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How to lay laminate

How to lay laminate Preparing for installation of laminate

Before, how to lay laminate , the material should lie in the center of the room, where it will be installed for 48 hours at a stable temperature at least 18 degrees and humidity around 70%. It is worth noting that the packaging laminate must not be damaged. The material should be adapted to the conditions where it will be laid.

If you decide to lay laminate own, we advise you to read the instructions for installing laminate flooring, which is usually located on the insert pack.

To put laminate flooring you will need:

  • Hammer
  • Jigsaw or wood saw
  • Bars for podbivaniya laminate
  • Clamp for placing the last laminated panels
  • Wedges to create gaps at the walls
  • Pencil and ruler
  • Polyethylene film, it will provide a vapor barrier, it is necessary when laying laminate flooring on the concrete floor
  • Absorbing substrate, the thickness of 2-3 mm, it can be replaced by a cork backing, thanks to which the laminate will last longer.

Warning! Laminate flooring can not be laid in bathrooms and shower rooms, saunas or bathhouses where the humidity is very high. Some manufacturers of these goals produce waterproof laminate.

How to lay laminate flooring?

Laying laminate should be made floating manner in other words, the panels do not need to fix by glue, screws or nails. Carefully inspect all packs of laminate board should not be damaged. When installing the floor panel can not be used with the marriage, the guarantee does not apply to them, accordingly, can not bring them back. If during installation you have found marriage should stop laying and arrange a return.

Laminate flooring can be laid on any smooth coating, such as flooring, linoleum flooring, provided that they are well secured. But on the carpet is not recommended to put him in the first place, it is not hygienic, and secondly, there may be static. If the installation is on a concrete foundation, its relative humidity should not be above 2.5%. We need to eliminate all the irregularities of more than 3 mm, the base must be clean and smooth, without cracks.

Laying begins laminate so that light from the window into a room of the laminate parallel to the long joints, if the light is perpendicular to, the joints will be seen more clearly. If under the laminate you want to do a warm floor, should give preference to the type of water heating. This is attributed to the fact that the overheating of the laminated parquet floor and may affect the integrity of the tool joint and cause cracks.

If the laminate is mounted on a concrete foundation, it is necessary to take a plastic film to provide a vapor barrier of the residual moisture of the screed. Overlap the film must be at least 20 centimeters glued connections. After this is to lay sound-absorbing substrate, which is installed and laminate. If the laminate is mounted on a wooden floor or linoleum, there is no need in the vapor barrier.                

How to lay laminate yourself?

How to lay laminate This question is asked by many people who are trying to repair their own hands. Mounting laminate begins with the formation of the first row, the two boards are placed between the laminate and the wall is necessary to provide a gap of 7-15 mm by means of special spacer wedges. These gaps need to after laying laminate finish, the wall did not prevent him to expand and contract. If laminate « stood on end », it is likely that this rule has been violated. Lay laminate necessary to lock in the direction of myself, to make it easier snaps panel.

Once the first row is formed, it is time to move to the second row. It is worth remembering that professional handlers mounted laminated covering the floor board, that is, on top of such a structure should resemble brickwork in a half-brick. Offset board, according to the instructions, should be at least 20 centimeters. Due to installation « half board » You can distribute the pressure between the panels when the laminate will shrink or expand. The second row is mounted at an angle, is inserted into the lock and snapped in half board. After ending the formation of a number of number two without snapping onto the ends, can be docked and tamp all 4 panels. They will be the basis for subsequent installation wedges do not remove. After installation is done the last series. In order to consolidate the last board, you need a clamp. With its help, you can easily connect with the previous panel.

After the laminate is laid, you can attach and moldings, and pay attention to the fact that the lower part should not prevent outflows balances moisture in the screed. When laying laminate takes great beds, it is worth remembering that, if the area is greater than the length or width of 12 meters and is 120-150 square meters, it is necessary to provide for expansion joints, the width of which at least 12 millimeters. Otherwise, there will be cracks in the laminate and the coating will become worthless.

Door frames during repair work, set to last. If your apartment, they are already installed, then you need to make a neat signature, so they do not put pressure on the laminate. Sometimes when people are laying laminate faced with a situation where the panel is difficult to install because of the noise. In this case, cut away part of the castle, and uses a special adhesive laminate.

Cleaning of the coating is carried out under normal temperature and humidity, dry cloth should be squeezed out. You can use a sparing detergent compositions. If you often move some items, advance purchase felt pads to avoid damaging the cover.  

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