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Cork Floor
Installation Process
1.Room Preparation 
-Remove all of the existing carpet pad or tiles that has existed in your room
-subfloor need to be as flat as possible(remove unnecessary obstacles such as nails)
2.Door Jambs
-cut it down to enable the new flooring installation to fit slightly under the jams
-stack the underlayment layers and floor tile, place them next to the jamb and cut it down using some tools such as handsaw
-Cut the door jamb mid way and remove the cut section using a chisel
3.Underlayment Installation
-Place the cork underlayment on a subfloor
-It is recommended to stagger the edges of the cork underlayment with those of the subfloor
-The plywood underlay is underlay is positioned on top of the cork, then stappled it down with 'narrow crown staples' and follow the installation instructions that has been provided by the plywood supplier
-Check if your staples is fully set so that there is no bump once you finished installing the floor
4.Skim Coat
-Apply skim coat to fill in the stapler holes in any open seams.
- It is recommended one that is an aggregate free polymer modified cement based finishing underlayment mixed per the manufacturer's instractions.
- To do a fairly large area we need at least 15 minutes but we can try to mix in small batches.
- The idea is not to cover the floor but to fill any voids and try to eliminate trowel marks and large clumps.
- Then for makes the next prep stage will be easier if the travel job leaves the floor uneven and may be necessary to sand the floor smooth again being careful not to sand into the plywood underlayment.
- Tile Layout
- Tile placementshould be done in a manner that makes sense based on the shape of the room and the tile being installed.
- The starting point was chosen by finding the center of the door and extending that point along the depth of the room.
- This line will be the guide for the top and bottom points of our rotated tile if there are other focal points in the room or the floor would be visible at all four walls it might be preferred to place the tiles such that all edge tiles are uniform :
- Adhesive
8.Seal Coat
9.Wear Layers
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10.Transition (T-Mould)
11.Baseboard
-The existing base border is removed for this installation but sometimes it is left alone in that case a quarter around or cove molding should be installed to conceal the cut edges of the tiles
-Depending on the thickness of your new floor you may need to trim some or all the doors in the room in the case of this installation the new floor is about the same thickness as the old one so no trimming is required the doors can be remounted and the job is complete
-Once the urethane layers have dried underfloor it’s now time to add some trim as mentioned previously
-A transition strip may be required where new floor meets an existing one in this case
-Tea molding is installed overlapping each floor creating a nice transition. Some carpet may need to be cut back and the tea molding cut to fit around the doorstep
-Tea molding can be installed by nailing or using a construction adhesive and using weights until the adhesive dries
-The function of this coat is to fill the voids in the floor which will prevent the wear layers from soaking in make sure to prevent heat or air conditioning from blowing across the floor
-When the seal coat is dry the floor will appear more shiny in some spots than others the two coats of water-based polyurethane even out the appearance
- Glue down cork floors is water-based contact cement all the directions from the manufacturer.
- Essentially contact cement works as follows both the tiles and the underlayment on which the tile is to be placed will receive contact cement.
- When the contact cement dries on both surface and they are touched together they will be stuck lay out as many tiles as you have room for on a drop cloth face down and roll the contact cement using a paint roller and leave to dry we have found rolling in both directions ensures better coverage it is very important to move all the way to the edge of the tiles
- Using the same roller setup and a paint edger that you would use to paints walls apply contact cement to the underlayment working your way back to the door so you don't paint yourself into a corner all contact cement manufacturers have a recommended working time with the cement once it has been applied.
- Floor tile installation
- Once the contact cement is dried on both surfaces it's time to install the floor and to the surface is touched there's an immediate bond especially if any pressures applied so it is important to have the floor tile where you want it for applying pressure each tile should be rolled with j-roller as you go along not necessarily one at a time but after every few tiles get installed they should all be rooled this ensures good contact with subfloor double check the edges and bottom of each tile to make sre nothing is stuck to them as this will cause a bump once it is installed also check the underlayment to make sure it is free of debris for the same reason.
Tools
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pencils, measure tape and ruler
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Sketching
sketches of cork floor by san mei kwan
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