Anleitung zum Verlegen eines Garagenbodens, mit Videoanleitung

Laying a PVC floor is certainly the easiest way to get a floor covering with a great look. The great advantage of PVC flooring is that you do not necessarily have to glue it, but it can be laid floating.

Have you decided on PVC tiles, for a floating installation?
You may also want to glue your flooring, what may it be?
The flooring or the type of installation you want depends on the tools you need. If you need help or have questions about the material or the procedure, schaubundsohn.de will be happy to assist you.

The first step before laying - determine material and area

Before you start the actual work, be sure to determine how much material you need. Nothing is more annoying than having to realize during the work that you have bought too little material. You first need to determine the floor space, this is quite simple, because you just need to measure the room. However, here you should not forget to also measure the corners and the area where the radiator is located.

Once you have determined the dimensions, you need to add 5 cm to each side. This is especially important if there are unevennesses on the floor, so that you can always compensate for them. Always remember that it is better to have a little more flooring in stock than too little. The necessary tools should also be present. In any case, you will need a folding rule, a carpet knife, depending on which flooring you choose, a jig or circular saw.

When the PVC tiles are delivered to you, leave the tiles in the garage for a day or in the room where you lay the tiles. This is necessary so that the PVC tiles can adapt to room temperature.

Adjustment to room temperature before laying

To ensure adaptation of PVC tiles to room temperature, it is important to follow some steps:

Acclimatization: before installing the PVC tiles, leave them for a day in the room where they will be installed. This will allow the tiles to acclimate to the room temperature.

Consider temperature differences: When moving PVC tiles from a colder room to a warmer room, be careful not to install them immediately. The tiles must also have time to adjust to the new temperature.

Avoid rushed installation: It is important not to rush the installation of PVC tiles. If the tiles are heated differently, it can be difficult to click them together properly. So take your time to make sure that the tiles are at the same temperature before you start the installation.

In this thermal image, the different temperatures of the PVC tiles are clearly visible. The tiles that have a higher temperature are shown in red, while the colder tiles appear blue.

These temperature differences can cause changes in the size of the tiles as the material expands through expansion. This can make it difficult or impossible to properly click the tiles together.

Optimum performance of adhesives

Many adhesives used to install PVC tiles have an optimum working temperature at which they achieve their best adhesion. If the tiles are not at the correct temperature, this can result in the adhesive not adhering.

The exact duration of acclimation can vary, but it is usually recommended that the tiles be left in the room where they are to be installed for at least 24 hours before installation begins. This gives the tiles sufficient time to adjust to the room temperature and create optimal conditions for the adhesive to adhere.

prepare the ground

Before you start laying the PVC tiles, clean the room with a broom or, even better, with an industrial vacuum cleaner.

PVC tiles can be laid on any solid surface. The substrate does not have to be prepared in a time-consuming manner or sanded flat. The substrate must be clean and dry.

Oil stains do not have to be removed, the PVC tiles can simply be laid over them. However, if there are larger holes in the garage floor, you should eliminate them first. Apply a bonding emulsion to the holes in the garage floor and patch them up with ready-made cement from the hardware store.

You don't have to empty the garage completely, move half the garage first and then put your belongings on the side you just moved. Then lay the rest of the garage floor.

where to start

Start with the driveways. First, lay the driveways to the driveway of your garage. Lay as many driveways

that you have approx. 15 to 45 cm of space to the wall on the left and right.

Then check if the garage door still closes.

If not, you can start with the driveways, the rubber on the garage door, or adjust the garage door (although this almost never happens).

Next you can move the plugged driveways. Now see what you need to put in as the edge PVC tile. There should be more than 10 cm on both ends of the garage door.

Now you can slide the PVC tiles to one wall or the other to achieve this.

What you cut off on the left wall you can put back on the right wall of the garage. The cut PVC tiles also fit at the other end of the driveway.

If you calculate cleverly, you can reduce waste to a minimum.

The most important thing is that the driveways are straight against the entrance to the garage.

Laying the PVC tiles with click system

Now lay the PVC tiles, row by row, backwards until about halfway through the garage. Look again at the PVC ramps at the garage entrance to see if they are straight. If not, you can still slip them now. That's not a problem with a garage.

Only now lay the PVC tiles up to the wall. (until you've laid all the tiles that don't need to be trimmed).

Adjusting the edge PVC tiles

If you have moved the entire garage. Can you cut the edge PVC tiles towards the walls.

Make sure you leave 5 millimeters of space to the wall (expansion gap). Also for all permanently installed objects in the garage. You can easily cut the edge tiles with a jigsaw or circular saw.

You don't need any special tools

For further questions please do not hesitate to contact us!

Schaub and son

Optimum performance of adhesives

Many adhesives used to install PVC tiles have an optimum working temperature at which they achieve their best adhesion. If the tiles are not at the correct temperature, this can result in the adhesive not adhering.

The exact duration of acclimation can vary, but it is usually recommended that the tiles be left in the room where they are to be installed for at least 24 hours before installation begins. This gives the tiles sufficient time to adjust to the room temperature and create optimal conditions for the adhesive to adhere

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Instructions for installing one

Garage floor, with PVC click tiles

guide to

Misplaced one

Garagenbodens,

with PVC click tiles

The first step before laying - determine material and area

Adjustment to room temperature before laying

Optimum performance of adhesives

prepare the ground

where to start

Laying the PVC tiles with click system

Adjusting the edge PVC tiles

Optimum performance of adhesives

Fast and easy laying of a garage approx. 1 hour

Good advice right from the start