How to lay laminate flooring - a step by step procedure

On the question of how to lay laminate own hands, is facing more and more people.This is due to the ever increasing popularity of beautiful shiny floor that fits in any design of residential or non-residential areas.

How to lay laminate in apartment

Laminate produce not only different colors but also different quality and design.For example, there are several classes strength laminated boards, each of which corresponds to a certain level of stress.Most low-strength, low-cost laminate is suitable for installation in a bedroom.And for the corridor, living room, kitchen should look at the commercial versions, able to withstand greater operational load.

unusual color scheme of the laminate board

In the bathroom laminate flooring does not stack because vlagoboyazni material.Despite the fact that the laminate is coated with a layer of moisture repellent, joints - the weak point of the floor covering.If spilled water for a long time remain on the board surface and seep into the attachment points, it can cause bloating and similar defects in the laminate.

If we consider the methods of installation of laminate boards, then there are only two:

• connection locking type (on each board with four sides are the locking grooves and spikes type «lock» or «click», the assembly is made by one click);
• adhesive compound (more resistant to moisture and with the appropriate treatment for the kitchen area, but the installation of more complicated).

Option placing laminated boards

Laying boards usually produced perpendicular to the window, but it can be laying on the diagonal spaces (angle 45 or 30 degrees) to visually enlarge the space.The latter option requires a higher consumption of material for arrangement of floor covering.

Various versions of laying laminate

consider how to calculate and find out the required amount of material.

Calculating the number of premises for the laminate

Calculation of laminate premises

order not to spend money on extra packs of laminate or on the contrary, do not run to the store in case of insufficient number, should be reserved with a tape measure and calculator.

necessary to measure the dimensions of the entire room, where it is planned to produce stacking.It is necessary to take into account all the tabs in the corridor, on the balcony, etc.Find the area of ​​the room, and each projection / recess / column found by multiplying the length, width, taking into account the complexity of the layout of the room.

Note!It is necessary to take into account the expansion joints - 15 mm along each wall, where the laminate will be absent.

Now we need to determine the area of ​​each laminate plank.Most manufacturers produce a laminate with dimensions of 1.26 x 0.185 m or 1.38 x 0.195 m. Accordingly, the area will be 0.2331 or 0.2691 square meters.

We can only divide the room area to the area you selected panels and round the result up to the nearest whole number.For example, for a room area of ​​10 m2 will need 43 or 38 panels.

We can only find out how much laminate boards in a single package (usually 8 units) and divide the total number of panels needed on the number of boards in the same package.Consequently, 43/8 = 6 (rounded up to the stock was to trim and marriage), or 38/8 = 5 packs.

Attention!Despite the seeming simplicity of laminate stacking, it is recommended to purchase an additional package (with a large floor space - 2-3 packing) material.After all, no experience work, you can easily ruin the board, cut it from the wrong side or damaging the attachment.And if you are planning a diagonal laying, the margin for trimming is recommended to increase by 15-20%.

Bought stuff?Take the time to start packing!Give laminate soak in a warm room a day or two.

What is needed for the work?

To make installation of laminate flooring with your own hands, should be reserved:

• jigsaw - cut laminate manually quite difficult;
• wedges - to keep the expansion joint between the cover and the wall;
• small bar of wood;
• mallet ;
• hook / clamp - required when laying the end parts of the coating;
• tape and square ;
• tape ;
• pencil ;
• scissors.

Under laminate substrate need heat and vapor barrier, but in the case of stacking the panels on the linoleum can be neglected using this layer.

To increase the strength of the joining of panels with a locking mount or adhesive laminate flooring will need a water-repellent vinyl sealant (eg torque or Click Guard).

Cooking rough floor under the laminate

As stated all manufacturers, laying the material should be made on a strictly horizontal surface floor without changes, potholes, and other irregularities, each of which have a negative impact on the longevity of life laminate panels.

If you do not wish to have sex later disagreed, creaked, playing, make a leveling floor screed or self-leveling mixture.The wooden floor can be disassembled, to gloss over all the joints of boards and processed putty grinding machine.Enough smooth linoleum, carpet, and even tile also can not be dismantled.It is mandatory to check the horizontal level of the building.

How to lay laminate at an angle of 45 degrees (diagonal)

Such stacking scheme is quite complicated, but the premise is to look outside the box and very attractive.

1. Puts substrate

If concrete subfloor can be further primed it and remove dust.On the other rough surfaces smooth enough to remove the furniture, sweep debris and dirt.The area of ​​the roll or sheet substrate should correspond to the area of ​​the room.The flooring is made with no overlap.The substrate sheet type laid on the type of masonry (offset).Joints fix tape.

1. start laying

first board will be laid in the far left corner of the room.Using a square with sides of 45 degrees, marking and cutting the ends of the first jigsaw panel.If necessary, cut a hole under the radiator pipe.Close to the wall puts wedges (size 10-15 mm).We place the first board in the corner.

next series of laminate floorboards will consist of two boards already.Marking or cutting so that the connection of two floorboards of the second row have on the center of the first laid board.Respectively cut off at an angle of 45 degrees edges which are adjacent to the wall.

connects the first and second rows:

• if the connection is an adhesive, prior to final assembly we put a bit of sealant on the laminate locks;
  

  sealant application on the laminate locks

• provided a tool joint of the laminate type «lock» each board is inserted separately, the joint is made with the adjacent board and a number of top boards laid side by side;
• series of laminate panels with a compound such as «click» mounted differently.First, the entire row of boards connected end to end and only thereafter is inserted into the slot number of the previous laid laminate.

Attention!It is necessary to observe the "run" of the order of 20-40 cm between the end joints of two adjacent rows of the laminate.

gradually move from the far left corner of the room towards the bottom right

gradually move from the far left corner of the room towards the bottom right.Directly in the corners of the triangular pieces of boards inserted using simple device - hook, rattling his mallet for connecting density.

Video - How to lay laminate diagonally

How to lay laminate flooring in the traditional way

This method is simple and more economical than the diagonal method of laying of the material flow.

scheme laying laminate

surface preparation and substrate flooring manufacture in accordance with the instructions above.Next, we reveal the first package and start packing.

Each laminate floorboards are ridges and grooves of the tool joint.The first row of floorboards will be located close to the wall (considering expansion space), so it is necessary to deploy the panel so that the grooves are facing the wall, and the ridges - into the room.

Putting the first row.After the first board placed in one corner of the room, take out of the package the second panel and the call ends adjoining floorboards, just lining boards in a straight line.Thus we butted planks, moving along the wall to the opposite corner.The last plank will need to cut off a number.We make measurements with a tape measure or ruler, then we put the marks on the extreme floorboard and produces sharp, not forgetting the expansion gap of 10-15 mm.

second row start with the remaining pieces after cutting boards, further increasing the number of integral floorboards.When the second series is laid, it is necessary to take a piece of wood, mallet and gently tapping produce to lock the connection firmly clicks into place.

laminate tapping with a mallet and a bar for the connection density and eliminate possible micro gaps

To lay the last row, it is necessary to make a longitudinal cut boards.Please refer to the rule, "look before you leap", not forgetting the possible irregularities of the walls and the need to leave a gap between the planks and the wall.

Video - How to lay laminate

In addition to these methods of stacking, there are innovative and "herringbone" methods of laminate flooring and other ways, similar to the technology of stacking floorboard.In addition, when laying laminate flooring can combine several colors, creating an exclusive floor for your interior.