{"id":8020,"date":"2023-09-19T11:37:36","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T09:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.designparquet.com\/?p=8020"},"modified":"2025-07-23T09:12:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T07:12:36","slug":"advise-laying-instructions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.designparquet.com\/en\/blog\/technical-advice\/advise-laying-instructions\/","title":{"rendered":"Advise and laying instructions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Laying solid or engineered parquet<\/h1>\n<p>Even though parquet is one of the easiest floor coverings to lay, there are a number of steps to follow to ensure perfect installation.<\/p>\n<p>Preparing the subfloor, preparing the parquet, recommendations depending on the type of installation (glued-down, floating, nailed-down), rules to follow during installation and afterwards, are all elements to be taken into account. Discover our recommendations in our installation advice sheet, and don&#8217;t hesitate to ask your retailer for advice!<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-10\">\n<div class=\"fiche-item bg-light rounded p-4\">\n<h2>Download the file (pdf) <span class=\"filesize\">(63,94 Ko)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a id=\"downloadpdf\" class=\"btn btn-lg btn-primary me-3\" title=\"advise-and-laying-instructions\" href=\"https:\/\/www.designparquet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/advise-and-laying-instructions-en.pdf\" type=\"application\/octet-stream\" download=\"7129726-6745-fiche-conseils-de-pose.pdf\">Download the file<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Before laying parquet<\/h2>\n<p>The support must be :<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-10\">\n<ul>\n<li>FLAT: Flatness of 2 mm under a rule of 2 m<\/li>\n<li>DRY: Surface humidity &lt; 3% checked with a certified device<\/li>\n<li>RIGID<\/li>\n<li>ADHERENT: for a glue parquet laying<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The control of the surface<\/h2>\n<p>The control of the surface must be realized with a carbide bomb (this test, in most cases is done by the screed layer)<\/p>\n<h3>A barrier against moisture<\/h3>\n<p>Polyane plastic film against rising dampness is compulsory for a floating laying, so as to avoid recuperation on the surface.<br \/>\nGLUED LAYING: we recommend to use the ISO ALU dB, a guarantee for a surface with a dampness rate between 3% and 10%.<\/p>\n<h3>Clean support<\/h3>\n<p>The surface must be flat, dry, rigid and clean<\/p>\n<h3>The slab is porous<\/h3>\n<p>If the slab is porous, apply a Primary P100.<\/p>\n<h3>Except<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>For low temperature underfloor heating: the moisture must be &lt; 2%<\/li>\n<li>For anhydre screed: the moisture must be &lt; 0.5 %.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The storage<\/h2>\n<p>The parquet must be stored in a dry and heated room.<br \/>\nMoreover, the room must be heated, the temperature should be 15\u00b0C minimum.<br \/>\nThe ambient air humidity is between 40 % and 60% (see the attached table of the hygroscopic curves of the wood)<\/p>\n<p>Parquet :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>laying an unfinished parquet and leave it to climatize on site 7 days before laying (stacked and package opened).<\/li>\n<li>for a finished parquet (varnished or oiled), packs must be opened at the time of installation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Preparation of the parquet<\/h2>\n<p>During startup, open several packages so as to lay harmoniously all the strips of parquet<\/p>\n<h2>During the installation of the parquet<\/h2>\n<p>You must respect the following rules :<br \/>\n\u2022 Around the room, the expansion space should be minimum of 8 mm for a floating laying and between 5 and 8mm for the glued installation.<br \/>\n\u2022 If the room is wider than 8 meter, you will need a fractionate joint of 15 mm minimal. The wide strips parquet 110\/130 mm and 140\/180 x22 mm require larger expansion space.<br \/>\nThe same principle for the widths of pieces &gt; 5 meters, it is advised to lay using wedges of 0.3 mm every 2 or 3 strips to allow an easier expansion of the floor. Do not tighten the strips too much.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>When the installation is concluded<\/h2>\n<p>You must respect the following rules :<br \/>\n\u2022 Unfinished parquet : To wait 3 or 4 days minimum for the climatization of the wood. Then do the sanding and the selected finish<br \/>\n\u2022 Varnished parquet: after 48 hours, you can use the room. We guarantee all our floors if the maintenance recommendations are respected. (see the chapter maintenance or your dealer). If you lay the parquet without respecting the recommandations mentioned, we can not guarantee the parquet anymore.<\/p>\n<h2>Lamparquet, Mosaic : how to install them ?<\/h2>\n<p>Mosaic and industrial florring are made of solid oak in strips. Intalling them requires a specific protocol.<\/p>\n<p>Subfloor preparation, parquet preparation, the orientation of the thermoplastic mesh, as well as key rules during installation (sanding, filler binder, denibbing, and second binder coat) and after installation \u2014 all these steps must be carefully considered.<br data-start=\"257\" data-end=\"260\" \/>Discover our recommendations in the installation advice sheet, and don&#8217;t hesitate to ask your distributor for guidance!<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-10\">\n<div class=\"fiche-item bg-light rounded p-4\">\n<h3>Download the guide (pdf)<\/h3>\n<p><a id=\"downloadpdf\" class=\"btn btn-lg btn-primary me-3\" title=\"7129726_6745_Fiche-conseils-de-pose\" href=\"https:\/\/www.designparquet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/damiersurchant.pdf\" type=\"application\/octet-stream\" download=\"conseils-instructions-de-pose-design-parquet.pdf\">download the mosaic installation guide<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"downloadpdf\" class=\"btn btn-lg btn-primary me-3\" title=\"7129726_6745_Fiche-conseils-de-pose\" href=\"https:\/\/www.designparquet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/planchette.pdf\" type=\"application\/octet-stream\" download=\"conseils-instructions-de-pose-design-parquet.pdf\">download the lamparquet installation guide<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Laying solid or engineered parquet Even though parquet is one of the easiest floor coverings to lay, there are a number of steps to follow to ensure perfect installation. 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