How To Install Laminate Flooring Against A Tub

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How to install laminate flooring against a tub.

This allows the floor to breathe and float properly. Install the remaining laminate planks or tiles. Allure flooring against bathtub. 1 4 3 8 height in your flooring the waste drain will probably be set too low from the existing floor.

How to fill the gap between the bathtub flooring. Water has a way of seeping into any available opening and the bathroom expansion joint between the bathtub and the flooring is no exception. This is really a simple process with the methods i use. In this video i will show you how to install laminate or vinyl plank up to u tub.

Install plank at an angle when installing the next plank in the row lift the plank at an angle to allow it to set lock in place and tap the plank against the previous plank in the row with a mallet. Planks can be cut with a hand saw circular saw or flooring cutter and most laminate flooring comes in planks that simply snap together with a tongue. Simply install the allure flooring up to 1 4 from the tub wall. In fact laminate flooring can be installed in almost every room in your home including kitchens since it doesn t have to be glued down and doesn t involve grout or mortar.

Most diyers can complete laminate floor installation in one day. Cut a slit leading to the hole using a handsaw. Working around a bathtub can be complicated. For the more typical modern version a template must be made to simplify the accurate cutting required to lay the floor around the tub with as small a gap as possible.

If your bathtub happens to have feet disconnect the water and move the tub lay the floor and replace the tub. Since you are adding approx. Drill a hole a 1 2 inch larger than the diameter of any tub plumbing that might be present.