11/06/2026
“£5,653 F@ Up”
A stunning home. A brand new click LVT floor. And every single thing that could go wrong — did.
Moving. Denting. Clicking. Expanding.
When we pulled it up, we found out why. Instead of a screeding the previous fitter had laid overlay boards directly over the underfloor heating pipes. It looked like a shortcut. It was. And the customer paid the price.
£5,653 worth of flooring. Ripped out.
So here’s what we’re doing to fix it properly.
We’re pulling up every single one of those overlay boards. Getting back down to the underfloor heating system. And then we’re applying an underfloor heating compatible screed — the right way, the way it should have been done from day one.
Only once that screed is down and the base is solid we’ll be installing a glue down herringbone floor.
This is exactly why subfloor preparation is everything. You can fit the most expensive floor in the world — if the base isn’t right, it will fail. Every time.
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