How To Finish Laminate Flooring Edges

Laminate flooring is an affordable way to achieve the authentic look of real hardwood floors in your home.

How to finish laminate flooring edges.

Here i will describe this process. Drive the nails through your trim and into the baseboards of your wall. Laminate flooring is an attractive durable kind of flooring made to withstand stains fading and dents. Every style of laminate flooring we offer comes with either a beveled edge or a micro beveled edge.

When installing laminate vinyl tile or hardwood flooring it s important to know how to level a floor. A level subfloor will help your flooring last longer and keep the finish attractive. However the gaps that develop between the boards over time are not desirable. It s a great choice for households with children and pets and comes in a variety of styles textures and colors.

This is the best way when the adjoining flooring is too high. Finishing carpet to laminate transition may need to be done after the laminate flooring and transitions are installed. A laminate floor is a floating floor meaning it is not fastened directly to the subfloor. If you decide to finish off the carpet to laminate transitions after the laminate is installed i will describe the steps necessary to do this.

Check both ends to make sure you cut the piece to the appropriate length. If any problems come up such as water damage or scratches or if laminate boards lift or buckle you can often fix them yourself. Flooring specialists say that it s a good idea to leave a small gap around the edges of a new laminate floor to allow for natural expansion. The finishing touch to getting that real wood plank look is how the product edges are finished.

This usually occurs due to uneven floors. Although the underlayment installed below the laminate planks smooth out large inconsistencies in the subfloor. Use one finish nail approximately every 15 cm 6 inches for a strong hold. It can be installed over any other tightly bonded flooring making it ideal for retrofits.

Leveling floors can be a diy project or left to professionals. The square edge transition will butt up against a marble threshold at the bathroom doorway since the threshold is too high to use a t mold. Secure your laminate flooring trim to the baseboard using a hammer and finish nails. Set each laminate trim piece in position.

Gaps typically appear in the joints between the planks and trim. This gap should be at least inch 64 cm wide.