Installation Guides

FLOORCOVERINGS

Our vinyl floorcoverings are made to order, produced to the dimensions you provide and supplied ready to install.

Most orders are supplied as a single panel.
For larger spaces, flooring may be supplied as multiple panels, with a small pattern overlap along joining edges to help with alignment. Any overlap is trimmed away during installation.

Before you start

• Ensure the subfloor is clean, flat, solid and completely dry

Dry lay & visual check

Before applying adhesive:

• Lay the flooring out fully
• Check that the pattern flows correctly and everything fits as expected

If supplied as a single panel, lay it out to check for any faults before installation.

If supplied as multiple panels:

• Lay all panels in the same direction
• Ensure the surface grain and pattern align across joins

Fixing method & adhesive

The flooring can be installed using double-sided carpet tape, but we strongly recommend a fully bonded installation using adhesive for best long-term performance.

We recommend using a solvent-free vinyl flooring adhesive.
Our adhesive partner Mapei recommends Ultrabond ECO VS90 Plus

Apply adhesive evenly, working in manageable sections, and smooth the flooring into place to remove any air bubbles.

After installation

• Ideally avoid foot traffic for 24 hours
• Avoid heavy furniture for 72 hours
• Do not wash or wet the floor for 72 hours
• Always lift — never drag — heavy or sharp items

Protect your floor while work is still happening

Your flooring is made using a premium vinyl base and has the practical properties you’d expect from a high-quality vinyl floor. However, once it has been laid, it must be protected during any further decorating, fitting or renovation work.

Please do not drag ladders, appliances, furniture, tools or boxes across the flooring.
If anything needs to be moved across the floor, or decorating is still underway, please protect the surface first with a suitable barrier.

Scratches, scuffs, scrape marks or drag marks caused during or after installation are not a product fault. Damage caused by trying to remove those marks with abrasive pads, scourers, harsh scrubbing or unsuitable cleaning products also cannot be accepted as a fault.

Protect your flooring while the room is still in progress, and it’ll be ready to look its best once everything else is finished.

For cleaning and care advice, please refer to our care guide here.

More guides

For our more detailed guide, click here.

For a one-page download to print out and give to your fitter, click here.

WALLPAPERS

The wall should be clean and dry. Fill and sand any obvious holes or flaking paint first — a well-prepared wall gives the cleanest finish.

Lay the panels out on the floor in order, so you can see how the design flows. They’re supplied as coordinated, equal-width panels, already trimmed to meet edge to edge. Each panel is a little longer than needed so you can trim it at the ceiling and skirting.

This is paste-the-wall wallpaper. Apply a ready-mixed paste-the-wall adhesive to the wall, and only paste enough for one panel at a time. Hang the first panel to a plumb line or vertical straight edge.

Smooth each panel vertically, from top to bottom, to remove air bubbles. Don’t smooth side to side — that can stretch the paper, and as it dries it may shrink back and leave a fine gap between panels.

Paste the wall for the next panel, then move it into place so the design aligns. Butt the edges together — don’t overlap.

When the panels are in position, trim the extra length at the top and bottom with a sharp blade and a straight edge.

For the fuller printed version, see our Wallpaper installation guide.

SPLASHBACKS

Before fitting your new glass splashback please check and ensure that the wall surface is relatively even and free of any large bumps and hollows.

The walls do not have to be perfectly even as a little extra adhesive can be added in hollow areas and less where there may be a slight bump.

Lay the splashback glossy side down on to a towel or a blanket to keep it safe and using a neutral clear low-modulus solvent-free silicone (also known as mirror adhesive), squeeze out equally sized blobs roughly 20mm or so in diameter and about 100mm apart.

Be careful not to put any blobs too close to the edge as the silicone may squeeze out over the edge of the glass.

Lift in to position and press the glass against the wall applying equal pressure across the panel. If there are any areas that feel uneven or bouncy when pressed, remove the glass and apply a little more adhesive to that section before lifting in place and trying again.

After waiting, run a bead of silicone all around the edge and with a little spray of warm soapy water run a finger over the silicone to take away the excess and create a nice even seal.

Follow the adhesive manufacturer’s instructions. More detail is in our Splashbacks installation guide. ans we’ve written a post here about fitting your glass splashback.

PATTERN PIECES

A Pattern Piece is one finished piece of toughened glass. Fix it using a suitable mirror adhesive or neutral, solvent-free silicone on a smooth, sound wall.

Ensure the wall is clean and free of any large bumps and hollows.

Because the glass is toughened, it cannot be cut, drilled or trimmed after manufacture. Taps, sockets and other fittings must sit outside the piece.

Follow the adhesive manufacturer’s instructions. More detail is in our Pattern Piece installation guide.