Laminate gap filling

Discussion in 'General Flooring Chat' started by Michael Doncaster, Aug 17, 2020.

  1. Michael Doncaster

    Michael Doncaster Member

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    Having installed laminate I need to fill the gap between the floor edge and a stone fireplace, if i apply a filler there is so much room in the expansion gap it will take loads of filler to fill it up so I wondered if there is a way to only apply the filler to the join between the laminate and the stone sort of a bridge of filler without having to fill the whole of the expansion gap?! Any advice on this would be appreciated!
     
  2. Rugmunching

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    Is the fire place stone edge pretty straight?

    I use a same or near same trim usually for them, sort of like an L-shape that sits flat over the laminate edge and up to the fireplace and a tidy tiny bead of clear for that bit of expansion needed of that makes sense
     
  3. Michael Doncaster

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    Its not too straight so not sure that beading will work?![​IMG]

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  4. merit

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    fill it with bog roll or kitchen roll. Yeeeeehaaaa


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  5. Michael Doncaster

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    Sounds like a decent solution, I'm just not sure if subsidence might be a tissue?!

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  6. Rugmunching

    Rugmunching Well-Known Member

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    Naaahh beading will look gash, ill post a pic of what trim I mean...
     
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  8. Michael Doncaster

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    Looks smart although looks like you have to lay a track is that right?

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  9. Rugmunching

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    Yes it comes with a track but I don't always use the track itself, I use adhesive like flexyfix/turbo to fix it
     
  10. Michael Doncaster

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    I also bought a transition and looking at the plastic screws I cant for the life of me figure out how to fix it in?![​IMG]

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  11. merit

    merit Well-Known Member

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    Start by throwing them into the nearest bin


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  12. Michael Doncaster

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    I reckon you're bang on, who in their right mind uses plastic screws, shouldn't have che ked the packaging before buying gand opening, might have to try and get a proper mounting bracket to fit the transition if anyone does them!

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