How to lay laminate on diagonal

How to lay laminate on diagonal

Not only finishing materials, but also ways of laying of floor coverings are constantly improved. Such option of laying of laminate as diagonal has great popularity now. It is not the most economic, but can cardinally change any interior.

It is required to you

  • - laminate;
  • - tape measure;
  • - hammer;
  • - square;
  • - electrofret saw;
  • - pencil;
  • - restrictive wedges;
  • - hacksaw.

Instruction

1. For a start define the direction of laying of laminate. Naturally, the choice will depend on the sizes and configuration of the room. The most optimum the choice of corner in 45 degrees concerning walls is considered. It is necessary to begin laying in the direction of light, from door to window, so joints will be less noticeable.

2. Put wedges so that it was possible to provide gap in 10 mm between wall and laminate. Establish them only on the one hand. Carry out adjustment of the first three panels on natural corner as the corner between walls can not always make 90 degrees.

3. After the first three rows are laid, begin marking and cutting of material. It is necessary to watch that the cut-off part approached the beginning of new row. Panels for each row need to be selected separately, in it and the difference of diagonal laying from straight line consists. Also you watch edge joints between panels, they should not coincide between the next ranks of the laid laminate.

4. During the work along parallel walls stack laminate panels consistently. It is very important that the last panel of the same kind automatically became continuation of the panel of the following. The main thing, you watch that moment when walls go for narrowing.

5. Further carry out mounting of wedges of laminate in turn: endings of the panels located on the right side from the main ranks have to be used to start new ranks from the opposite side. Connect panels, having densely pressed to each other at a small angle. Then press down laminate to floor and latch the lock.

6. Now time to connect the longest parties has come. The number of laminate is longer, the it is more difficult to latch it. For this purpose raise the opposite edge, insert the panel into the lock and pressing to floor latch.

7. If you carry out laminate laying alone, then as the assistant use small cargo. Having latched one row, put on it cargo that the lock did not jump out. After that you can continue to connect other edge.

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team


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