Questions tagged [laminate-floor]
Laminate Flooring is a synthetic flooring product that is often used instead of more expensive natural floor products.
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What type of hardwood flooring is this?
I'm trying to determine the type of hardwood flooring i have here. The pictures below show the edge-on and side-on views.
Is this real hardwood (looks like not), engineered, laminate, or something ...
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Laminate floor directly over plywood subfloor ok?
We just ripped up carpet in a room and found that it had 1/2" plywood over the joists and 5/8" particle board on top of that.
We are planning to install 10mm laminate flooring in this room. ...
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When installing two layers of subfloor, is it okay to secure both layers to joists?
I am in the middle of replacing my subfloor. The old subfloor was two layers, each about 1/2 inch thick, totaling 1 inch.
1-1/8 inch OSB is pretty much out of stock everywhere at the moment so I'm ...
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How do I clean indoor stairs where eggs were broken?
Several raw eggs (and other assorted garbage) spilled on my townhouse indoor staircase. After carefully cleaning the surfaces, a day later there is still a smell of raw egg (not yet rotten egg smell, ...
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Herringbone flooring from regular laminate
I'm looking to do the floor in out new house, we love the herringbone design but the specific planks are quite expensive.
I'm wondering if I can achieve a herringbone style by just following the ...
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Replaced carpet with laminated veneer plank flooring - now there is a gap between the casing and floor
I have removed the carpet from my living room and am preparing to install LVP. The problem is that the door casing is too high. There is a 1/4" gap between the bottom of the casing and the LVP. ...
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How can I remove this floor transition, and what should it be replaced with once I lay LVP?
I'm planning to replace a linoleum floor with LVP. The transition strip/threshold matches the wood floor, but since the LVP is a few mm thicker than the linoleum, I don't think it'll fit once I lay ...
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How to fix this laminate flooring edge?
I'm not all that DIY savvy and so had some guys come fit a laminate floor for me. It covers two floors, one of wood and one of concrete, and due to the different levels there's a reasonable amount of ...
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How can I remove a laminate floor plank from underneath a door jamb?
When removing laminate flooring, is it possible to remove a laminate floor plank from underneath a door jamb without damaging the plank? What is the best way to begin removal when the plank runs ...
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Best way to level tile floor after drain tile installation?
Had some flooding issues last spring and had drain tile installed in our basement. They cut away the tile to install the drain tile. Now we want to lay laminate over the tile but there's about a 2-3' ...
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Heat against laminate flooring causes condensation
I bought a house a year ago which had laminate flooring installed across the entire house.
Sometimes I will sleep on the floor on a foam mattress topper. I noticed that there would be days where I'd ...
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How to install thin strips of laminate flooring around heating register
I can't come up with a way to put LVP around this heating register in a way that meets the manufacturer's recommendations for width. And there will be no molding over the rightmost edge, only some ...
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Alternative to T Transitions for floating laminate floor
I have a floating floor on concrete slab that joins to tile in a number of common, high traffic walk ways in our home:
The standard way of joining a floating floor to a fixed one (or two floating ...
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Best method for fixing chips in laminate flooring
I'm looking for recommendations or techniques to repair some chips on our "homeowner" installed laminate. We have several spots where the tapping block did some damage - we were limited on ...
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Optimum plywood configuration for home gym floor?
I wish to protect the floating laminate flooring of the room I am building a home gym in. Therefore, I will lay down plywood sheeting to spread the load and prevent scratching.
I am having trouble ...
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option for hot sunroom floor
i have a sunroom, summer time sunroom can be hot over>100 F degree, laminate or vinyl planks which one is better and can tolerated hot weather?
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How to fix gaps between laminate flooring and a door
We moved in to our house just before covid and had a trained "friend" fit our laminate flooring but since have come to realise he hasn't done a very good job and has stopped replying to ...
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Can I square off a uPVC door sill which is inside a conservatory?
I have a uPVC door between a dining room and a conservatory. On the conservatory side there is the uPVC sill, this sill is inside the conservatory and the existing tiles match up to the edge of the ...
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What’s the best sequence to laminate this floor plan?
Laying laminate over a subfloor.
Refer diagram - A. Is short passageway after bottom of stairs landing. B is bathroom.
My assumption is to start at B and work out the door to the passageway and then ...
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Should I install a plywood layer over concrete before I install laminate flooring?
I’m installing laminate flooring in my basement. I have watched a few videos - some people add the laminate on the concrete with a moisture barrier, but some add a plywood layer over the concrete and ...
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Floor leveling compound ontop of glued-down laminate
There is floating LVP currently installed in my kitchen which needs to be replaced. Underneath it is glued-down laminate.
There is a small section of the floor that dips down that I would like to ...
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Laminate flooring
Had to replace sub floors in mobile home. Installer said underlayment is not needed. New floors are moving up and down and creating problems. He also used 1/2 plywood and there was some past repairs ...
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Should I raise my subfloor when moving from 3/4" hardwood to thinner laminate?
When moving from a 3/4" hardwood floor to a thinner product such as engineered or laminate which is usually 8mm or 12mm, do you typically want to offset the lower profile of the new product by ...
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Will my floating laminate flooring contract in winter enough to show the edges?
I have an old laminate floor. In summer it always showed signs of buckling. Now I fixed it by installing an expansion gap of about 0.6 inch (15mm) against the wall. Now the buckling is gone. However I ...
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Should I remove padding on laminate flooring before gluing it to steps?
I have some laminate flooring that I'm installing on a few steps that lead into my sunk-floor family room.
The flooring is intended for a floating installing, but I know that on steps I have to glue ...
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Laminate floor against fireplace brick
We are installing a laminate floor in our family room and have precisely the same problem as described in this question. The brick is not even close to flat where it meets the floor, leading to ugly ...
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Best way to fill gaps between flooring panels evenly
For some reason, on the floor of the apartment all horizontal joints have gaps like the picture at the bottom (Vertical joints are fine). This causes unpleasant sensation when I put my bare skin on it,...
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Are transition strips necessary in doorway for laminate?
I all installing laminate flooring in my basement. The basement is a simple layout. The stairs lead down to a 6'x6' landing. Turn left into a rectangular room, no door but the entrance is 5' or so. I ...
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How to cut the correct angle on transition strips
I just relaid my kitchen flooring using floating laminate. I am trying to figure out the best way to get these angles correct for a flush cut on the transition.
If all else fails I'll cut to make it ...
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Replacing carpet with laminate flooring - can I cover over damaged area?
I’ve decided to change from carpet (rug) to laminate flooring. There is a spot with some damage, near a vent. The damaged section has about a million nails in it so I want to leave it there.
I was ...
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How can I secure vinyl plank flooring that has lifted?
I have a warped vinyl tile that does not lay flat on the floor underneath. There is not water damage, there is no other apparent problem. What solutions can you suggest?
Maybe I can use a glue to ...
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How to install wood laminate flooring against existing hardwood transition in doorway?
We are getting ready to sell our home and are planning to replace carpet in three bedrooms with laminate wood flooring. We have hardwood in the rest of the hallways, kitchen, dining, etc. In each of ...
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Advice for installing click lock engineered bamboo floor over linoleum?
I am currently acclimating a bunch of Home Decorators Collection click lock engineered bamboo flooring. The installation area (entryway and kitchen) currently has very even/flat linoleum and I plan to ...
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Raise and support a sunken laminate floorboard without removing the entire floor?
I have a tongue-and-groove laminate floor, laid on 3mm foam underlay on concrete slab. After around 10 years of use, the long edge of one floorboard now drops around 1mm when stepped on. I think ...
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Tips on how to install laminate over existing flooring
Currently I'm at the point where my laminate reaches the stair nosing and I'm unsure what to do.
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I have a stair nosing piece but I'm finding that it's awkward ...
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How to edge laminate to curved edge?
I have been asked to fit bathroom laminate in our bathroom. I have laid bathroom laminate before, so that holds no fear for me.
Edging laminate is usually one of two options:
skirting boards are ...
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What happens if you varnish laminate flooring
Most laminate flooring has a top coat of aluminum oxide, which is very tough. Everyone says, "Don't varnish it" but so far I've not found out why. Yes, it's going to need more care -- either renewing ...
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Laminate flooring direction?
I am about to pull up carpet and put down laminate in our home. The previous owners installed laminate in the kitchen and dining room. I am not removing it, they installed it before installing the ...
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Laminate Stair Nose Installation
Below are all the pictures that correspond to my question.
Last night I installed some stair nose molding and tried to follow the instructions the best I could (the part of the instructions in ...
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I am installing laminate flooring over the course of several days. Do I need to use the standard 48 hour acclimitization period?
I am installing laminate flooring. Due to work and household schedules a relatively small installation job is likely to stretch out over 3 to 4 days. Given this slow installation pace do I need to let ...
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Laminate Planking will not “Click-in”
So, yesterday while trying to install some flooring (Pergo -Timbercraft). I have installed it in a previous room before and had no issue. However this time while trying to fit it into my bay window on ...
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Laminate Flooring fixes
Within the last year I remodeled my house and a contractor put in some new laminate flooring. It was great because it was very dense, heavy quality stuff that didnt scratch at all. We really like it.
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Insects coming from gap under baseboard radiator, seeking solution
I have a ground-level apartment in Metro Detroit, Michigan and am renting.
I have old-style baseboard radiator heat with a large opening that goes across the length of it, as shown in the photo.
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Flatness requirements for bamboo laminate flooring
I'm installing Lumber Liquidators' Morningstar XD bamboo laminate flooring in my basement. According to their tech support, they have the following flatness requirements for the underlayment:
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Cutting already installed tile?
I am planning on installing floating laminate flooring in my hallway among other places in my house. I wanted to take out the tile on the outside of this small bathroom and I wanted to wait to replace ...
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Solving subfloor squeaks
I am planning to remove carpet in a living room and dining room area of my house and replace it with floating laminate flooring. There are some spots in my current floor that squeak so I was planning ...
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underlayment for laminate flooring: anything to substitute with?
Are the any substitutes for underlayment? The reason I'm asking is I have about 1 sq. meter of plywood to cover with underlayment, but I don't want to buy the whole roll. May be there's a way to cut ...
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Do I need to cut under door jambs when installing laminate flooring?
I'm planning on laminating the floor. On the photo attached, where you see a passage between the room and ensuite bathroom. So, do I have to cut the underneath of the doorjamb with a rotary tool or ...
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how better to cut laminate planks — with saws or laminate cutter
In different videos I see that normally people prefer to use laminate planks cutter to table saw or similar. Is it just their preference or because of saw dust and such produced during sawing?
