Replacing Damaged Laminate Flooring Planks

If your laminate floor is glued together the unsnapping routine won t work at all.

Replacing damaged laminate flooring planks.

Drill two or three more holes on each side of the damaged laminate plank approximately 4 to 5 from each other. Laminate flooring looks and feels solid and durable when you re walking on it and it is but it has a fragile core and the surface is definitely vulnerable to scratches and other damage when it comes to the core moisture is its public enemy number one. When a board sustains damage in the middle of a laminate floor you have two options for replacing it. One is to disassemble the floor down to the damaged board replace the board and reassemble.

There s no need to worry replacing a plank is a quick and s. Once laminate planks are moisture damaged they are beyond repair. You will want to be as close as possible to the plank end joints. However if a plank gets damaged it detracts from the beauty of the flooring.

See replacing glued planks below. Need to replace one of your click lock planks. There actually is an easy way to replace a damaged laminate plank if you are ready to spend some time and have a little bit of patience. Laminate floor planks look beautiful and add elegance to a home.

With tap go locking system it s very simple and quick for bergeim floors. But trust us if the damaged section is more than a few rows out from the wall it s actually faster to just cut it out. That works if the damaged plank is close to the wall.