Check this hack how you can use washer to copy uneven wall profile to your laminate plank and make seamless contact. If you need washer you can get it here amzn.to/3Xc8fd8
If only there were some type of board to install at the base of the wall that would cover the gap and still allow for the recommended 1/4” expansion gap between the laminent and the wall 🤔
The general idea of using this technique to scribe along an irregular edge is still fairly solid in my opinion. Not perfect, but decent enough...especially for those above who want a little space between the wall and the piece.
As others have commented, failing to leave the gaps at the edges of LVP will cause the flooring to buckle. I wondered how much vinyl really expands; some quick googling and calcs showed most rooms need at least the 1/4 inch space. If the floor might ever be outside the recommended range of 65 to 80F (like in a prolonged power outage) 1/4 inch would be inadequate for a large floor.
Let's say you had a crazy out of true wall that the baseboard couldn't cover the gap and you needed to do this. Besides leaving the gap, wait until you have a few rows of flooring down. If you're off even a little bit in having the first row square to the room, you could have a gap too big for the baseboards to cover.
The amount of people that don't understand that this video is *not* about how close to the wall you should install the flooring is staggering 🤯 This is the proper technique to avoid having to put in really thick baseboards to cover wide gaps. You want the same size gap along the whole wall. Never thought about using a washer though! I'll try to remember that for next time. Which is really soon 😀 And for those that don't understand how to get baseboards to follow along that wall. Pro tip: most baseboards are flexible 😉 Just push them against the wall and fasten them with nails or screws. You might need more than usual, but it'll do the trick.
I can tell this is your first time cos that cut is all over the place. Dont push the jigsaw. You guide it. Can address the lack of expansion gap and other issues when you can at least cut a straight line
How …. You’re suppose to make the cut install the floor and THEN add spacers …did you think he nailed it down? Lmao you’re suppose to leave room for expansion but the wall CLEARLY is completely out of line . You don’t do floors and if you do then you’re horrible at it
The begining sides is what needs the gap the ending could be flushed against the wall the floor with have all the other quarter inch space around the room to expand
I think it's a great idea but after you cut it you put spacers and that way when you start putting your other tiles it'd be easier and they don't separate
I think some people are losing the plot here. Yes, you need to leave a quarter inch gap. Hopefully, what he was trying to show is how good the fit is. With a fit like that, when you leave your gap, you do not need base and quarter round to cover your gaps at the wide spots.
@@missinglinq u can say it 25 times still doesn’t make it true. The manufacturer still calls for 1/8” and I’ve seen it expand and contract. They also want u to acclimate it inside your house for 48 hours prior to laying so it’s not too dimensionally sound is it. 😂
Perfect example of why you should be sure you’re giving good advice and the correcr advice before posting videos that tons of people who have no knowledge of flooring will see. a generation of shotty DIY RUclips university instructors. Not only will baseboard go down over that? but If I remember correctly, all instructions say to leave a gap when you purchase the most basic installation kits. Some even come with plastic spacers, they might be used for a reason. Otherwise I guess cool hack, using a washer to draw a wall line but irrelevant pretty much any application I’ve ever seen. If I didn’t know any better, though, I would’ve probably followed this based on the views, only to have a nightmare shortly after.
Honestly there are too many people on RUclips showing how to do a project that has no business doing so but it's their project or home. Doesn't affect me. So let them have at it. I know better. Everyone has to start somewhere.
I had laminate flooring installed directly on top of concrete and cannot walk on the floor because itr hurts my feet soo badly....can this be fixed or do I have to move out of my home 😢
Laminate needs an expansion gap and if I did something this stupid I would use my dividers, a tool designed for the purpose. But I guess if I was this stupid I might do the same stupid thing you did. 😆
The space is good. Either way the flooring has the other side of the wall to expand. Not to mention this room is probably no bigger than 50sqf so this floor will probably expand 1/8. My concern is not the gap but the room is actually squared out... cuts like that might throw your line off by a quarter to half an inch. That stuff is noticeable..
Yeah I wish the shawty contractor My wife hired to do our vinyl floor did this..... I just had to fix all his stupid mistakes The hardest part was he laid the vinyl flooring down on one side of the room and didn't check the angle so now I'm trying to fix the other side and the whole entire vinyl floor is about an inch cocked across the room.....
I hear the gap thing. I think it’s fine. Just move it away form wall to allow for the gap. Now the base board will cover the plank with out the gaps he would have had. Just slide the planks toward you
That’s what baseboards are for I understand what your trying to do it’s good craftsmanship but in that line of work the faster you are the more your gonna make you probably could’ve layed 5 rows in the time that took to do that
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No finger wave, showing the wrong way, using a pair of broken scribes? I see. Edit: I see you are in full internet compliance by utilizing the “ thumbs up” at the end
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Never never ever do this with a plank . Always leave some space , baseboards will cover
Why? That's not wood nor is it engineered. It's a a picture of wood laminated onto a piece of plastic that is dimensionally stable.
Baseboard wouldn’t cover the larger gap. Do this then put spacers behind, creating an even space that the baseboards will cover.
@@missinglinq still expand
@Pottz1 manufacturer says to leave room for expansion
. So we leave room for expansion or we pay to replace when the tongues break
Aparte es laminado ese espande y el chimol lo cbre acostado
It’s not right because it needs a gap. However if it DIDNT need a gap… it’s still not right… what did you cut it with? A woodpecker?
Woodpecker comment made me chuckle!
right or wrong, you ever hear of jig saw
I'd say a chisel lol
😂😂😂
Probably over there ripping flooring planks with a jigsaw 😂
I've seen some pointless hacks, but this is up there with the best of them.
If only there were some type of board to install at the base of the wall that would cover the gap and still allow for the recommended 1/4” expansion gap between the laminent and the wall 🤔
Aace board?
Cace board?
Dace board?
Eace board?
I got nothing…
We can call it "Board base"
Sorcery! @@nczioox1116
The general idea of using this technique to scribe along an irregular edge is still fairly solid in my opinion. Not perfect, but decent enough...especially for those above who want a little space between the wall and the piece.
Expansion gap has left the building
Base Boards....
Incase you spent your last dime on laminate flooring, and a washer.
Yeah lol wtf
It's cool. We can just keep stacking quarter round forever.
As others have commented, failing to leave the gaps at the edges of LVP will cause the flooring to buckle. I wondered how much vinyl really expands; some quick googling and calcs showed most rooms need at least the 1/4 inch space. If the floor might ever be outside the recommended range of 65 to 80F (like in a prolonged power outage) 1/4 inch would be inadequate for a large floor.
The manufactures call for a 1/4 inch screen in my experience
Let's say you had a crazy out of true wall that the baseboard couldn't cover the gap and you needed to do this. Besides leaving the gap, wait until you have a few rows of flooring down. If you're off even a little bit in having the first row square to the room, you could have a gap too big for the baseboards to cover.
It's not supposed to be that close to the wall you have to leave room for expansion good luck when that floor buckles
Correct Sir
It was just an example.. clearly, someone can now add their spacers against the wall, and know that their baseboards will still cover the gap.
Right in the middle of the room 😂
@@jnicholson061905 clearly 🤦🏼♂️
@@jnicholson061905baseboard would have covered it originally
If your wall is that crooked, how is the baseboard ever going to be flush to the wall?
Do your best, dap the rest!
I can't frame, sheetrock, or do electrical but now moving on to flooring
I’ll bet that really looks good when you put the trim on there it’s got more waves in it than the Atlantic
Waves are the secret sauce! Don't be a hater cause you don't get any!
Looking down the China wall
The amount of people that don't understand that this video is *not* about how close to the wall you should install the flooring is staggering 🤯
This is the proper technique to avoid having to put in really thick baseboards to cover wide gaps. You want the same size gap along the whole wall.
Never thought about using a washer though! I'll try to remember that for next time. Which is really soon 😀
And for those that don't understand how to get baseboards to follow along that wall. Pro tip: most baseboards are flexible 😉 Just push them against the wall and fasten them with nails or screws. You might need more than usual, but it'll do the trick.
I can tell this is your first time cos that cut is all over the place. Dont push the jigsaw. You guide it.
Can address the lack of expansion gap and other issues when you can at least cut a straight line
There'll be a Speed Bump in the middle of that floor a week Tuesday, latest!
How …. You’re suppose to make the cut install the floor and THEN add spacers …did you think he nailed it down? Lmao you’re suppose to leave room for expansion but the wall CLEARLY is completely out of line . You don’t do floors and if you do then you’re horrible at it
@@shelbymatias9365you don't nail down laminate
Another laminate short! No different than any of the other1000 clips.
Bravo!
Ahahahahaha😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
And the same comments!! “No expansion gap?”
Excellent smithers 👍👍
He could caulk that little gap after that free cut. That would really be the icing on the cake 👌🏻
The begining sides is what needs the gap the ending could be flushed against the wall the floor with have all the other quarter inch space around the room to expand
I think it's a great idea but after you cut it you put spacers and that way when you start putting your other tiles it'd be easier and they don't separate
I'm going to try it
Ламинат впритык к стенам не ложат
There should be 5/16” space between the wall and the flooring. That will buckle when it expands.
Good tio but it needs expansion gap anyways so in this application pointless
It needs space anyways it doesn’t have to be completely close. It needs air going in and out. Plus you can close it with the skirt boarding
Clever . You need expansion gap though.
Nice trick
Walls nice and straight
Someone please explain that wood expand with time ! So you always need some space between your laminate and the walls !
Baseboards never entered the chat
Just the job thanks
I think some people are losing the plot here. Yes, you need to leave a quarter inch gap. Hopefully, what he was trying to show is how good the fit is. With a fit like that, when you leave your gap, you do not need base and quarter round to cover your gaps at the wide spots.
Nice!
You are aware that you must leave at least 8 millimeters between the parquet floor and the wall
That's not parquet flooring. That's a picture of wood flooring laminated onto a dimensionally stable piece of mostly plastic.
.25 inches is sufficient for expansion in any climate
@@missinglinq u can say it 25 times still doesn’t make it true. The manufacturer still calls for 1/8” and I’ve seen it expand and contract. They also want u to acclimate it inside your house for 48 hours prior to laying so it’s not too dimensionally sound is it. 😂
@@trumpking4874 only some brands.
@@walkermom100 no. All LVP flooring
That would drive me nuts, I think I'd fix my wall
Wrong, that'll buckle in the future. 1/4-3/8" from the wall to allow for expansion
Great but aint u suppose to leave a gap and what do u put behind this 1st bord to stop it moving when u lay the 1st row of boards
If you placed a few shims between the wall and the laminate and then did this?
Professional Flooring Installer here🙋♂️🙋♂️
And im just here for the comments😂😂😂
Been seeing a lot of these used sense October last year *2022*
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Perfect example of why you should be sure you’re giving good advice and the correcr advice before posting videos that tons of people who have no knowledge of flooring will see. a generation of shotty DIY RUclips university instructors. Not only will baseboard go down over that? but If I remember correctly, all instructions say to leave a gap when you purchase the most basic installation kits. Some even come with plastic spacers, they might be used for a reason. Otherwise I guess cool hack, using a washer to draw a wall line but irrelevant pretty much any application I’ve ever seen. If I didn’t know any better, though, I would’ve probably followed this based on the views, only to have a nightmare shortly after.
Baseboards, trim and caulk will more than conceal that enough
wow XRP level ingenuity… game hanger.
I think the baseboards would cover that, if not why not cut some of the drywall instead?
That’s perfect how it is
Lmao you never put laminate up to the wall, you leave expansion gaps 😆
No gap! Terrible
Fill with flexible caulk cover with moulding
I see a lot of comments that its not supposed to be that close to the wall. What about being that close to a bathtub?
Honestly there are too many people on RUclips showing how to do a project that has no business doing so but it's their project or home. Doesn't affect me. So let them have at it. I know better. Everyone has to start somewhere.
lol washer trick is mint but 3/8 gap for expansion and contraction.
When you just don’t have time or money for baseboards and shoe molding, I guess this could work 😂
Uma parede fora de esquadro é complicado demais
The orig gap was good all you needed was a trim. That’s going to cause a bump.
I had laminate flooring installed directly on top of concrete and cannot walk on the floor because itr hurts my feet soo badly....can this be fixed or do I have to move out of my home 😢
Laminate needs an expansion gap and if I did something this stupid I would use my dividers, a tool designed for the purpose. But I guess if I was this stupid I might do the same stupid thing you did. 😆
It looks awful…this would make me crazy if my husband this.
Pointless laminate needs an expansion gap
No room for expansion. But at least you have a laser of an eye with your freehand rips.
The space is good. Either way the flooring has the other side of the wall to expand. Not to mention this room is probably no bigger than 50sqf so this floor will probably expand 1/8. My concern is not the gap but the room is actually squared out... cuts like that might throw your line off by a quarter to half an inch. That stuff is noticeable..
Super , n'oublies pas que c'est un parquet flottant et tu as les plinthes
😂😂🤦 make wall straight
What is it about?
Experts. Weigh in. Let's hear your thoughts.
Once the laminate rest u'll have it popping from everywhere
In this way, a presentation work has been carried out. The floors never move, not even in tremors. I have verified it.
C’est une parodie je crois !!
En plus à la fin il fait le signe du pouce!!
Dont ever do this you always wanna leave room for plank to expand! The baseboards will cover the gap
When people going to realize that you've got to leave some room it's a floating floor for a reason unless you want some substantial buckling
Do baseboards not exist to you?
Parke öyle sıfır döşenmez şişer kenarda en az 1 cm boşluk olması gerekiyor
nice if it's the first plank down. Can't really do this if it is the last plank, I tried and failed.
Yeah I wish the shawty contractor My wife hired to do our vinyl floor did this.....
I just had to fix all his stupid mistakes The hardest part was he laid the vinyl flooring down on one side of the room and didn't check the angle so now I'm trying to fix the other side and the whole entire vinyl floor is about an inch cocked across the room.....
Great tip if you live in a polygon
Mas não vai ter rodapé não? 😊😮
Yeah there was still pretty big gap I mean a trim board would have covered it
I hear the gap thing. I think it’s fine. Just move it away form wall to allow for the gap. Now the base board will cover the plank with out the gaps he would have had. Just slide the planks toward you
form? hehehe
How much money can I get for this job in USA
Awesome
Wait I already did this it sits flush against the wall thanks man
Why bother when skirting is going on...
now Caulk and paint 🎨 👌🏽
skip the baseboards all together. Just because you can
That’s what baseboards are for I understand what your trying to do it’s good craftsmanship but in that line of work the faster you are the more your gonna make you probably could’ve layed 5 rows in the time that took to do that
Seems someone forgot baseboards exist and wants to not leave space for board expansion.
A week later the whole floor is bowed up🤣
Там все равно должен быть зазор между стеной и ламинатом. Нет смысла катать шайбу.
Flooring should not be attached to the wall.
There should be a 1/4inch space.
Para ese gap se pone baseboards
Why?
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He doesn't know what he is doing he doesn't know what expansion room is for 😂😂😂
All that gap is perfect if you are putting base board and shoe or quarter round. It just seems like you are over thinking it.
No finger wave, showing the wrong way, using a pair of broken scribes?
I see.
Edit:
I see you are in full internet compliance by utilizing the “ thumbs up” at the end
Aren't you suposed to leave space?
Baseboards,quarter round? Heard of it?
It’s a floating floor, you need a minimum of a 1/4” gap to the wall.
Came here for the "you need a gap" comments
is this a joke? what was used to make the cut? grinder..hammer perhaps..personally I use a saw ..looks like a naw may have been used here