The final of the Fitter of the Year Competition - LVT will take place on Sunday 21st and Monday 22nd September 2025 at the Flooring Show in Harrogate. Apply here, fill in your contact details and complete the questions below. Entry closes midnight 30th April 2025.
All entrants will initially be required to complete the questionnaire below. Ten successful applicants from this stage will advance to take part in the semi-final practical trials, and from these trials, five contestants will be progress to the Final. Please refer to the Competition Format page for an initial overview of the process, along with important dates and deadlines.
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Please Note: Applicants must be 18 years or over. You do NOT need to be an NICF member to enter. NICF council members are excluded from entering.
Please complete ALL questions, answering as FULLY as possible in the boxes. Highest marks will be awarded to applicants who give the most accurate and complete answers.
1What is the full title of the British Standard that covers the installation of LVTs?
2Explain how you would obtain an accurate moisture reading on a sand & cement screed sub-floor.
3Prior to installing LVTs on a calcium sulphate Anhydrite screed sub-floor, explain the procedure to prepare the surface to receive LVTs.
4How would under floor heating effect how you would install the tiles?
5Why should tiles be acclimatised and for how long?
6According to the relevant British Standard, what are the recommended methods of fixing plywood/hardboard and what length should the fixings be?
7Why should you not use marine plywood as an underlayment?
8 When installing 3" x 9" herringbone tiles explain how you would set out to achieve a crown line & equal cuts to the sides.
9When installing any size herringbone design would you lay right plank over left or left over right?
10When installing tiles with a border, what would you fit first, the border or main field.
11Explain how you would install herringbone tiles to a kitchen which had an island in the centre of it.
12Explain how you would curve a 100mm deep wood effect backfill border around a bullnose step.
13Explain the cause and effect of plasticiser migration.
14What types of adhesives are suitable for adhering LVTs?
15The area you are to fit is south facing and contains bi-fold doors, how might this impact your installation?
16Explain how you would accurately cut tile or plank around a toilet pan or sink pedestal.
17What are the accepted temperature parameters for installing LVT tiles?
18What differs in the installation process when installing LVT click tiles?
19Explain the difference between SPC and WPC rigid core tiles.
20What advice should be passed to customers upon completion of the works?
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