The owners of a luxury home in St Louis, USA, had experienced ‘cupping’ problems with their existing wood flooring, on the ground floor, and decided to have it replaced with porcelain tiles. Normally this would have required the wooden floor to be ripped out, which is a costly, disruptive and time consuming operation. |
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However, it was decided to mechanically sand the wood floor, creating a smooth and level surface over which the environmentally friendly rubber crumb InstaLay 25hg, supplied by Jaeckle Distributors, was loose laid. This saved around 30 hours, a lot of sub-floor preparation and thousands of dollars. The 48" x 12" Daltile porcelain tiles were rapidly installed onto InstaLay's high grab self-adhesive membrane and could be grouted straight away, using Mapei Flexcolor premixed flexible grout. Tiles on one side of the room were grouted, while others were still being installed on the other side, and the finished floor could be walked on immediately. Ambassador Floor Co completed the whole installation of 3,100 sq ft (288m2) in just six days, using only one installer and a helper. |
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USING INSTALAY PROVIDED VARIOUS BENEFITS:USING INSTALAY PROVIDED VARIOUS BENEFITS: |
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• | It avoided tearing up the wood floor, saving considerable time, money and disruption. | • | No major sub-floor preparation was required. | • | Being loose laid, it was very quick and easy to install. | • | Tiles could be grouted straight away and the finished floors walked on immediately after installation. | |
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InstaFloor - Insta House, Ivanhoe Road, Berkshire, RG40 4PZ, UK InstaFloor NA - 652 W. Lancashire Blvd, Bella Vista, AR 72715, USA |
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Environmentally Responsible Flooring Solutions |
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