Laminate is strong and beautiful covering for floors in premises, besides it is very light in mounting. It is possible to lay out easily it independently, having saved decent quantity of money on services of masters.
It is required to you
- Laminate;
- Substrate;
- Scissors;
- Pencil;
- Painting adhesive tape;
- Saw with small cloves or power saw.
Instruction
1. So, for a start you need to lay special substrate under laminate. It is soft therefore it is easy to cut it scissors. Lay out substrate on all area of the room, smoothing it on floor and fastening the edges laid end-to-end, painting adhesive tape. It is necessary accidentally not to shift substrate in the course of laminate laying.
2. It is the best of all to make laying along the room towards window: in that case light will better beat the drawing of your laminate, and it will be simpler to sweep it at the expense of surface relief. Surely leave gap for thermal expansion about walls, about 1 centimeter. Otherwise at rise of temperature or humidity it can be curved by "hump". Do not worry about the esthetic party of question – the gap as a result will be closed by plinth.
3. Different producers of laminate use locks of various form, but the principle one: the coupling of boards which is pulling together them and not allowing them to disperse in the look laid on equal surfaces. The scheme of snapping of the lock is surely specified on packing. Also you can be trained previously on small scraps – you will understand the principle of fastening and will be able to work, without spoiling preparation. It is possible to connect boards manually, sometimes it is necessary to help slightly the hammer.
4. When laying laminate at first fasten it with side narrow sides, forming long board by the room sizes, and then attach it to already laid laminate. Process begins with laying of the first row of boards. Lay out it, at once having left gap at wall, then collect and attach following, and so until all floor is not laid out. Surely put boards in chessboard order to reduce load of shorter and, respectively, weak side locks.
5. You surely should cut pieces of the necessary size. Try to do it most exactly, taking into account gap at wall. If heating pipes leave floor, then cut through U-shaped opening with side of the corresponding board and lay board on the place intended for it.