Amtico flooring - HowTo
 

Hi, all.

Following a re-jig of our kitchen, I need to patch up some bits of the
Amtico floor.
I already have a box of Amtico 'strips' to put down. ( left-overs from when
I had another section of the floor proffessionally re-done. )

Around here, Amtico floor installers seem to be in some kind of secret
guild, closed to ousiders. Difficult to get hold of, and expensive. I'd
rather just do it myself. It's not a big area that needs re-worked.

Any reccommendations on what type of adhesive is the correct one to use?
Also, any advice on how to cut the stuff? It looks quite tough. Do you
just hack away at it with a Stanley knife?

I'll need to lift a couple of 'partial' strips which are down at the moment,
which were cut to fit round units which are no longer there. Is it easy
enough to lift, with for example a chisel or scraper tool? Or does it tend
to be a total b1tch to lift?

Any other general points I need to be aware of before having at it?

--
Ron

Amtico flooring - HowTo
 

"Ron Lowe" wrote in message
...
Hi, all.

Following a re-jig of our kitchen, I need to patch up some bits of the
Amtico floor.
I already have a box of Amtico 'strips' to put down. ( left-overs from
when I had another section of the floor proffessionally re-done. )

Around here, Amtico floor installers seem to be in some kind of secret
guild, closed to ousiders. Difficult to get hold of, and expensive. I'd
rather just do it myself. It's not a big area that needs re-worked.

Any reccommendations on what type of adhesive is the correct one to use?

Visit;- http://www.amtico.com/Home/UK/FAQs/A...vnv=2&fcpm=psv

Theres loads of Amtico's FAQ concerning adhesives.

Also, any advice on how to cut the stuff? It looks quite tough. Do you
just hack away at it with a Stanley knife?

Amtico floor-layers seem to utilise a guillotine cum protractor
arrangement.
Layers I've witnessed don't seem to have a problem guilotining through the
material - but they don't seem to 'hack away at it with a Stanley knife'/

I'll need to lift a couple of 'partial' strips which are down at the
moment, which were cut to fit round units which are no longer there. Is
it easy enough to lift, with for example a chisel or scraper tool? Or
does it tend to be a total b1tch to lift?

Any other general points I need to be aware of before having at it?


I've noticed Amtico floor-layers working in big stores as the shops re-jig
their 'departments' and move concessions about - try approaching a guy and
offering him some beer tokens :)

--

Brian

Amtico flooring - HowTo
 

"Ron Lowe" wrote in message
...
Hi, all.

Following a re-jig of our kitchen, I need to patch up some bits of the
Amtico floor.
I already have a box of Amtico 'strips' to put down. ( left-overs from
when I had another section of the floor proffessionally re-done. )

Around here, Amtico floor installers seem to be in some kind of secret
guild, closed to ousiders. Difficult to get hold of, and expensive.
I'd rather just do it myself. It's not a big area that needs re-worked.

Any reccommendations on what type of adhesive is the correct one to use?
Also, any advice on how to cut the stuff? It looks quite tough. Do you
just hack away at it with a Stanley knife?

I'll need to lift a couple of 'partial' strips which are down at the
moment, which were cut to fit round units which are no longer there. Is
it easy enough to lift, with for example a chisel or scraper tool? Or
does it tend to be a total b1tch to lift?

Any other general points I need to be aware of before having at it?

--
For straight lines, If you score the top surface with a Stanley knife you
will find you can bend it and snap through to give a pretty clean edge. A
bit like breaking through ceramic tiles.. You can obtain 'Amtico'
adhesive; though for just patching and edges etc. I've used a more general
purpose floor adhesive as it's more readily available in smaller amounts.
Michael