Installation Guide


Fitting your Elba Luxe flooring is a straightforward process that most confident DIYers can tackle in a day. Our click system is designed to make installation as simple as possible — no adhesive, no specialist tools, and no unnecessary stress.

Installation Type

Floating Click

Our Uniclick system locks each plank together without adhesive for a clean, reversible fit.

Acclimation

2 to 3 Days

Allow your flooring to acclimatise to the room temperature before fitting.

Underlay

Pre-Attached

Integrated underlay is already attached to every plank — nothing extra to buy or fit.

What You'll Need


One of the things we love about our click flooring is how little you need to fit it. Here's your full tool list:

Hammer
Knocking Block
Stanley Knife
Square Edge
Tape Measure
Pencil

A pull bar is also useful for tapping the final row of planks into place where a hammer and knocking block can't reach. Spacers for maintaining your expansion gap around the perimeter of the room are recommended too.

Before You Start


Good preparation is the difference between a floor that looks professional and one that causes headaches down the line. Before you open a single pack, work through the following.

Allow your flooring to acclimatise in the room where it will be laid for a minimum of 2 to 3 days before fitting. Keep the packs flat and unopened, and ensure the room is at its normal living temperature — ideally between 15°C and 25°C. This allows the planks to adjust to the ambient conditions and reduces the risk of expansion or contraction after fitting.

Check your subfloor carefully. It should be clean, dry, flat, and structurally sound. Our SPC flooring will tolerate minor undulations but the subfloor should not deviate by more than 3mm over a 1.8 metre span. Any high spots should be ground down and any dips filled with a suitable floor levelling compound before laying begins. Do not lay over subfloors that are damp or have active moisture issues.

Remove all skirting boards and door architraves before you begin, or alternatively undercut them to allow the flooring to slide beneath. Our flooring is a floating installation and must be free to expand and contract slightly — it should never be fixed, glued, or pinned to the subfloor.

Underfloor Heating


Our SPC flooring is compatible with underfloor heating systems. For water-fed systems, ensure the system has been running for at least two weeks prior to installation and turned down to a maximum surface temperature of 27°C before laying begins. Turn the system off 24 hours before you start and bring it back up gradual