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Tips for laying Laminate Flooring on Uneven Floor
Nowadays, one of a unique kind of flooring materials is laminate flooring. Once laid, it gives enhanced looks to the room. But laying laminate flooring on uneven floors is quite laborious and tricky. You can make your task of laying laminate flooring on uneven floors easier by following few tips. Before starting this task, you will have to make few preparations.
First, you have to make the floor even by patching up. You can find latex leveller at any home improvement or flooring store. This is used for applying patches on the floor.
If floor has plywood pieces, replace those pieces of plywood which are out of shape. You can replace these pieces with new ones. Floor putty is another material you can use to make the floor even. It is a very commonly available material.
Now start laying the Laminate Flooring
Before laying the flooring, clean the floor of any dust and dirt which might be present on the floor. You can easily place the laminate board on the floor, but you need to do it very carefully.
Laminate flooring expands and contracts on its own, so keep proper spacing for it. For this, keep a space of about 10 mm between adjoining boards. The boards should be laid lengthways and they should face the light source present in the room.
Start laying the board from the wall and it should be parallel to the wall. Keep spacers between the board and the wall. Place the next board in such a manner that tongues of first and next board get interlocked. Both boards should be laid end-to-end to each other.
Strengthen the laminate as you go on. To achieve, both boards should balance each other. This can be done by placing half board on the start of the second row and bend the longer side of the board at 30 degrees. Just lock both boards by just moving a bit forward and down at the same time.
While placing the last row, you may find that it is not fitting perfectly. You can cut the board and place this in right position. Remove the spacers after placing flooring is laid. Use the laminate flooring trim to fill the gaps left by spacers.
Apply adhesive on the trims and press it hard on the floor to let it fit properly.
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