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Better Homes and Gardens, aUGUst 2014 bhg.com.au
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Sunroom floating floor
While you should not use
a floating laminate floor in wet
areas, it is ideal for the adjacent
sunroom, which receives
occasional spillages. They are
easy to install and really do float
on a layer of soft underlay.
Gather your supplies
n Roberts Lamilay Gold underlay
n Tarkett Polaris 8mm Laminate
Flooring in Dark Mist Walnut
You’ll also need
Multi tool; cutting knife; power
saw; rubber mallet; tape; cleaning
tools; construction adhesive
Here’s how
STEP 1 These floors are best
laid by first removing skirting
boards. This allows for expansion
and contraction around perimeter
of floor, which will then be hidden
by skirtings. Rather than cutting
around architraves, using electric
multi tool, cut a sliver off bottom
of architraves so underlay and
flooring can slip underneath.
Sweep and vacuum floor.
STEP 2 Roll out underlay and cut
slightly long. Make sure foil edge
is clear of underlay, then roll out
next piece parallel, with its edge
butting foam and foil underneath.
Stick together using provided
adhesive strip.
STEP 3 Trim underlay to walls of
room. It doesn’t need to be super
accurate, since underlay will be
covered by flooring.
STEP 4 With tongue facing out,
put first flooring piece on underlay
along 1 wall. Don’t worry too
much about aligning at this point
– the floor can be pushed into
place once the first few boards
are connected. Bring in a second
board and clip to 1 end. Keep
adding boards for first row.
STEP 5 Before starting next row,
using power saw along a square,
cut first board at the end, so you
can stagger joints, then push in
place. The profile is designed
to go in at a slight angle and,
when pushed down, they will
click together.
STEP 6 With each board clicked
to previous row, push along to
click to end of adjacent board.
Take an offcut of board that fits
profile of board end and, using
rubber mallet, tap offcut against
board end to achieve a tight joint.
Once you have a few rows down,
push in place so you have an
approximate 10mm gap around
perimeter of floor.
STEP 7 Chances are you will
need to rip the final boards to
width. Do this using a fence
attached to your saw, or by
drawing a straight line and
cutting by eye (the cut will be
covered by a skirting board).
STEP 8 Replace skirting and nail
to bottom plate of wall framing.
In full brick houses, you will need
to plug walls in order to nail
skirting, or simply glue skirting in
place with construction adhesive.
STEP 9 Where there is a step
up, as here, cut a piece of
flooring to suit height and, using
construction adhesive, glue in
place. Finish top edge where
end grain is visible with an
anodised aluminium cover strip.
Hold in place with tape until
glue completely dries.
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