Commercial Vinyl Installation

Commercial Vinyl Installation – Basic to Intermediate

📍 Location: Portsmouth

Master the essential techniques for installing commercial sheet vinyl with this comprehensive training course. Covering everything from fundamentals to advanced techniques, this course is ideal for those looking to gain expertise in commercial vinyl flooring installation, welding, and cove-forming. Learn industry-approved methods to ensure durability, safety, and a professional finish in commercial environments.

What You’ll Learn

Knowledge

✅ Introduction to British Standards BS 8203 (Resilient Floorcoverings)
✅ Identifying different subfloor types and their impact on vinyl installation
✅ Basics of moisture testing and understanding subfloor conditions
✅ Subfloor preparation techniques, including primers, underlays, smoothing compounds, and DPMs
✅ Tools, equipment, and PPE requirements for safe and efficient installation
✅ Selecting the right adhesives, materials, and finishing profiles
✅ Understanding commercial sheet vinyl properties, behaviour, and limitations
✅ Effects of environmental conditions and acclimatisation on vinyl flooring
✅ Planning and setting out for cove former and capping strip installations

Practical Skills Development

🔹 Correct use of tools and equipment, including heat guns
🔹 Professional installation techniques for commercial sheet vinyl, adhesives, and finishing profiles
🔹 Preparing wooden subfloors
🔹 Application of primers and damp-proof membranes (DPMs)
🔹 Mixing and applying smoothing compounds for a flawless base
🔹 Free-hand cutting, scribing, back marking, and templating, including toilet areas and cap/cove work
🔹 Installing safety flooring and smooth commercial vinyl
🔹 Hot welding techniques for seamless joins
🔹 Overview of sit-on and set-in skirting installation

Professional Approach & Best Practices

✔ Confidence in selecting the correct tools, adhesives, and materials
✔ Understanding how to achieve high-quality, long-lasting installations
✔ Ability to advise clients on proper techniques and quality assurance

Course Details

📌 Suitability: Commercial Installers
📌 Level: Basic / Intermediate
📌 Duration: 2 Days
📌 Cost: £360.00

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