Excellence with wood flooring installations - 3 day course
WHAT WILL I LEARN?
Day 1:
- Sub-floor type identification
- Overview of British standards relevant to the flooring industry
- Carry out moisture tests using various equipment
- DPM solutions when installing wooden floors
- How to deal with liquid screeds
- Repairing cracks
- Priming methods when preparing for wood floor installations
- Application of suitable smoothing and levelling compounds for wood floor installations
Day 2
- Environmental effects on timber
- Recognising problems with timber floors
- The basis for any perfect surface
- Assessment of existing wood floor surfaces
- Setting out wood floor installations
- Installation of wood flooring- (suspended, floating & solid)
- Adhesive selection & application methods
Day 3
- Joint filler solutions & primers- abrasives & tools practice
- Renovation of wood floors
- Renovation of structured wood floors; With the PALLMANN brushing technique, industrially structured wood floors can be reconditioned and refined
- Trends, tips and tricks for successful colouring of wood floors
- Surface finishing
- Resistance or how will the room be used and what challenges must it withstand?
- What are the gloss levels and how do they affect the look?
- Which primer: What does it do and what is it's design influence? What effect does it have - from the priming to the colour?
- Basics of surface treatment with oil, lacquer systems up to the care and cleaning products for old wood floors
- Cleaning and maintenance are products for wood floors
2025 Dates:
- Tuesday 18th - Thursday 20th March
- Tuesday 05th - Thursday 07th August
The cost of this course is £150 per person. Please note your booking is not confirmed until you have paid the invoice and received confirmation.
WHERE?
Uzin Utz Campus, Stafford Technology Park, Staffordshire, ST18 0GE