Laminate flooring is in demand. This is an affordable and easy-to-install option for flooring with excellent performance. It is suitable for both residential and office premises, if the wear resistance class is selected correctly. But at the same time, the laminate still has certain vulnerabilities. In particular, it can go in waves or swell from exposure to water or in high humidity.
Puffing may also result from poor material quality or installation errors. If you do not leave a gap between the walls and the floor, even a very high-quality coating can deform over time.
It is not necessary to completely change the laminate when such defects appear. Most often they can be eliminated without radical methods. The cause of bloating should be determined first of all. If this is a lack of clearance, characteristic waves form. The swelling of the laminate is caused by liquid falling onto its surface, since the material is compressed sawdust and shavings. It will not be possible to rectify the situation only in one case - when the swelling occurred due to poor quality material.
If the laminate floor is swollen from moisture, damaged panels will need to be removed and carefully examined. The floor can fall into place even after drying completely. It is necessary to check the space under the boards, dry it if moisture is also present there. Often, only this procedure is enough to bring the flooring in order. If a lot of time has passed, the liquid has already saturated the laminate very much, you will have to replace the damaged panels. It is advisable to foresee such force majeure even during installation and leave several panels in reserve. If there are no exactly matching panels in tone and pattern, you can take boards from hidden places, for example, from under a cabinet or sofa, for replacement.
If the material went in waves due to installation errors, it is necessary to remove all obstacles that interfere with its natural expansion. Part of the coating will need to be cut off if it abuts against the wall. To do this, you need to carefully remove the skirting board, mark with a pencil the places of the cut, leaving fifteen to twenty millimeters to the wall. Skirting boards in determining the clearance must be taken into account, in the future they will close it.
The easiest way to avoid bloating is prevention. Even at the installation stage, it is desirable to measure everything correctly. In addition, you can treat the surface with special water-repellent compounds.
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