No, it's not certain that spacers will be enough. The end grain is sensitive to moisture. It's also good not to cut the upturn flush with the floor as the instructions indicate. It's better to cut the platon a couple of centimeters above the floor surface. To get the ventilated skirting flush against the wall, you need to rout out the equivalent of the upturn.
Taking the opportunity to borrow this thread as I also have a question about "platon" and upturn.
I'm planning to use the Byggmax platon-copy for my basement floor (it seems to be the one in the picture above) but I noticed that Byggmax doesn't have an equivalent to Isola's upturn strips. I'm considering buying genuine Isola upturns and combining them with Byggmax "platon", do you see any problems with this? How have others who have used Byggmax "platon" done it?
Folding up the mat as in the picture TS created could work, but I'm afraid I won't manage to get the corners as nicely as with separate upturn strips. Moreover, the upturn strips build as much as the solution in the picture above, making it easier to achieve a neat installation of ventilated baseboards.
I'm planning to use the Byggmax platon-copy for my basement floor (it seems to be the one in the picture above) but I noticed that Byggmax doesn't have an equivalent to Isola's upturn strips. I'm considering buying genuine Isola upturns and combining them with Byggmax "platon", do you see any problems with this? How have others who have used Byggmax "platon" done it?
Folding up the mat as in the picture TS created could work, but I'm afraid I won't manage to get the corners as nicely as with separate upturn strips. Moreover, the upturn strips build as much as the solution in the picture above, making it easier to achieve a neat installation of ventilated baseboards.
A flip-up that works well:
http://www.fuktsparrteknik.se/produkter_golv_pass-dyl
I bought at Hornbach
http://www.fuktsparrteknik.se/produkter_golv_pass-dyl
I bought at Hornbach
For my part, unfortunately, it's a bit too far to the nearest Hornbach. Byggmax, k-rauta, or beijer are the ones closest at hand. Once again: Has anyone else combined Byggmax mat with Isola upstand with good results? I'm primarily thinking about whether the different brands and joint strips are compatible with each other so that the seams out by the bay don't come apart.
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Interesting thread, I'm also considering these things. I also compared blue Platon to Byggmax's version, which had a quite significant price difference. But the black one seems to work well too.Stuff said:
What have you put under the Platon to reduce the clatter noise?
I haven't laid the floor yet and haven't purchased any materials either. I've finished the walls and am really just waiting for the plumber to make some adjustments before I start laying the floor. I'm considering using Isola's Ventitex membrane underneath to avoid clattering noises. Isola has many good and well-thought-out accessories in their range, and if I weren't so stingy, I would have gone with their stuff all the way.
This weekend we'll see if the isola accessories want to mate with the byggmax mat. Planning to lay 50 mm tongue and groove EPS on top of the platon mat, then chipboard and finally carpet. Is there any point in gluing the EPS boards to each other, or is it fine to lay them loosely and let the chipboards and folding hold everything in place? Risk of squeaking perhaps?
Hi. It went just fine. I went ahead as planned with Platonkopia and used Isolas accessories like Ventitex, edge trim, and sealant strip. The beveled insulation boards were out of stock when I bought the materials, so I used regular insulation boards glued edge to edge with Byggmax insulation adhesive. Everything is now in place with ventilated bases around.Bomull said:Hello! It's been a while since you wrote, but I'm a bit curious about how it went as I'm considering doing something similar. How did it go? Lessons learned?
/sam
I haven't rolled out the carpet yet, but it's at home waiting.
In summary, it was really straightforward. The only "mistake" I made was cutting the Platon mat a bit too long and rushing putting up the edge trim. I cut the mat and attached all the edge trims around and started laying flooring along one long wall. When I then moved over to the other side, it turned out the mat had previously lain a bit too "wavey" on the slab, which had now straightened out under the weight of the floor. I then noticed the mat was too long because it and the edge trim started climbing up the wall where I intended to finish, and no longer followed the corner between the floor and wall.
I had to peel off the edge trim along that wall, trim a few centimeters off the mat, and then reattach the edge trim. The sealants are extremely tight, but I managed without tearing the edge trim or mat.
A tip to avoid this is to wait to attach the edge trim on the side you plan to finish until you get there with the floor installation. That way, you can trim the last bit of the Platon mat and attach the final edge trims without unnecessary mess.
Otherwise, no complications if you take it slowly, methodically, and ensure tight seams.
I can offer some pictures later when I'm on the right computer.
In another thread, someone commented that they experienced a sharp plastic/chemical smell from Byggmax's Platon mat, but I haven't noticed that with the one I used. Probably, Byggmax has used different suppliers over the years.
Are you choosing ventilated or dense carpet? Needle felt without a dense base likely lets moisture through.Stuff said:
The carpet is not dense, but since I have a Platon mat and ventilated skirting boards, the moisture is mainly aired out via the edges and skirting boards. Since the Platon solution is used, neither the carpet nor the chipboard comes into direct contact with any potentially damp concrete.Fixartanten said: