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Dec 15, 2018 at 17:32 vote accept dniviE
Dec 12, 2018 at 16:10 comment added Jim Stewart Is this standard tongue and groove (presumably seated with a mallet) or is this the type that "clicks in" and is locked in place? Are there no instructions on how to handle the final edge?
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Dec 12, 2018 at 12:49 comment added dniviE @JimStewart There’s no instructions to glue it, as far as I know. They do, however recommend gluing the baseboards to the wall.
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Dec 12, 2018 at 12:07 comment added Jim Stewart One detail of installation that I can imagine (never having installed one of these floors myself) could be that in case of a gap larger than could be covered by baseboard, the narrow strip needed would be glued to the adjacent full strip and temporary blocks wedged in the gap to hold the strip while the glue dries. Of course, if the planks in your floor are all glued to each other, you would naturally do this. Are they glued?
Dec 11, 2018 at 22:37 comment added dniviE @JimStewart The installation instructions are sparse to say the least (it’s IKEA TUNDRA), but there’s definitely supposed to be a expansion gap of ~1/4” to 1/2”. I am yet to get the shoe moulding, will have to check that out tomorrow.
Dec 11, 2018 at 22:36 comment added dniviE @DanielGriscom Thanks for explaining! There’s already a moisture barrier and IKEA NIVÅ subfloor below. I think that should be enough, no?
Dec 11, 2018 at 19:18 comment added Jim Stewart I assume that in a floating floor there is supposed to be a gap between the edge of the floor and the wall (~1/4" to 1/2" ?) that would be covered by the baseboard and shoe molding. What do the installation instructions for this flooring say?
Dec 11, 2018 at 16:02 comment added Daniel Griscom I mean something that isn't easily compressible; wood, or perhaps hard foam. Something that, if you pressed down with your fingers, the strips wouldn't rock back and forth.
Dec 11, 2018 at 14:59 comment added dniviE @DanielGriscom what do you mean when you write “support these strips reasonably well”? How can I make sure they have support?
Dec 11, 2018 at 14:38 answer added Ed Beal timeline score: 3
Dec 11, 2018 at 13:51 comment added Daniel Griscom Hello, and welcome to Stack Exchange. My guess is that if you support these strips reasonably well they'll be fine, as nobody steps on that area of the floor.
Dec 11, 2018 at 12:10 comment added Jim Stewart Those on this site experienced in installing laminate flooring will surely answer exactly how to do this.
Dec 11, 2018 at 11:49 comment added dniviE @JimStewart: Yes, I have leftover laminate boards that I can rip to fit in the gap. They’ll be very narrow though, so I am worried there may be some kind of structural problem along the wall. What do you think?
Dec 11, 2018 at 11:43 comment added Jim Stewart Rip pieces of the flooring and slip them in. Do you have some left over?
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