Just a quick video to show you how you hide the seems of the laminate flooring that meets up to the base board.
How to install quarter round laminate flooring.
It can be confusing trying to cut all the angles you may encounter.
The purpose of installing the quarter round is to cover the expansion gap around the walls.
Installing quarterly round moldings is a task that can be used to install laminate or hardwood flooring.
I will try to explain it in simple terms so you can install your own quarter round.
Quarter rounds add a finished look to any room while covering gaps between the floor and baseboards.
Homeowners install quarter round molding at the base of a wall to hide gaps and imperfections between the wall and a laminate floor or between the baseboard molding and a laminate floor.
Install baseboards and molding remove the spacers around the border and install baseboards and quarter round molding covering the plastic moisture barrier on the wall and the gap between the wall and the flooring.
This prevents the flooring from being able to move freely as a floating floor is intended to do.
This type of molding is similar to shoe molding but shorter and wider.
Quarter round molding typically offers some flexibility allowing the molding to sit on the floor even if the floor is not level.
Fastening quarter round into the base board and the floating floor another mistake is nailing or gluing the quarter round onto the floating floor.
Quarter rounds need to be cut and.
Learning how to install laminate flooring doesn t have to be complicated.
Meg the best floor layers take the baseboard off and put the wood or laminate closer to the wall not all the way though as there has to be space for it to expand and contract and then they put the baseboard back on thus the baseboard itself covers the raw edge of the flooring and there s no need for quarter round.
Once the laminate has been installed remove the spacers and install a matching threshold baseboard and quarter round moulding to the walls using finishing nails.
It s an easy installation that costs little and gives your floors a precise polished look.
How to install laminate flooring.
Quarter round should match the floor.