If you have, did you run into any problems?
Any tips to make installation easier?
2007-02-09 01:34:30 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
I'm installing all new base, so I'm not worried about the actual angle itself, I'm more concerned about having to tap the seams tight from the point of the angle, and going under door jambs etc.......
2007-02-09 01:46:40 · update #1
It's no big problem to install at 45 degrees. Tapping ends together will be harder and may cause the lengthwise seam to pull apart, just tap gently. Also if you have help it's pretty easy to put a row together and drop in the whole thing at once so you don't have to tap at all. If you have any experience with laminate installation you might be able to use Pergo's "rotation" technique.
Lock the end of the board first and slide it tight lengthwise then carefully lift up and wiggle to lock lengthwise. Pergo brand laminates will also tap together lengthwise so that could come in handy.
2007-02-12 14:16:04 · answer #1 · answered by fakest forest 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you are already anticipating the issues. As others have said, the bulk of the work will be the same as if you installed it at right angles. The problems come in at the ends, reaching a wall or floor jamb.
Usually the slats would intersect the wall at a right angle. At 45°, however, you will have a tapering edge at the miter. You need to be careful if you drive a nail close to this edge as the flooring may split.
2007-02-09 13:53:58 · answer #2 · answered by NoPain00 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No problem in the bulk of the install... buy, borrow or rent a compound mitre saw for the end cuts... chances are that won't be 45 degrees... most walls are not square, even if you got your floor square to your start wall. Use a piece of paper to template your first end cut for each wall. Lay the paper on the saw and determine the angle you need. There will probably be 4 different end cut angles (one for each wall). You can probly use some of the off cuts to do the opposite wall too... with a slight modification to the correct angle.
Good Luck!
2007-02-09 09:49:30 · answer #3 · answered by 6kidsANDalwaysFIXINGsomething 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When going under door jambs, take a palm sander and sand down the "tongue" portion of the flooring. You don't have to take a lot off. The flooring will slide right in. You need to use glue on this seam.
2007-02-09 10:27:37 · answer #4 · answered by Big D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obviously the 45 is going to be an end piece, like at the wall..no, it's not much trouble. You don't have to be all that exact since I assume you're going to leave a small gap anyways and trim over the gap when finished.
2007-02-09 09:42:19 · answer #5 · answered by TB28 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have it in my kitchen and dining room but I did not install it. One problem I see is that in front of the sink the wood gets damp (I'm a messy dish washer) then dry's and gets damp again and the wood swells and contracts causing slight gaps its also cold on the tootsies early in the morn.
2007-02-09 09:43:50 · answer #6 · answered by jesta.drifter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋