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Laminate problems

Posted by vicki jawando, on
My laminate floor is bubbling along the seams and getting worse. What would cause this please? Thanks
Liam Newman

Liam Newman

moisture is getting below the seal. either it was not glued together properly or water is getting threw below or threw a crack.

martin wilburn

Hi Vicki It depends on a couple of things 1. Do you clean the floor with a mop or steam mop ? If you do this sounds like water/steam damage causing the flooring to expand 2. It could be the floor is fitted to tightly, is the floor new or been down for some time. If it's very new then it could be too tight if it's been down any length of time it's unlikely to be the cause as it would have expanded by now Martin
Tony McGowan

Tony McGowan

Laminate is too close to walls require leaving approx 5mm gap as floor contracts and expands need to lift all boards and replace

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