How to lay laminate flooring where interior doors. What should be laid first: laminate or doors. What you should know

Lay the laminate without breaking it, through door frame is possible only if the length of laying the laminate in this place (the sum of the width of two rooms) does not exceed 8-10 meters ( different manufacturers laminate indicate their length). This is due to the large linear expansion of the floating floor. Over a long length, and if heavy furniture is installed in the rooms on the laminate, then the lock of the lamellas in doorway(most weakness) simply will not stand it and disperse.

In this case, you need to make a gap of 15-20mm between the lamellas of adjacent rooms and close it decorative threshold. The gap will allow the laminate to "breathe" freely when the humidity in the apartment changes. When installing the threshold on the dowels, cutouts must be made in the lamellas for the dowel so that the coating does not rest against them during expansion.

It would be logical, if the total length allows, to lay the laminate first with a gap of 10mm around the entire perimeter

And only after that install the door block.

Laminate should not rest anywhere, and even more so, attached to the door frame.

Where to start and in which direction to lay the slats does not matter and it's up to you.

But more often it happens that the doors are already installed, then there are two ways to solve the problem:

But this option also has its downside. It consists in the fact that when passing through a doorway, it will be practically impossible to get a lamella under one of the racks, regardless of the direction of laying the laminate.

The way out of this position will be to start laying the laminate from the doorway in both directions. But it’s not very convenient to connect the lamellas with a comb towards you, but it’s quite possible.

Any repair in any room, despite the huge number of instructions on the Web and books, is a mass of questions that can sometimes be answered only in practice. And not always the first time. One of these questions is: what comes first - doors or laminate? This will definitely be of interest to those who first decided to do a major overhaul in the apartment and not only update the wall decoration, but also change the floor covering, re-arrange the door / window openings and do a lot of other things.

Even before all the stages and features of the work in a particular case are thoroughly analyzed, it can be said that it is impossible to give an unambiguous and truly correct answer to the question that sounds in the title of the article. Even if you ask the experts, you will not be able to fully get a specific and exhaustive answer - here all the masters can be divided into two camps, in one of which the installation of doors is recognized and considered to be an indisputable truth, and then - laying the floor, while others have everything with accuracy to the opposite. Why is it so?

The fact is that if you follow the rules for installing the door frame and laying the laminate (and some tricks), in both cases you can achieve an excellent result. Often the choice of repair procedure even depends on specific conditions and situations - somewhere it is easier to do this, but somewhere - in a different way. Each of the methods has its own advantages and disadvantages. They are united by only one thing - the preliminary completion of all rough work, accounting design features and the door frame, and the flooring, and what has already been done.

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Features of flooring

Laminate is layered finishing material, used mainly for flooring, less often for other purposes. It has several layers different materials connected to each other. It's external protective layer, decorative, coating specific color, the main "bearing" layer, which experiences all the main load from the outside; Also, the laminate has a lower protective layer, which protects the material from excess moisture.

Attention! Laminate is the type of flooring that is catastrophically afraid of water and may not survive contact with it (the only exception is waterproof laminate). The ends of the lamellas are not protected from moisture, and therefore, if it seeps between the planks, the base of the laminate - fiberboard - will absorb liquid and swell. Unfortunately, even after drying, the material will not return to its former shape.

Laminate - the material is very capricious, it is demanding on subfloor, so before laying you will have to work hard. The fact is that if you lay the coating on an uneven or dirty floor, then the lamellas will sag, because of which the floor begins to creak, and the laminate itself bends and deforms. The destruction of the locks connecting the lamellas to each other may occur, as a result of which the coating, again, will begin to “walk”. That is why you need to lay the laminate on a perfectly flat floor.

Attention! The permissible curvature of the subfloor is only 2 mm per 2 m. If it is greater, then it is necessary to level the floor with a self-leveling mixture. In general, differences can sometimes be even a few centimeters.

Also, during the laying of the laminate, it is necessary to leave deformation gaps along the walls, which are necessary so that the material can slightly increase the coverage area when expanding (and expansion must take place, since the laminate will “adjust” to the conditions environment). Also, the coating will respond to changes in the level of humidity due to the change of seasons, and here, too, deformation gaps will save the material from deformation.

The laminate itself also has a certain thickness. Of course, it is small and will not visually make the ceilings lower, but still an amendment of a few millimeters must be taken into account. Moreover, special substrates will be laid under the material, including hydro- and sound-proof layers.

Important! Due to all of the above, there may also be problems with fitting the door frame to the floor covering. And we are talking not only about the pigtail, but also about the door itself.

Door frame device

The door frame is a structure assembled from platbands, extensions and door leaf, interconnected by canopies, self-tapping screws, small nails. The platbands cover the side parts of the walls, the extensions are necessary for decorative design ends of too thick walls. The door leaf itself is also installed on this entire structure.

When installing doors, it is important to take into account such a moment as the need for a gap between the floor and door leaf. If there is no gap, then the door will either not close, or it will, but with great difficulty, which will ruin the floor. Thus, laying the laminate before or after the installation of the door causes certain difficulties associated with adjusting the thickness of the coating and the width of the gap.

Another nuance that will have to be taken into account during the installation of the door frame after installing the laminate is the presence of deformation gaps. After installing the platbands, a gap may appear between them and the laminate, which will have to be repaired additionally.

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What should be installed first - laminate or doors?

Let us consider in more detail what the processes of installing a floor covering and a door frame are. However, it is important to remember that before installing both of them, all preparatory rough work should be carried out. It is also important to immediately calculate how many centimeters the floor level can be raised so that there is not a large, but not a small gap between the door leaf and the floor covering. In this case, all preliminary calculations must be made taking into account the thickness of the floor covering, the need to level the floors, the dimensions of the door frame and other parameters. If the door leaf is too large, then it can be reduced by filing the bottom. However, the thickness of the subfloor and laminate cannot be reduced.

Attention! Even at the planning stage of work, it should be decided whether thresholds will be installed at the junction of the flooring between the rooms. The fact is that such a threshold also has certain dimensional characteristics, and it may happen that it will interfere with the normal closing of the door.

Interestingly, quite often people refer to the installation of the door frame as a rough job, referring to the fact that the trims can scratch the laminate during installation. However, this is not quite true. And a fabric laid on a laminate and covered with polyethylene will help protect the floors.

To evaluate all the advantages and disadvantages of each method, it is important to get acquainted with the technology of laying the floor in a particular case.

Option number 1. First the doors, then the floor

Consider how the laminate is laid if the doors have already been installed earlier, and the laminate is laid later. This usually happens if the repair is not done in the apartment for the first time.

With the help of a sawing tool, the casing of the doorway is sawn to the thickness of the floor covering.

The lamella is laid on the floor and inserted under the casing.

The joint between this lamella and the next one in a row is coated with adhesive.

Planks of a laminate are joined among themselves. The laying of the laminate in the room continues.

This method of laying laminate is convenient if the door has a threshold. Thus, the laminate simply starts up under the trim of the door frame.

Advantages of the method:

• there is no need to cover the floor so as not to damage it;
• there will be no cracks and gaps between the laminate and the platbands;
• there is no need to dismantle and install door frames again.

Flaws:

• there is a risk that after laying the laminate the door will not close and will have to be filed;
• it is not always convenient to bring the laminate under the door frame platbands, since there may be a connection of lamellas in this place.

In this case, you should not lay the laminate with a continuous cover throughout the apartment. It is best to do this room by room, closing the joints with metal sills.

Video - Laminate under the door

Option number 2. First the floor, then the doors

However, at the request of the owner of the apartment, the old doors can be dismantled, and new ones will be installed instead. In this case, it often turns out that the door frames themselves will be installed after the laminate has been laid. This often happens even if the apartment is in a new building or the house was recently built, and the repairs being made are primary.

Proper installation of the laminate involves laying the coating, taking into account the expansion gaps along the walls. Their width is at least 1 cm, but not more than the width of the plinth, which will subsequently close them. However, due to the formation of these deformation gaps in advance, after installing the door frame, ugly gaps may appear on the threshold of the room. To prevent this from happening, you must be very careful during installation and follow all the instructions below.

Example of incorrect installation

Table. Installing laminate before installing door frames.

Benefits of pre-installing laminate flooring:

• opportunity to get beautiful continuous coating without sills;
• the process of laying laminate flooring is quite quick and simple;
• no need to cut the already installed parts of the door frame, which is not always convenient. It is much easier to shorten them without weight;
• after laying the laminate, you can order a door of exact dimensions, which will not need trimming and will not put pressure on the flooring;
• the cost of work on both the installation of doors and the laying of the laminate in this case is lower, since it will be much easier to complete the entire installation.

The disadvantages of this method:

• if it is necessary to install the threshold in the future, you will have to calculate its location in advance;
• installation of doors will have to be done very carefully so as not to damage the new flooring. By the way, laminate is very easy to scratch.

By the way, in this case, before installing the laminate, one more type of rough work should be carried out. This is the plastering of the door slopes. If you do this after laying the coating, then the laminate will have to be covered. Otherwise, the material will be smudged.

Attention! If the door frame itself has a threshold, then the only the right way installation - this is the first, which involves the preliminary installation of doors, and only then - laying the flooring.

In general, in both cases, there should be no gaps between the floor covering and the door frame, except for one necessary for easy opening of the doors.

Video - Error when laying laminate before installing the door

What do the experts say?

Having studied the advantages and disadvantages of each method, as well as the conditions for their application, everyone will be able to choose for themselves the one that will be most convenient. But still, experts in the field of repair, for the most part, tend to think that it is more correct and simple method there will be one that involves the initial laying of the flooring, and only after it - the installation of doors. Especially this technique is suitable for beginners in the field of repair, who do not have special skills in construction and installation.

Some even consider the installation of doors to be the final stage of repair. Indeed, otherwise it will be more difficult to adjust the door frame and floors to each other. And impartial gaps may also appear, which will have to be closed. It is extremely difficult for beginners to calculate the possibility of cracks in one place or another.

On a note! If the doors have already been installed, and their replacement is not expected, then, of course, it is not worth specially dismantling them in order to lay the laminate.

In general, you will have to decide which work to do first - installing doors or laying laminate flooring - on your own. But still, it is worth listening to the advice of specialists, especially for those who are doing repairs for the first time. There is nothing complicated about this, but the mass of nuances that appear in the process of carrying out work often kills all the enthusiasm of a novice master. However, so that there are no shortcomings, it is enough just to be careful and follow the recommendations - then everything will turn out to be done beautifully and accurately.

By itself, laying a laminate is unlikely to seem too complicated for you. On a plane, even a person without the slightest experience in laying a laminate can fold the individual parts of the structure into a single whole. However, for finishing areas such as places around heating pipes, ledges, doorways, you need to have more serious preparation. Laying laminate in the doorway can be done by hand. It is only important to be patient and follow the instructions clearly.

Before laying the laminate, you need to measure the gap between the floor surface in the room and installed door.

What do you need to know before getting started?

Before installing laminate flooring in a doorway, read the following important terms carefully. First of all, measure the gap between the floor surface in the room and the installed door. This value must be at least 10 mm. This is very important, because after laying the coating in the opening, the door should open and close freely. If necessary, you will need to change the height of the door.

It is important to make sure that the room you choose is suitable for laying laminate flooring. Check the type of substrate, measure the moisture level. Laying the laminate can be done on a base of fiberboard boards, it can be mounted on old flooring, seamless cement floor, tile, wood floor.

Not suitable for thick, long-pile carpeting. Such a base is too unstable and soft, so before starting finishing works it needs to be removed. Also, a xylolite floor is not suitable for laying, because. in this case there is too much high level residual moisture.

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Step-by-step instructions for preparing the base

Before laying the laminate in the doorway, as well as in the rest of the room, the base must be properly prepared. Laminate can only be laid on a clean, as stable and dry surface as possible. To eliminate small irregularities, use a backing mat.

If the floor slope is more than 3 mm per 1 m, the surface must be puttied or sanded. Level out old warped boards, if any. When laying laminate on a paving stone base wooden floor laminate panels must be installed in the same direction as they are laid wooden panels basics.

Laminate is laid on a special substrate. To provide protection against steam and moisture, it is necessary to cover the surface with a dense plastic film. Use material with a thickness of 0.2 mm or more. If you will be laying laminate on a heated floor, then a layer of polyethylene film is also mandatory.

You can provide additional thermal insulation with the help of a polyethylene foam substrate. You can increase sound insulation with the same substrate. You can also use a laminate floor with a special sound-absorbing system or a backing mat made of embossed cardboard. Such cardboard must be laid in several layers, fastening them with double-sided tape.

During operation, the laminate can shrink and expand. Therefore, it is important that the walls and various elements protruding above the base surface have a gap of at least 1-1.5 cm per 1 linear meter. During installation, special plugs are installed at the gaps, which are removed after the laminate is laid.

In the case of laying laminate panels in a room with a width of more than 8 m and / or a length of more than 12 m, the so-called. deltaic gap of at least 1 cm per 1 m linear. This gap must be free. Thanks to him, the natural expansion and contraction of the panels under the influence of humidity and temperature fluctuations will be ensured. The plinth is fixed only on the wall. Under no circumstances should the floor covering be attached to the subfloor.

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Features of laying laminate panels in the doorway

Installing laminate flooring in a doorway is the most difficult step. When do not forget that it can only be mounted on a clean, even and completely dry base.

Laminate board boxes should be stored in a dry place for a few days before laying.

Boxes should only be opened before installation.

Laminate can be laid in one of three existing methods: perpendicular or parallel to the line of incidence sunlight and also diagonally. Measure the width of the room and determine the width of the last row. If this value does not exceed 5 cm, it is necessary to cut the panels of the starting row so that the first and last rows have the same width.

Do not forget that skirting boards can only be fixed to the wall. Don't press them too hard on the floor. Because of this, the ability of the laminate to contract or expand under the influence of external factors may be impaired, which will lead to its deterioration. AT doorways you need to install finishing sills and trims.

The process of laying the coating in the doorway has its own characteristics. First of all, you will need to file the box and trim. Don't forget about transitional thresholds. They are especially important if the installation of laminate panels is carried out in a room with a length of more than 12 m and a width of 8 m (or one of these conditions is met). To mask the seams, use special expansion profiles. Profiles of a wide variety of colors are available on sale, so you can easily pick up those that the best way will match your coverage. The profiles are not fastened to the panels, but directly to the subfloor.

Prepare the following tools for work:

• pencil and ruler;
• hammer for parquet;
• mounting blade;
• a bar that will be used to seal the joints between individual panels;
• drill;
• saw (preferably electric);
• felt paper;
• polyethylene film;
• PVA glue;
• bookmarks for fixing the gaps between the wall and the edge of the floor covering.

Buy laminate only in specialized and trusted stores. Only then can you count on long term services for your flooring.

Laying laminate on flat surface causes no difficulty. Certain difficulties may arise when laying the laminate in the doorway begins. This is primarily due to the fact that there are several ways to lay the laminate in the doorway.

It is necessary to approach the installation of flooring responsibly, since here it is subjected to more intensive use than, say, in the corners of rooms. Consider possible ways installation and technological nuances such styling.

Applicable Options

As already noted, there are several ways of laying laminate used in doorways.

First option

This method is used mainly with properly planned overhaul or building from scratch. It consists in the following:

• Laminate is laid before installing interior doors. That is, the installation of the laminate takes place in the usual manner, in compliance with all technological gaps and other nuances.
• After laying the laminate, a door frame and platbands are installed, which hide all technological gaps and cut edges of the boards.

Second option

This method consists in cutting the door frame. In more detail, this technology is as follows:

• A cut is made on the door frame, equal to the width of the lamella.
• The depth of cut is about 1 cm, since making the gap smaller does not make sense.
• The end of the lamella is inserted into this peculiar groove, forming an even joint.

This method requires a hacksaw with fine teeth, accuracy and prudence.

Advice! The cut should be done as carefully as possible to avoid chips and chips. It will be problematic to repair such defects later.

Third option

This method allows you to lay the laminate under the door without resorting to filing. This technology is more complicated and at the same time simpler than the previous one and is as follows:

• A standard doorway is about 80 cm. Accordingly, a laminate board is mounted in the same size. The thermal expansion of such a small board can be neglected.
• Therefore, the laminate is measured and cut in such a way that the minimum possible gap remains, almost flush.
• The remaining gap is rubbed with a sealant or putty of a suitable shade.

Advice! This method also requires accuracy and patience. It may take several tries to get the best result.

Some styling features

Like any process that has a certain complexity, laying laminate in doorways has its own characteristics. Consider some of the nuances of proper installation:

Advice! In the doorway for joining different types of flooring, you can use a cork compensator. Its installation is somewhat more complicated than the installation of the nut, but the structure is suitable for any combination of materials.

In conclusion, it can be noted that the doorway is one of uncomfortable places for laying laminate. The considered methods of mounting lamellas in such a place have general requirement: accuracy of calculations and jewelery of fitting operations. In any case, accuracy and some slowness of action are necessary.

Installing laminated panels on the base surface is a very complex process. Even a person without training can usually assemble such a floor, if you only need to assemble the structure on a flat floor, however, there are a number of details that differ in their complexity.

So, for example, bypass heating pipes, laying the coating in the doorway, niches, recesses in the walls are a problem.

Before installing the coating in the doorway, you must first carry out preparatory settlement work:

• First, you need to determine the gap that will be left between the surface of the laminate and the door leaf. It is necessary that the gap, after completion of work, be at least 10 mm. You will find this requirement in any laminate floor installation manual because the gap is needed to allow the door to move freely and also to allow air to flow between rooms.
• Secondly, you need to evaluate the base at the place of laying the laminate, check its suitability for work before starting the installation of the coating. It is good to use a seamless cement floor, tiles, a base of boards, chipboard, fiberboard, and linoleum under a laminate. Linoleum can only be used fixed, glued to the floor, and loose linoleum floors are not suitable for laying laminate.
• Thirdly, the absolute humidity of the base prepared for the laminate in the doorway is determined. If the humidity is high, then the coating will swell rather quickly: after a few months of operation, especially in places where there are joints of plates and various materials. The maximum allowable surface humidity is 70%. When the readings exceed the allowable value, then the surface is waterproofed with mastic or film.
• And finally, you need to check the horizontalness of the base, hold necessary measures to align it to a maximum deviation value of not more than 2 ppm (thousandths), that is, 2 mm of vertical difference per 1 meter of length in any direction. It is better to watch training videos on this in advance.

Basic Rules

To successfully install laminate flooring in a doorway, you need to remember only two rules. They work for any doors, any configurations and sizes.

Technological clearances

• Between various immovable objects, such as pipes, thresholds, niches, walls, and a laminate, a gap must be left, as the laminate tends to expand.
• It is possible to make an approximate calculation of what the size of the gap should be, since it correlates with the maximum possible expansion of the floating floor covering. For calculations, you can use the following value: 2mm per one running meter coatings. This is a fairly accurate amount of laminate expansion.
• It is the installer's business or yours to provide for gaps, since the manufacturer does not care about this. Laminate is a floating floor covering and if you lay it yourself, then you have to do such calculations yourself.
• The material can change in size mainly under the influence of humidity. Change relative humidity(room air) and absolute humidity (substrate surface) may change after laminate installation, resulting in a change in size. Therefore, gaps must be left around the entire perimeter, next to fixed obstacles and, in particular, in the doorway.

thresholds

On the this moment many people think that thresholds modern doors are not needed and refuse to use them, however, from the point of view of installing a laminate, thresholds are just a necessary link correct installation. Without a threshold, it will not work to install the laminate correctly.

Useful information ! This is especially true if the area of ​​the adjacent rooms is large, that is, when the laminate without technological gaps occupies a rather large surface. Installation expansion joints or transitional thresholds does not spoil the appearance, and can be additionally masked by specially designed profiles.

The color of the floor can be chosen quite easily, as there are a huge number of options for choosing thresholds, both in color and by manufacturer. The prices for the sills are also very democratic. It is only necessary to remember that they need to be fixed not to the laminate, but to the base of the floor. Thus, the threshold is an immovable obstacle, so we must not forget about the gap.

There are quite a few information resources on the net that contain photographs of editing technologies. There you can find everything you need about setting gaps and thresholds.

Two technology options

Now we will indicate the main points regarding the specifics of the doorway, since general technology remains typical.

Option one

The door frame is left untouched. It is not removed before installing the laminate in the doorway. The expansions associated with temperature changes are compensated by the gaps left, which are usually made near the walls and near the architraves.

Consideration should be given as advice, which at minimum size doorway, the expansion of the laminate is assumed to be zero. You can only do this if the door connector is no more than 80 centimeters wide. If this option suits you, then there is no need to arrange gaps along the jambs in the opening.

It is convenient to start the installation of a floating floor covering from the wall adjacent to the door, since in this case trimming of the material will be minimal, and the first panel will be installed flush with the wall. It remains only to cut a piece to fit the doorway and install it.

Option two

In the second option, the door frame is cut to the thickness of the panel from below, in addition, an additional 1-2 mm. A panel is placed under the box, and the gap to the wall is calculated and hidden under the door frame.

The process of laying laminate in a doorway is well shown in this video:

This method is good because it is possible to finish the doorway even after installing the flooring. Door slopes from the laminate will close the technical gap, which will make the view more aesthetic.

Summary

As a result, it should be said that the doorway is one of the most problematic places for installing laminate. Here you have to calculate quite a lot of different sizes, perform work with great accuracy, and in addition to this, also carry out dismantling work related to sawing door panel or removing the box.

Therefore, sometimes it is better to entrust such work to specialists, rather than doing it yourself. It is almost impossible to correct errors when installing a laminate without dismantling it.

Modern options: square panels for tiles or tiles for laminate

In our country, tiles similar to laminate and wood panels made under a ceramic coating have now begun to be encountered frequently. The tile is suitable for various premises, but it is mainly used in rooms where the humidity is high.

And for offices, living rooms, bedrooms and other rooms, wood panels and laminate are used. However, the design of the premises may be different, so the specifics of the materials in terms of technical characteristics must be taken into account when drafting the project.

Square panels for ceramics

Not so long ago, a tiled laminate appeared on the market, which has a unique for laminate square shape. Manufacturers strive to expand markets and the scope of the laminate, so they created the new kind with specific technical specifications.

All positive properties laminates in this sample are still observed, but the visualization is very different from the usual models.

Such a floating flooring will easily fit into the interior, where tiles, ceramic coatings are expected. Thus, a new niche has opened up for the implementation of the laminate.

Basic characteristics

Square-type laminate differs from its rectangular counterparts in essence only in shape. Its popularity is due to the fact that it very successfully imitates various surfaces such as stone, tile, tile or even metal and artistic parquet.

It favorably distinguishes it from the named coatings by its low cost and sufficient strength of products. It is due to these indicators that this type of laminate is highly appreciated by consumers.

Now consider other advantages of the laminate in relation to other types of coatings:

• Laminate flooring is easy to clean and is resistant to most cleaning products, making it easy to keep your kitchen, bathroom and other areas clean.
• Variety of laminate colors huge selection manufacturers allows you to fit such a coating into any interior.
• Laminta has antistatic properties.
• The assembly of such a coating and its dismantling is much easier than the same actions with other coatings.
• Good stability products allows the coating to wear off less over time, it lasts much longer than most other surfaces, and it does not require big care.
• And, of course, the low price reduces the cost of creating an interior when compared with alternative solutions.

It is worth noting that the laminate has and weak sides, such as poor moisture resistance and synthetic additives used. Flooding or simply an increase in humidity in a room or subfloor can severely damage the coating.

Foundation Requirements

Great importance has a preparation of a place that is intended for laying this product. It is possible to install such a laminate over a previous floor covering such as tile or linoleum, but only if it is sufficiently even. But usually the assembly of the laminate is carried out on a base of wood or concrete.

One should also ask the question what exactly should be paid attention to during the preparatory work.

• The surface must be even, as this will reduce the formation of noise. Certain standards must be adhered to.
• It is necessary to ensure the cleanliness of the base, as this reduces the risk of squeaks. Dirt particles and other interfering elements must be removed. It is also worth removing the remaining adhesive and building materials.
• Thus, the surface requires very careful preparation, it should neither spring nor be pressed through, otherwise the coating will certainly suffer. Such a coating should be checked for durability.

It is also worth paying attention to the fact that Flooring of this type considered a natural wood product. It, like natural wood, is subject to shrinkage if the air humidity drops to less than 50%.

Installation work

In the process of laying laminate floor tiles, you need to achieve, first of all, the symmetry of the pattern. It is necessary to take into account the direction of lighting in the room so that shadows do not appear that spoil the appearance of the coating.

The assembly technology depends on the type of coating used, but in most cases products with locking technology are used.

• Before laying the laminate panels themselves, a substrate is laid, which is joined without overlap. Construction tape is used for fastening. This coating provides additional heat and sound insulation.
• The number of whole panels is counted, for which the length of the room and its dimensions are measured. The remaining distance is divided in half and, thus, the distances for non-integral elements at the edges of the rooms will be calculated.
• When processing components on the sides, it is necessary to remember about the indentation, about a centimeter wide, from all fixed elements, such as pipes, walls, jambs, etc. The laminate should not rest against any non-movable structures.
• The process of assembling such a coating is not much different from assembling a laminate from traditional panels, however, the evenness of the rows must be carefully monitored, since this coating is usually installed without shifting.

It should be noted that not so often there are rooms with even corners, in connection with which the tiles next to the walls can have different sizes.

Tiles for laminate flooring

Sometimes there is an option in which, on the contrary, the tile is used with imitation of the floor under the laminate.

To make these tiles look like wood flooring, a special texture is used, due to which, these samples are difficult to distinguish from the original.

The main advantages of ceramics

Imitation of natural wood in almost any case looks great. The use of material under oak, pine, ash or other species allows you to create a natural and unique look.

The tile is relevant for use in the bathroom and bathroom, because the wood there will change its properties, and the ceramics will remain unchanged.

Ceramic coating has a number of advantages:

• Ceramic coatings are highly wear resistant.
• For a long time, ceramics are resistant to use detergents.
• Ceramics are also easy to clean and wash clean. No organic or inorganic contaminants remain.
• Ceramics is waterproof and has good waterproofing properties.
• Ceramic is resistant to high temperatures.

The main disadvantage is the feeling of cold when touching the tile, which is why it is not used in children's rooms and bedrooms.

Carrying out work

Ceramic tile must be laid on a special adhesive, which is sold in departments building mixtures. When selecting glue for work, you need to take into account the features of the selected surface.

After the room is marked out and the adhesive composition for fixing the elements is made, the installation of the coating begins.

• Glue is applied to the markup with a spatula. Treat the surface in small areas to prevent premature drying of the adhesive.
• The tiles are laid on the adhesive, it is necessary to align the rows, as the tiles are laid without displacement. To achieve tight contact between the hard surface and the floor, you need to put pressure on the elements, then they will most tightly hold together.
• The plates are installed back to back in the same way with care. The plates should be completely adjacent to the floor along all edges, if this is not the case, you need to press the edges. Excess glue is simply squeezed out from the sides.
• Special crosses are inserted between adjacent products, the width of which depends on the size of the product. First, a part of the floor is laid out that is convenient for work, and a difficult section the next day to let the main site harden.

You can learn about laminate for the kitchen separately from this video:

Attention should be paid that before processing the seams with a grout mixture, you must wait, since all components must be tightly fastened to the base. Moisture will go through open slots in several days.

Finally

When laying a laminate with tiles or ceramics under a tree, it is necessary to carry out the work very carefully and painstakingly, since the future type of coating depends on this.