Tips for repairing the laminate

The use of a laminate as a floor covering will provide a beautiful and reliable floor, wear-resistant, can tolerate temperature changes, exposure to the sun. During the operation on the surface, scratch defects can form. Eliminate a scratch or scratches on the laminate, you can fix it without a replacement.

All repair work is carried out with disassembly and without it. If the coating is laid in a glue-free way, then it will not be difficult to disassemble it to replace the damaged element. There are other methods that will help restore the laminate without dismantling.

Laminate repair method without disassembly

If a critical condition of one of the panels is detected, the laminate can be repaired without disassembly:

• Find an element suitable for the dimensions and leave it in the room in which it will be laid. This is necessary so that the board absorbs moisture and takes the necessary dimensions.
• For removal on the damaged panel, markings are placed in the corners, receding 4 mm from the edge. From the marks, draw the lines at an angle of 45 degrees to the longitudinal axis. The result is a triangle - the place of cuts.
• With the help of a manual disk saw, make the cuts along the drawn triangles, neatly without damaging the entire structure. Then remove the chisel. Clean grooves and combs with a chisel.
• Prepared lamella can be installed, for ease of operation, it can be ground with a wedge up to 5 cm spike, located at the end groove. At installation it is possible to use glue, excess to remove a damp rag. Then try not to touch the repaired area for 12 hours.

Removing the defects of the

coating. Correcting the scratches on the laminate:

• You can make your own hands by purchasing a set for its repair. It includes wax pencils of several shades. This makes it possible to choose the perfect shade for the existing floor covering. With their help you can eliminate small scratches. Before using a wax pencil for a laminate, you need to clean the surface, then apply a pencil to scratch and polish the flannel with a flap.
• To remove deep scratches, a special putty from the same set is used. After cleaning the scratch site, putty putty putty. Remove excess with a damp cloth, and the substrate is wiped dry. And leave for 3-4 hours.

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The chips are eliminated using a special putty, with its help you can repair and joints of lamellas. The surface must be cleaned, degreased and at the edge of the damaged area apply paint tape. Repair paste to squeeze into a container, then it can add pigments and evenly mix to get a complete resemblance to the laminate laid. To avoid mistakes, you should use the attached instruction to the palette. With a spatula fill the damage, remove the scotch and excess. Leave the repair place for an hour.

When operating on the floor, various stains may appear. Before you start removing them you need to clarify their nature:

• Fruit, berry, coffee, wine, from tea, blood. If the stain is fresh, the surface should be wiped with a damp cloth. Dry will help remove the special cleaner for cleaning the laminate floor.
• Any repair is accompanied by the appearance of paint stains and the question arises: what to clean the laminate after repair. The answer is simple: such stains are removed with acetone, a means for removing varnish or a universal solvent. So you can remove and markers and lacquer. It is necessary to use a small amount and not to expose them to an uncontaminated floor surface. Nail polish can be removed using a detergent, a small amount of water and a medium-hard brush.
• Rubber, dirt, cosmetics, colored pencils are removed with a dry nylon rag. Traces of rubber sacks can be removed with a simple eraser.
• The stains from the fat should be cooled, gently scraped and the remains wiped with a sponge with a detergent.
• Acid stains can not be removed. In this case, you need to replace burned lamellas.

It is best to remove stains while they are fresh, after a time there is a risk of soaking in the board. Which will lead to the need to replace the contaminated lamellae.

laminate repair method This method is the only one if:

• The laying panels have risen, this may result in flooding of the floor with water or failure to follow the rules for the behavior of the lamella laying process.
• The appearance of a squeak, indicates the displacement of some parts of the flooring. To remove it you need to disassemble the floor and replace the substrate and, if necessary, align the base.
• Bulging edges indicate leakage or small puddles. To prevent further destruction of the flooring, replace the chipped lamellas.

And in order to prevent the laminate from being repaired by one's own hands, it is necessary to follow the rules for the care of this type of flooring.