Sold laminate. Eliminate the gaps without disassembling the floor. Master OK

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I have just completed a home interesting work to eliminate gaps in the laminate and immediately share with you the result. Laminate flooring has been around 6-7 yearsIn some places there are scratches, but overall it looks good. The gaps are closer to the middle, if we take the length of the room, and it complicated the task.

For uniqueness do not apply, but will be grateful for your ideas that really help. So feel free to share your experiences in the comments! And now in order.

I thought and thought up

At first it seemed that will solve all the easy way.

I wanted to move the laminate using double-sided tape: one side of the glue on his restudy of the lamella and the second paste some dostochku and then knock on the butt glued planks in the direction where it is necessary to move the laminate to eliminate gap.

Perhaps you and this method will work, but I did not go to it. Since the laminated boards with castles sit very tight, move them by this method did not work.

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I decided to do a different scheme, which involved two different ways at once.

1. At first brush, and I found something like a small screwdriver, which cleaned the backlashes from the small and large debris. The easiest way to do it with a vacuum cleaner. It is a pity, but because of problems with the lungs in the couple did not use, so cleaned out by hand.

Picture 2. The entire set of tools will be needed.

2. Because of gaps in the laminate, two - on one board with two sides - had to decide which way to shift it more convenient. Then he found in the closet a good scrap 10 mm plywood (photo 2) to put it on the end of a strike. Also fit any rail thin or thick boards board width of not more than (can be a little longer) than the width of the laminate board. segment length can be 10-30 cm. This will be enough to head.

Important. To work fit board, rail, bar, an old piece of laminate - Any material whose density is not higher than the density of the laminateThat will keep the entire ends of the slats to be shifted.

3. Well, I take the plywood and puts it to the end under, as far as possible, low angle. I turned the angle of 40-45 degrees. Ironing board or plywood end should be smooth and fit tightly against the end face of the laminate. Now gently knock and check what happens. Yeah, kind of went lamella.

He knocked again until the slot on the far end has not disappeared completely. Also, look to not break and does not chop off the laminate face on which the knock. It's okay for now. The first phase has been completed.

Thus it is possible to remove the gaps in all lamellae, except the last, which comes under the plinth.

Picture 3. Gradually move it blows lamella.

4. And to close the gap between the last and the penultimate board, had to push back the heavy cabinet and remove a piece of the plinth. So I got access to the end, which will put pressure mount.

I insert mount the most convenient way, and the laminate is gradually shifted in the direction of the gap. The most difficult thing at this stage was to push the cabinet and remove the plinth. Laminate under mount went quickly and the gap disappeared immediately.

Important. Pressing the tire iron or crowbar on the lamella, the wall can be moved several boards in a row and eliminate some gaps at the same time. This method is suitable when there is access to the end of the last board against the wall and on the laminate is not necessary heavy furniture.