Anyone ever lay laminate flooring? - Page 2

replicant_argent · 08-06-2012, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Chainsaw13

Use a scrap piece of flooring, or you can always buy one of those plastic blocks. That and a rubber mallet will help tighten all your gaps after you put each piece in.

You don't want to start banging on engineered "click" flooring.

replicant_argent · 08-06-2012, 05:21 PM

Oh and to answer the question in the title of the thread?

Once. But I got splinters something fierce.

jluck · 08-06-2012, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by smitty81

Like I just posted, he did tear it apart and fix it.

Anywho, you guys told me what I wanted to know.

Thanks.

Fixing the problem is one thing, Fixing what caused said problem is a whole different thing.

smitty81 · 08-06-2012, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by jluck

Fixing the problem is one thing, Fixing what caused said problem is a whole different thing.

its 40 years old. Normal wear and tear.

Bigsam · 08-07-2012, 10:34 AM

What you are doing is called A floating floor. Be sure to place a quality piece of styrofoam padding underneath do not go for the cheap stuff. You need to glue all the tongues and grooves together, and be sure to leave a 3/8 inch gap for expansion and then apply a shoe mold which will usualy come in the same as the flooring. Its easy and you should have no problems. Also break the joints 8 to 12 inches no less.

Digs · 08-07-2012, 10:37 AM

Quarter round will be your friend

pektel · 08-07-2012, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Bigsam

What you are doing is called A floating floor. Be sure to place a quality piece of styrofoam padding underneath do not go for the cheap stuff. You need to glue all the tongues and grooves together, and be sure to leave a 3/8 inch gap for expansion and then apply a shoe mold which will usualy come in the same as the flooring. Its easy and you should have no problems. Also break the joints 8 to 12 inches no less.

The old floating floors were glue together. The current ones on the market are not. They have a locking system where the planks lock into each other at the joint. Do not try to glue a floor that's meant to be glueless.

Bigsam · 08-08-2012, 01:21 PM

Yes you are right the current ones are not thought about it after I posted.

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08-07-2012, 10:34 AM	#25
Bigsam Just in from the Storm Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 11 Trading: (0)	Re: Anyone ever lay laminate flooring? What you are doing is called A floating floor. Be sure to place a quality piece of styrofoam padding underneath do not go for the cheap stuff. You need to glue all the tongues and grooves together, and be sure to leave a 3/8 inch gap for expansion and then apply a shoe mold which will usualy come in the same as the flooring. Its easy and you should have no problems. Also break the joints 8 to 12 inches no less.

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Digs Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Dec 2011 First Name: Dennis Location: "The Wood" Posts: 498 Trading: (17)	Re: Anyone ever lay laminate flooring? Quarter round will be your friend __________________ A gun in your hand is better then a cop on the phone

08-08-2012, 01:21 PM	#28
Bigsam Just in from the Storm Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 11 Trading: (0)	Re: Anyone ever lay laminate flooring? Yes you are right the current ones are not thought about it after I posted.