How To Fix Broken Laminate Flooring

Apply a few drops of laminate flooring glue on the back of the transition strip.

How to fix broken laminate flooring. 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. Carefully pry away baseboards and molding from the wall and pry thresholds up from any doorways with a pry bar. Start at the side closest to the damaged board or boards. Then lift out the damaged board and replace it with a new one.

Wipe the strip with a paper towel moistened with water or isopropyl alcohol to remove any dirt or oil on the surface. We will be using a wood wax to fill in. In this video i am will show you how to fix a chip in laminate flooring without cutting or creating any sort of dust. When a board sustains damage in the middle of a laminate floor you have two options for replacing it.

Use a hammer and chisel or putty knife to remove baseboards or molding near the damaged boards. If spacers were used between the wall and the board closest to it replace them with smaller spacers. Clean off any excess with solvent. The repair process is basically the same.

Then press a shallow layer into the chip. The best way to repair a water damaged laminate floor is to replace the damaged section. Laminate floor buckling like lifting can be caused by changes in temperature and humidity levels. One is to disassemble the floor down to the damaged board replace the board and reassemble.