How To Lay Laminate Flooring Down A Hallway

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How to lay laminate flooring down a hallway. Use a T molding to transition over a change in direction orienting the seam perpendicular to the hallway. Measure and mark this distance then hammer in a nail on the spot. Add a modern touch to your home with laminate flooring - learn how to install it with this video from the experts at Wickes.

Its not a terribly wide hallway so the boards will have to be cut to 40 and 36 in lengths. Whenever you are placing wood flooring in a hallway or any long and narrow area it should run in the direction away from the doorway. Start laying the flooring against a wall keeping a 14-inch transition gap between the flooring and the wall and a 1 18-inch gap between the flooring in the hallway and that in the rooms on.

This system is a lot faster and more solid than competitive solutions ensuring easy installation even in the smallest corners or underneath doors. Ignore other opinions as the one that matters more to you is often the. Obviously cross-hall boards may look odd depending on the style of the flooring.

Which brings us to my next point which is the hallway should always have the planks run the long way down the hall. There really is no need for a table saw. Add 10mm to take into account the gap between the wall and the first board.

Here is a Part 2 of the video Laying Wood Flooring in a Hallway that Has Doorways Both Sides. When you come to the end of the first row cut the length of plank. Laying down laminate for hallway to bedroom transition.

Very rarely do I break this law. In a very short hallway run it may not be a concern. Set out the final position the floor boards will eventually sit in.