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Haeuslebauer1229 Mar 2013 18:36Hello everyone,
so far, I have only found conflicting information. For aesthetic reasons, we would like to install laminate flooring on each floor without using transition strips. There are two opinions on this: 1. It’s not possible at all, 2. It looks better and works if there is enough gap between the flooring and the walls.
Do you have any experience with this?
so far, I have only found conflicting information. For aesthetic reasons, we would like to install laminate flooring on each floor without using transition strips. There are two opinions on this: 1. It’s not possible at all, 2. It looks better and works if there is enough gap between the flooring and the walls.
Do you have any experience with this?
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nordanney29 Mar 2013 18:47Expansion joints in the screed must be installed. This is what I heard from parquet installers. Between two rooms, you can, for example, use cork strips (but please don’t ask me how this works with laminate). We have only parquet floors, fully glued down over the entire surface.
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Haeuslebauer1230 Mar 2013 19:22Hmm, okay, at least a starting point. The edge joints will remain, that’s clear. Between the rooms, we would install the flooring continuously. One of our neighbors has done this and had good experiences. However, I am interested in long-term experiences—maybe someone has had this for months or even years in their house or apartment.
Hello!
We have had something like this in our rental apartment for about 8 years.
When we moved in, laminate flooring was installed continuously over roughly 80 square meters (860 square feet), covering 4 rooms plus the hallway. During the first two years, we had to call the building manager several times because a bump appeared in the middle of the living room (two laminate "boards" pushed against each other, similar to a geological fault). He would then adjust the expansion gaps along the walls, until eventually, he installed a transition strip between the laminate and the tiles in the bathroom, which resolved the issue. In the kitchen area, there was already a transition strip, but for the bathroom tiles, only a flexible joint had been applied initially.
Everything has been fine for years now. You can no longer see any signs of the previous distortions on the individual panels.
Best regards,
Hundeble
We have had something like this in our rental apartment for about 8 years.
When we moved in, laminate flooring was installed continuously over roughly 80 square meters (860 square feet), covering 4 rooms plus the hallway. During the first two years, we had to call the building manager several times because a bump appeared in the middle of the living room (two laminate "boards" pushed against each other, similar to a geological fault). He would then adjust the expansion gaps along the walls, until eventually, he installed a transition strip between the laminate and the tiles in the bathroom, which resolved the issue. In the kitchen area, there was already a transition strip, but for the bathroom tiles, only a flexible joint had been applied initially.
Everything has been fine for years now. You can no longer see any signs of the previous distortions on the individual panels.
Best regards,
Hundeble
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