Questions tagged [laminate-floor]
Laminate Flooring is a synthetic flooring product that is often used instead of more expensive natural floor products.
196
questions
0
votes
1
answer
54
views
Soft spots on subfloor, how to fix (laminate installation)
When preparing to install laminate in a room, I discovered two soft spots on the subfloor after I removed old carpet and underlayment. Here is what they look like:
The spots are a few inches (10-20 ...
- 275
0
votes
2
answers
63
views
Install tile over engineered hardwood [closed]
So I’ve looked through a lot of similar questions, but I haven’t seen this exact one, maybe that’s a bad sign. I live in a rented apartment with a very small kitchen that has this annoying fake ...
- 1
1
vote
1
answer
34
views
Smoothing out two concrete floor levels for laminate
I had an old external wall removed from between the original house and an extension built by the previous owners.
Then I had someone install a laminate floor across the area, he assured me he’d reduce ...
- 13
0
votes
0
answers
25
views
Laminated floor dilaminated
My laminated floor has slightly delaminated.
I have two questions:
Is this actually laminated floor?
Can I use glue to glue that part down again? I tried taping it down, and it works fine but it's ...
- 495
2
votes
0
answers
91
views
Strange holes appearing in laminate flooring
I saw these strange holes appearing in my laminate flooring (see the picture), I think it has to be a result of some bug, is there any way how to treat this or do I need to replace the laminate floor?
- 121
1
vote
2
answers
69
views
Lift laminate flooring to fix squeaky floorboard
I have laminate flooring installed on a mezzanine but the floorboards underneath are probably poorly nailed down and squeaking in some places. I was thinking to lift the laminate, fix them up with ...
- 11
1
vote
0
answers
32
views
How can I handle this sloped laminate flooring transition? [duplicate]
We have recently converted our garage into a room and have a slope between the hallway and the new room (previously garage) because the new floor is higher due to insulation and screed depth. We opted ...
- 11
1
vote
1
answer
168
views
How to raise floor to 5cm?
I have a 35 year old 18mm softwood floor raised on top of 3cm tall sleepers on a prefab concrete floor (insulated in the crawlspace by about 8cm EPS). I'd like to replace it with a new floor but I'd ...
- 644
0
votes
0
answers
593
views
How do you level-out unlevel plywood subflooring?
On concrete floors you can pour self-leveling cement to fill valleys. How do you fill valleys on plywood sub-flooring?
- 269
1
vote
1
answer
122
views
Vapor barrier under laminate in Florida humidity
We are converting a small building on our property to a mother in law suite. The concrete has a vapor barrier underneath of it according to my brother who saw it when jack hammering to install the ...
- 11
0
votes
3
answers
531
views
Installing LVP or LVT laminate flooring in bathroom: what base and side considerations?
We are looking to do new flooring in our downstairs bathroom. My wife likes a flooring material by a company called COREtec; specifically their "Calypso Oak" LVP/LVT product:
Our bathroom, ...
- 282
0
votes
0
answers
117
views
How to repair damage to laminate floor?
I was hoping to get some advice on how to repair damage to a laminate floor. Carpet cleaner was used on a mat covering the floor which then soaked through to the laminate. There is now an area of ...
- 113
0
votes
1
answer
259
views
Is installing laminate over parquet on concrete likely to trap moisture?
So I am reading this article which sounds like a relief to me. It says that you can safely install laminate flooring over parquet as long as it is flat and without defects.
In my case it is a basement ...
- 3,380
2
votes
1
answer
3k
views
How can I fill floor gaps near the door and gaps in parquet units?
There are some gaps in the floor near the door frame. I am a new homeowner that's why I am not sure whether it is by design or it needs to be fixed. It looks ugly, can I put some kind of filler to ...
- 135
1
vote
2
answers
647
views
What should I use to fill the gaps in tile before placing luxury vinyl planks over them?
I'm installing luxury vinyl planks with an underlayment in my basement. They will go over top of an existing tile floor. I've heard mixed opinions on whether filling in the gaps in the tile is ...
- 11
0
votes
1
answer
4k
views
How to find a match for this laminate flooring
A previous owner installed laminate flooring in a couple of rooms, and I'd like to find an exact match to this flooring so I can install in another adjacent area. There are a couple of spare boards ...
- 153
1
vote
2
answers
103
views
Engineered wood vs. Laminated wood for living room and kitchen floors
If the total cost is the same, which wood is better? Engineered wood? Or Laminated wood? The sales tried to convince me to do Laminated. But I want to make sure the wood I chose will add value to my ...
- 133
0
votes
0
answers
53
views
How should we complete this laminate installation?
Problem
I purchased some pergo gold underlayment and pergo waterproof laminate flooring and installed it in the kitchen with my brother. This was our first time ever installing any type of flooring, ...
- 13
2
votes
1
answer
449
views
Where pipes and wires are usually placed under door frames?
After putting laminate flooring in the apartment, I need to install floor transitions under the doors/room connections.
Since in a couple of places, there is ~2mm difference in height, I decided to ...
- 123
0
votes
0
answers
29
views
Several layers of polyethyleen sheets as a vapor barrier under underlayment & laminate
I am putting 7mm laminate on concrete. I have underlayment (5mm) that requires >0.2mm polyethyleen (PE) sheet as a vapor barrier.
Unfortunately, I couldn't get >0.2mm PE but got 0.16mm PE ...
- 123
0
votes
0
answers
62
views
Laminate layout - Sanity check
I decided to be brave and try to lay laminate myself for the first time, since it's just one small room [14m2]. I measured all my walls and used Adobe Illustrator to create an outline of it, offset ...
1
vote
1
answer
109
views
Should I go with laminate if I have bouncy subfloor
I started the installation of a laminate and noticed that some parts of my 2nd floor subfloor is bouncing when I step on it. Even after I install laminate and take a step on it I still feel a little ...
- 337
0
votes
0
answers
34
views
0
votes
0
answers
76
views
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 ...
- 715
0
votes
0
answers
535
views
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. ...
- 715
3
votes
2
answers
23k
views
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 ...
- 83
1
vote
0
answers
46
views
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, ...
- 23
0
votes
1
answer
2k
views
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 ...
- 103
0
votes
0
answers
159
views
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. ...
- 427
0
votes
1
answer
828
views
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 ...
- 437
1
vote
2
answers
369
views
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 ...
- 111
0
votes
0
answers
575
views
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 ...
- 1
0
votes
0
answers
79
views
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' ...
- 1
1
vote
1
answer
182
views
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 ...
- 227
0
votes
0
answers
128
views
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 ...
- 437
2
votes
1
answer
2k
views
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 ...
- 125
1
vote
2
answers
507
views
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 ...
- 155
1
vote
0
answers
373
views
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 ...
- 73
0
votes
1
answer
33
views
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?
1
vote
1
answer
4k
views
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 ...
0
votes
3
answers
973
views
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 ...
- 111
-1
votes
1
answer
53
views
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 ...
- 795
2
votes
2
answers
1k
views
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 ...
- 795
1
vote
1
answer
1k
views
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 ...
- 121
0
votes
1
answer
32
views
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 ...
1
vote
1
answer
2k
views
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 ...
- 13
1
vote
1
answer
103
views
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 ...
- 461
0
votes
0
answers
895
views
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 ...
- 715
2
votes
1
answer
905
views
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 ...
- 715
1
vote
1
answer
772
views
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,...
- 133