Laminate flooring is available in a dizzying array of patterns from wood to parquet to tile.
Can you install laminate in a large room.
Switching the panels to run on the short side of the room is not going to help since it will still require an expansion gap in the middle.
If all your furniture is in another room you can leave it there while you finish the laminate installation.
This gives me a point to measure from.
If you re diy installing your laminate floor across a very long space there are some special issues to handle things that don t come up with a standard ins.
Transition strips for laminate flooring connect to metal tracks that you screw directly to the subfloor.
I can measure from the temporary projected laminate board to the wall and door jamb.
So your installing the laminate in the living room and you come up to the corner of the hallway what next.
Finish installing the laminate using the two row method until the entire room is finished.
Found this install instruction for laminate and it does mention adding an expansion joint for larger rooms.
Finally measure and cut the quarter round molding along the base of the wall.
What i like to do is to add rows to the living room floor so i can project the laminate down the hallway.
There needs to be a gap of 1 1 8 inches between the two halves of the transition to.