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The flooring installation must be well planned.

When you are installing flooring, some things must be planned. It is important to know which accessory materials and which installation tools you need in order to end up with a harmonious overall appearance of your flooring.

These include the underlays, skirting boards and of course also transitions to an adjacent flooring surface. Choosing the right and matching accessories is critical for attractive flooring over the long term. On this page we tell you exactly what you need for the flooring installation and also provide you with a checklist as a download.

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Go to the EGGER Floorfinder

Our quantity calculator works out how much flooring you need for the flooring installation

Calculate how much flooring is needed

Before you can install flooring, you have to know the required quantity of flooring packs, including the necessary accessories. Our flooring quantity calculator helps you do this.

Use the floor finder or take a look through our decor search function to select a suitable decor for your flooring. Once you have found this, you should then click on the quantity calculator. After that, enter the flooring area being installed and length of the walls.

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Flooring installation well planned.

Checklist

What tools and accessories do you need for the flooring installation?

An appropriate vapour barrier depending on the flooring type and subfloor
An underlay
A jigsaw or hand-held circular saw with fine serration for cutting
A tape measure and square for measuring
Adhesive tape
A wall spacer
Flooring profiles and skirting boards for transitions and wall finishes
Clips, tracks or nails for fastening the profiles and skirting boards
If required, radiator rosettes and connecting pieces for skirting boards

Important tools and accessories for the flooring installation

For installing flooring you need a suitable underlay

The right underlay for your flooring

It is important when installing flooring that you use the right underlay materials so that the flooring stays attractive and comfortable for a long time. A moisture protection film (flooring vapour barrier) protects against any moisture rising from the subfloor. In addition, the right underlay insulates ambient and impact noise, ensuring pleasant indoor acoustics.

Pay attention to the product-specific requirements of the underlay in the installation instructions. For the best result when installing EGGER flooring we recommend our Silenzio Duo underlay designed for the system. In the case of our EGGER Comfort cork flooring, no further impact noise underlay is necessary thanks to the integrated cork underlay.

Skirting boards provide the perfect finish

When installing flooring, to achieve a perfect overall appearance, you need skirting boards to finish off. The skirting boards also cover the border joints nicely.

We supply our skirting boards in different heights from 6 to 10 mm, either matching the flooring colour or in elegant white.
To connect the mouldings to each other, we also have colour matching corner elements and connecting pieces in the range. Alternatively you can also saw these to fit.

Skirting boards make the flooring complete

Flooring profiles are essential when installing flooring

Flooring profiles for optimal transitions

In a house or apartment, various types of flooring are often combined. That is why, when installing flooring, it is important that you maintain gaps between walls, compensate height differences or close gaps in transition areas e.g. around doors.

Precisely for these purposes we supply flooring profiles made of aluminium and HDF. Our finish and end profiles can be used instead of skirting boards to finish off border areas. In addition, we also have transition profiles, which are used on transitions to doors or on large areas to prevent expansion joints. Between two floor coverings with different heights, it is best to use adjustment or transition profiles.