I am wanting to lay tounge-groove laminate flooring however have a problem on how to change direction i.e. I want to change the way I Lay the boards between the lounge room and hallway.
I.e. In one room the boards go N-S and in the Hallway leaing to that room they go E-W. How do i make where the boards meet a smooth transition?
2007-03-28 22:37:24 · 8 answers · asked by jye c 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
You do need to isolate each room from each other with a transition strip as the others have said. by the very nature of the material each room is like one piece that will expands and contracts. unless the rooms are very small this movement would cause the joint in the doorway to up and close.
2007-03-29 07:49:57 · answer #1 · answered by buzzards27 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Laminate Floor Direction
2016-11-04 13:41:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you do some pre-planning you don't have to use a transition strip. You need to make sure you have a tongue or groove that you can lock to. If you make the area of transition the starting point you can lock an end piece into a side piece.
Sort of hard to explain, but I have a laminate floor that is run one direction in the hall and the opposite direction in the entry and changes again for the family room, and that is how I did it I really didn't want transition strips .
If you are handy and have some tools, you can also cut tongues or grooves on cut pieces, this is harder with laminates it doesn't mill as well as real wood. You can't make that snap together joint but you can make a strait tongue and groove and glue the joint. You can do it all on a table saw
2007-03-29 06:59:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
As far as joists and layout are concerned, it doesn't matter which direction it goes because it is not fastened to the floor.That only applies to fastened down hardwood. As I said it doesn't matter which direction to go but I have installed a lot of laminate and most people will install the hallway with the boards going from one end of the hall to the other.IMO, it looks better this way. I would install it all going the same direction,Never seen it different. Most rooms will need "T" transition strips in the doorways.This helps prevent the expanding and buckling that will most likely happen if you don't.Seen it too many times the bad result if you don't do this.
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2016-05-01 06:46:41 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'll need to install a threshold between the two floors-- you can find them where you purchased the laminate flooring
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2014-09-29 12:50:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can totally do this, but you'll need to leave a channel between the two and insert a threshold between them.
I'd use a T-molding threshold like this one:
http://www.hardwoodinstaller.com/hardwoodinstaller/thresholds.htm
That's what I'd do anyways.
Hope this helps!
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