimes result in mold, mildew and a warped floor.

Always use an underlay above the vapor barrier and below the laminate flooring panels. Use a waterproof tape to stick the sides together. Allow underlay to overlap.

Install the panels parallel to the main light source; if there is no exterior light source, install the panels parallel to the longest wall.

Instead of trying to cut the flooring to fit around door frames, cut away part of the frame and slip the floor underneath. To do this, put a piece of flooring upside down on foam underlay next to the frame. Put a trim saw on the plank and cut at least 10cm into the frame.

Start placing the panels so that the open side of the panel faces you.

Remove the tongue on the panels that will but up against the walls to allow room for spacers and to prevent problems from spills and moisture.

Lay the panels close together on the floor but do not lay them up against the wall yet.

Install the first and second row at the same time. This will help ensure that the end joints are perfectly square. Panels forced down without properly engaging the tongue into the groove can result in damage.

Maintain a minimum of 8mm clearances for expansion but where possible 10 – 12mm. (In very humid areas such as at the coast a 16mm expansion is recommended) Use 40 cm minimum size as the smallest usable piece at the ends of the rows.

Where the rooms join up with each other at doorways, archways or other openings it’s necessary to place an expansion gap at these points as well. Lock in the panels lengthwise. Allow 30cm minimum end-joint stagger row to row.

Use a 10-12cm piece to hold the tongue and the groove on the same plane, this will limit end joint damage and ensure the planks engage square. Tap the end joints with multiple light taps, striking the tapping block evenly until end joints close.

To measure and cut the last piece in a row, rotate the off cut section 180°, mark accordingly, cut, rotate back 180° and slot into the space.

Fit the last panel in the row using a pull bar.

Always allow for expansion around fixed objects.

An expansion gap T-piece is required when the length of planks measures 60cm max and when the width of planks measures 10cm max. Transition strips should be placed in all doorways directly under the door when the door is closed.

Cut the row along the wall to account for the unevenness of the wall while leaving sufficient expansion gaps (5cm minimum plank width).

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