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My wood floor extends well under the sheet rock and I purposely left a 1/2 inch gap between the wood floor and the sheet rock wall. I want the wall to seem to float. Currently, however, I can see studs and open spaces. Should I put a 1/2 inch piece of painted wood? Would caulking [...]
I just installed a click-lock floating floor in my living room, but I’m not sure what transition to use for an unusual feature. My living room has a small section near the fireplace (about 12′ x 10′) that is 6" lower than the rest of the room. I installed the flooring up to the edge [...]
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I am installing an engineered wood floor in my new house. I did not notice a board being off (I think it was warped). On one of the corners it had a gap between it and the board in the previous row. When I go to install the next course of boards, that board is [...]
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Once a floating floor is installed, what keeps it from shifting since it isn’t attached to anything and there is a gap between the wall and the floor? Related Discussions Walter Hand – 7 Reasons Why Cork Flooring Reviews Favor This Eco-Friendly Floor Installation Can academia bridge the gap between bench and bedside? | Xconomy [...]
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I am installing laminate floor in every room of my basement, except the bathroom. Currently the bathroom is separated via a marble doorway divider that is glued/adhered directly to the concrete slab below. There is tile in the bathroom, but the divider is quite wide, so if I remove it and replace it with a [...]
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I’m installing an engineered wood floor in a second floor bedroom. Currently has a plywood subfloor in fairly decent shape. However there are some voids and gaps in the subfloor. What product should be used to fill these areas? Would ceramic tile adhesive work? Do the gaps between plywood sheets (maybe 1/8" gap) need to [...]
I am about to install laminate floor boards. I was just wondering,is there a special instruction I have to be careful of when putting back the skirt boards / trim? Do I need to leave certain gap between the trim and the laminate floor? or do I just let the skirt touch the laminate floor [...]