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I just bought a home and the flooring in it is sub par. When they laid down the wood laminate they did pull the base boards and then leave the 1/4 inch gap to recover with the base boards. Instead they left a 1/4 inch gap from the base boards and try to cover it [...]
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I’m installing laminate flooring in a condo which has floor to ceiling windows and am having a tough time figuring out what to do with the 1/2" gap I left for expansion. I can’t nail baseboards into the window frame so what kind of cap do I put on it? Related Discussions
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I will be installing laminate floor in a L-shaped section of my house. The longest part is 32.3 feet and the widest part is 23.4 feet. Will the normal 1/4" expansion gap all around be enough? I don’t want to add an expansion gap in the middle of the floor if I don’t have to. [...]
There is in some places a half inch gap still. Is there a fix other than ripping the entire floor up? Related Discussions
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My brother and husband just wouldn’t listen when I told them there were some planks where they left little or no expansion gap between the planks and the walls. It’s not all over the perimeter of the room, just certain planks that they probably got overzealous on when installing. The floor is now completely down, [...]
I have a bad ant problem. Ants are coming in through one side of my condo. I’ve tried Terro baits and it kills ants but the problem returns after a few days – they still come in through the gap between the trim and my laminate floor. Would there be any issues with the floor [...]
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I have layed a solid oak floating wooden floor (panelled) on a concrete base and have noticed that in a few areas (approx 4) the boards bow slightly when you walk on them. I assume this is because I have a lsightly unlevel floor. What will happen though if I leave it? Also, according, to [...]
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I recently took down a wall in my kitchen and now there is a 10cm gap between the tiled and laminate flooring. We have no way of adding additional tiles as we are not the original owners and would not be able to match the tiles.To add to the problem the laminate is about a [...]
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I need to put wood flooring on the curve of a fireplace, but I have no idea how. the fireplace was centered flat with the wall and was remodeled to include a stone ledge that comes out with a gap at the bottom to allow for flooring to go under the stone Related Discussions Blackberry [...]
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…Should this flooring be placed under wood stove, refrig ? Since I’m trying to protect the downstairs from footfall sound, I’ve determined that floating floors (i.e., no nails) are the best solution other than carpet, for my major remodel. (For those that know even less than me, "floating" are the floors that are laid with [...]
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If I leave the 5/16" expansion gap from the tongue… I have all my baseboards removed and will replace them with new when finished. I plan to leave at least 5/16" expansion gap and use 1" thick base… thanks for the help all. Related Discussions Baby Proofing Electric Heat baseboards? Mother tongue « Calder's Updates [...]
We moved into a flat that has beautiful real wood floors, but between each plank is a gap of 1 – 2mm which just collects dust and small particles and makes the flooring not look as good as it should. What product can I use to seal the gap and enhance the flooring? Related Discussions [...]
The manufactures directions say no glue.. they just snap together. It is called a floating floor, but when we installed it, it started to get tiny gaps in the seams. We just installed it today.. and yes we left the 1/4in. gap they said to leave on all sides of the room. Related Discussions Are [...]