Repair Laminate Plank Flooring
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Repair laminate plank flooring. Clean off any excess with solvent. Keep your new floors in tip top shape with laminate accessories such as laminate sealants floor cleaner and repair kits. To fix minor damage all you need is a laminate floor repair kit with putty to fix big chips or a floor repair marker to hide small scratches. However some types of damage can t be repaired including.
Whether your laminate flooring has minor chips and scratches or water damaged boards repairing it is a project you can do yourself with the right tools and technique. Some damage to laminate flooring planks is correctable and doesn t require replacement. Drill two or three more holes on each side of the damaged laminate plank approximately 4 to 5 from each other. In this video i am will show you how to fix a chip in laminate flooring without cutting or creating any sort of dust.
We will be using a wood wax to fill in. If your kit comes with ingredients that should be mixed together to form a putty or other filler follow the manufacturer s instructions. Use the marker crayon putty or pencil in the kit to fill in the scratch. When a board sustains damage in the middle of a laminate floor you have two options for replacing it.
You will want to be as close as possible to the plank end joints. First use a sample of your laminate flooring if you have one to find a touch up or repair kit in a matching color. If you do not want to pay a contractor to repair the floor than you might be able to do the repair yourself. To repair damaged laminate planks start with drilling a hole on each corner of the damaged laminate plank.
Clean the flooring with the solvent and let it dry. Then press a shallow layer into the chip. You also want to use a quality underlayment in your home to ensure insulation and give your laminate the sound of real hardwood. Laminate flooring is a great flooring choice because it is fairly easy to disassemble make a repair and reassemble once the repair is complete.
Next squeeze a dollop of laminate repair paste onto a scrap piece of flooring or a mixing board and mix it with a putty knife until it begins to dry. We can also help you find underlayment to lend a smooth surface to your flooring.