Currently, laminate is not only effective, but often the most profitable solution for sex. If we select a sufficiently high class of durability, a decent design, the room acquires an elegant appearance and will be preserved for a long time. Before laying a laminate on the floor, it is always not superfluous to see the master classes and all sorts of advice. This is what we will discuss below: we will consider how to lay the laminate itself, as well as several features that not every novice knows about.
How to lay laminate with their own hands?
So, first we go to the building store and get everything you need to work. Before laying a laminate, we need to buy:
- sheets with a margin of at least 20%;
- a substrate for the floor (here you are limited only in means, because the choice is great, and you can find both foamed rolls and an expensive cork);
- saw for the fit of the edge (you can use absolutely any, as the sawn edges will be covered with plinths, but a more even quality cutoff is provided by a table saw);
- a tool for marking, all sorts of pencils and markers, rulers and a corner.
Now let's go directly to the description of the process, how best to lay a laminate, we will consider it step by step.
- If you are doing this kind of business for the first time, you can not do without a draft copy. In our case, drafting planks without fixing will be a rough draft. So you can figure out the picture, and see the real picture. The fact is that the direction of the boards is able to stretch the room a little, many advise to dance from the fall of the rays of sunlight. That's why it is recommended to lay out the floor sheets before fixing them.
- When the direction of the boards is selected, you can shoot everything. Now we are going to level the floor, if there is a need. We carefully clean everything. Before laying the laminate on the floor, you need to lay the substrate. It has several functions at the same time: it additionally insulates the floor, mutes sounds, and also gives the softest effect of a wooden floor.
- Between the flooring and the wall there must be a gap. Eshirin is approximately equal to the thickness of the board. First we insert these limiters, then begin laying the first band. Do not be afraid that the floor will walk because of the left gaps. After joining all the boards, its weight will be impressive, which will prevent it from moving.
- Now we will touch on the question of why the cut ends of the boards will not be visible. The thing is that we will cut the boards not only to achieve a beautiful drawing. Our task is not to allow the location of joints in one line also because it will make the whole system flabby and it will quickly break. The photo shows how we will lay the halves of the boards: the left side always goes to the end of the row, the right side becomes its beginning. So you can spend the material rationally, and the locking systems will not be violated. The cut edges are under the wall, then we will close them with a plinth.
- Practically on each package the manufacturer shows how to lay a laminate with their own hands, namely, the alignment of one board to another at an angle of 45 ° and snapping by pressing down.
- Important point: always carefully check the seams. Laminate refers to the type of floor covering that does not tolerate negligence in this matter. If the seam is left, this is a consequence of the fact that you could not stand the right angle when docking. Always use a rubber mallet carefully: if you could not connect the rows with three strokes, look again at the locks: you could confuse the boards in places and your efforts will only lead to the fact that they break.
- The most difficult thing is to lay a laminate in the area of furniture, since there you will have to carefully measure the width of the board. You need to leave it enough to allow you to lift the board by 45 ° to snap the lock.
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