Resilient installation Resilient floor coverings include all the products that have the characteristic of resilience, or 'bounce back', such as vinyl, rubber and linoleum. They are supplied either as sheet products, tiles or planks. Depending on the end use of the floor, resilient coverings can be loose laid or stuck down with an adhesive. Set out below are the main tools used to install resilient floor coverings. Techniques for using these tools, as well as instructions on how to install the different resilient products, are described in the specialist installation units in this series of Learner guides. Marking Recess scriber for Scribing bar for scribing Dividers an alternative – – – scribing the line of a seam the cut edges of a sheet or to using a scribing bar to make sure the two tile where it fits against a when the gap is very edges match exactly. wall or around an object. small. Cutting Edge trimmer for Spatula knife for cutting Wall trimmer for – – – trimming a straight edge and trimming the welding trimming off excess along a sheet. rod in a seam. material against the wall. Utility knife for cutting Lino knife for cutting – – and shaping floor linoleum and other heavy coverings, rubber resilient coverings. mouldings and other
Resilient installation Resilient floor coverings include all the products that have the characteristic of resilience, or 'bounce back', such as vinyl, rubber and linoleum. They are supplied either as sheet products, tiles or planks. Depending on the end use of the floor, resilient coverings can be loose laid or stuck down with an adhesive. Set out below are the main tools used to install resilient floor coverings. Techniques for using these tools, as well as instructions on how to install the different resilient products, are described in the specialist installation units in this series of Learner guides. Marking Recess scriber – for scribing the line of a seam to make sure the two edges match exactly. Scribing bar – for scribing the cut edges of a sheet or tile where it fits against a wall or around an object. Dividers – an alternative to using a scribing bar when the gap is very small. Cutting Edge trimmer – for trimming a straight edge along a sheet. Spatula knife – for cutting and trimming the welding rod in a seam. Wall trimmer – for trimming off excess material against the wall. Utility knife – for cutting and shaping floor coverings, rubber mouldings and other Lino knife – for cutting linoleum and other heavy resilient coverings.
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