How To Scribe Laminate Flooring

Measure the overlap between the edge of the last installed piece of flooring and the front edge of the piece you are.

How to scribe laminate flooring. How to scribe laminate flooring step one step two step three step four step five step six step seven step eight step nine step ten. How to scribe flooring to the wall 1. Interlock the first row of laminate planks.

Take a sample piece of quarter round trim and place it on top of the laminate and flush against the baseboard. If you see gaps where the laminate meets the fireplace it might require the use of a scribe tool. You are going to skip installing the next to the last row for now.

A scribe tool looks like a compass with a small metal arm and a pencil. If you don t have a scribe tool it s fine to use a compass. The reason you cut the two rows of flooring but do not install them is because of the pattern this procedure is the same for either running bond or random.

Follow the manufacturer s instructions as to. Let s move on and i ll show the next step on how to install the first row of laminate flooring we need to make a marking board that we will use throughout th. Scribe with a compass interlock the first row of laminate planks.

The difference is the metal arm on the scribe tool is flat while a compass has a sharp pointed arm. Slide the row in place next to the uneven wall. The pencil end should be touching the top of the laminate and the metal tip end should be against the wall.

Slide the piece against the wall and adjust it to sit in.