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No, you should not glue your laminate to the subfloor. Most laminates are a floating floor, and should be able to expand and contract freely. Since it is a floating floor, it is meant to support itself via locking systems and have no connection to the subfloor.
The sub-floor must be perfectly level and damp-proof. Most probably it will be necessary to use a leveling compound and an appropriate damp proof layer. In addition, you will need a resin that provides sufficient adherence to the Laminate backing.
For staircases, you will need to glue and screw (or nail) the laminate down to the stairs themselves. The glue should be a Liquid Nails® or “construction-type” glue dispensed from a glue gun. If you are looking for flooring with a glue down installation, you will need to purchase glue down flooring.
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I may be wrong but I thought I read in the direction to glue shortenbs together on each row. But don’t glue the rows together. Is this correct? I’m making my first attempt at this. My husband is disabled and can’t physically do this. But I feel if giving correct instructions I may just get it done. We had our living room done it it is t staying locked. So I’m attempting a smaller bedroom. No crazy cut just one square room lol. Thanks in advance for any advice you have
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Hello,
The constructor told me that he will grew the entire laminated floor planks down to the subfloor to prevent noise and
damage from water spill.
He said the grew cost about $300 for 1000 sqf.
Is this proper procedure of installation?
Will it be easily removed when I decided to change floor again?
Hi Ari, thanks for the question. You should never glue a floating laminate floor to the ground. If you want a glue down flooring option, I would look into vinyl. Gluing a floor down will make for a difficult removal. I would recommend doing a proper floating installation and you will have no problems uninstalling it.
What kind of glue should we use to glue our planks together to make them more water resistant?
Hi Sandy, thanks for the question. First, I would check the installation and maintenance instructions to see if they mention a specific glue. We usually recommend a PVA Type II Glue or a glue by a laminate manufacturer specific for this usage. A quick Google search will give you some options from Pergo, Armstrong, etc.
My floating floor sinks into my subfloor is this okay. Contractor sanded down subfloor because if moisture got on it when building my home my floor makes all kinds of noises
Hi Glenda, thanks for your question. Your vinyl should be floating on top of your subfloor without any feeling of sinking or moving. It sounds like your subfloor may not have been level and it’s creating some issues with the flooring. Adding an underlayment may help, but that would require uninstalling and re-installing the floors. Unfortunately, there is not much to do if it is the subfloor is causing the issues.