Place the plank on the wall above your expansion gap and face nail the plank at the stud location.
Track to pur laminate flooring on wall.
You will have added support for the screws bearing the weight.
The solution is to angle cut the lengths of the first and last courses for your laminate floor layout pattern so the floor is straight even if the walls aren t.
Put a piece of cardboard between the pry bar and the wall to protect the wall from damage.
The desired installation wall should be primed or painted drywall only.
Install the second plank next to the first by aligning the tongue into the groove and press the plank down to snap it in place.
Laminate is durable and comes in a wider variety of finishes than wood.
You are going to then blind nail the plank through the groove at the stud location.
It s not appropriate for sloping walls ceiling or soffits.
For handy diy renovators who want that coastal casual look without the cash inexpensive laminate flooring looks just as good.
Leave a 2 inch gap from the bottom of the tape to the floor.
Do not install directly over wallpaper or paneling.
7 lay the first piece of laminate along the wall or along the inside edge of a transition strip track.
When repairing irregularities screw on a sheet of plywood as thin as you can get on the wall before installing laminate wood walls.
When you come to the end of the first row cut the length of plank needed to complete the row.
Then place a straight 2 by 4 board long enough to span the wall flat on the floor next to the wall leveling it by putting shims underneath it.
Mark the expansion gap use your chalk snapline to make a line 1 4 inch out from the starting wall.
Begin the first row of flooring by placing the planks with the tongue side facing the wall.
Make sure the nail is low enough that the trim will cover it.
I would imagine it is hard to make a seam flush using a troweled glue.
Before mounting a tv or other items screw in a sheet of plywood on the wall first and then install the laminate planks on top of the plywood.
Remove baseboards from the accent wall and locate the wall studs using the stud finder tool.
I asked about using frp glue instead of contact cement on the first job i got that involved laminating walls.
Wood flooring can cost up to 10 per square foot with laminate nearly half the price averaging 5 50 per square foot.
I ve never used anything besides contact cement for walls.
I never brought it up again.