Vinyl flooring /wall panels

MouldyOldDough

We are at the stage with our wetroom extension of having the flooring and wall panels fitted
It appears that the builders intend to fit the wall panels first which appears wrong to me.... 
Surely the wall panels should go OVER the flooring? 
Any comments

grumbler

For vinyl I wouldn't be so sure, but you know better what you asked them to do.

MouldyOldDough

It's logical to fit the wall panels over the vinyl to keep water out 

grumbler

Vinyl is thick, it's not film. I think there are other ways to 'keep water out' besides overlapping.

Eldi_Dos

MouldyOldDough said:

Any comments

Do not have first hand experience of them but would have thought doing walls first would lessen the chance of flooring part of the instal being damaged or marked.

MouldyOldDough

I am getting round corner "bumpers" fitted that the vinyl covers too. 
I think that the vinyl should go under the panels

MouldyOldDough

I have been told that you can fit them in any order !

So, I'm leaving it up to them

tacpot12

Normally the wall covering is fitted first with a cap strip that accepts the vinyl sheet. This way round is easier for the installer and provides a more secure bond for the cap strip as it can be tapped behind the panel as well as being fixed under the strip. 

MouldyOldDough

tacpot12 said:

Normally the wall covering is fitted first with a cap strip that accepts the vinyl sheet. This way round is easier for the installer and provides a more secure bond for the cap strip as it can be tapped behind the panel as well as being fixed under the strip. 

Thats exactly what appears to be happening at the moment 

MouldyOldDough

I understand that they are going to latex the floor tomorrow 
We have not been warned of any heath implications of this such as breathing in the fumes 
Are there any? 

MouldyOldDough

MAJOR !!!!!! up by builders

Last few days - had £3000 of wall panels fitted.

The latex floor was supposed to be poured this morning but the company who were going to do it are unable to pour because the floor is not level or even sloping in the correct direction

It appears that all of the concrete will have to come up - but under the concrete are concrete beams (so no power tools can be used or they may shatter) and the walls are on top of the beams !!

Also there is timber around the shower tray which is incompatible with the latex..

Finally - the latex company cannot even return until after Xmas

And the sliding door is not suitable because water will flow under it !!

We overheard a conversation between the latex company and builder this morning but the builders have not been in touch with us and have not even told us what's going on !!!