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SPEC · 03-4

Stage 03 / Floors & wet

Laying Laminate, Engineered Wood and Vinyl Planks

Underlays and moisture barriers, acclimatisation, the first row, cutting around door frames, expansion gaps, transitions and skirting, for three kinds of plank floor.

“The floor clicks together nicely and then opens up at the joints after the first winter.”

A kneeling installer fits dark wood-effect laminate planks

SPEC · UNITS

How the course is built

6 units · 35 lessons · 6 h 25 min

  1. U-01 Subfloors and underlays L-6 · 1 h 6 min
  2. U-02 Planning the layout L-5 · 55 min
  3. U-03 Laying laminate L-7 · 1 h 17 min
  4. U-04 Engineered wood L-6 · 1 h 6 min
  5. U-05 Vinyl planks L-6 · 1 h 6 min
  6. U-06 Transitions and skirting L-5 · 55 min

Each layer is drawn to the number of lessons in it.

On camera

  • Three floors laid on camera: laminate, engineered wood, vinyl
  • Door frame undercuts and pipe cut-outs
  • Expansion gaps and transitions between rooms
  • Skirting and finishing

You will be able to

  1. Prepare a subfloor and choose the right underlay
  2. Lay a straight floating floor with correct gaps
  3. Finish thresholds, transitions and skirting cleanly

TOOLBOX

Have this ready

  • A tapping block, pull bar and spacers
  • A fine-tooth saw or jigsaw

Who it suits

Renovators laying their own floors and installers adding plank floors to their work.

Questions about this course

Q-01 How long can I watch it, and on what?

Streamed video lessons, watched online, for 20 months from the day access starts. A computer, tablet or phone with an internet connection is enough. The videos stream; they are not downloaded. Access details arrive by email within one working day of payment.

Q-02 Is there a trainer, an assessment or a certificate?

No. These are recorded lessons with no live trainer, no marking of your work and no certificate or qualification. It explains the work and shows it done; it does not replace any training your employer or national rules require.

Q-03 How much is in it?

35 lessons in 6 units, 6 h 25 min of video in total. The breakdown is in the layer diagram above.

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