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Best way to hide laminate expansion gap near stairs

Anonymous user 15/03/2024 - 2.56 PM

I’ve removed all skirts and laminated two rooms and hallway with no door profiles, straight through transitions and 12mm gap around all ends. Issue is as I approach the stairs in hallway, I want to cover the expansion gap but do not want to use scotia. I went to a lot of trouble to avoid all that. I’m wondering, is it possible to lift the carpet slightly, run my laminate close to bottom of last step, leaving 10-12mm for expansion and then use an adhesive spray to stick the carpet to the end of the laminate? *** UPDATE *** I left a decent gap all around the perimeter and butted up close to the carpet. Since I have thick carpet, it was well hidden and still had a decent 8mm expansion gap which couldn't be seen. Overall, best solution... my floor is complete with no scotia/beading anywhere at all :) Thank you to everyone that replied to this question!!

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Lowestoft
Unfortunately you need some way of holding the lam down to the floor at the walls etc
Answered26 May 2020
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Sylvester Alenkhe

Rating: 5 out of 5
Dartford
you will need to pull the carpet up a bit, lay the laminate under the carpet, and make sure it is in line with the carpet gripper. Since carpet gripper thickness is 11mm, it will serve as the expansion gap for the laminate. Make sure the laminate is cut straight all around the stair and then tap the carpet in which will cover the gap.
Answered28 May 2020
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Rams joinery

Rating: 5 out of 5
Chester
What you discribe is the perfect solution the stair carpet covers the gap . We do this all the time with no problems . Thank Mark Ramsjoinery & Building Services
Answered5 June 2020
1

Anonymous user

In my own home I’ve not left an expansion gap only a few millimetres and used sealant to cover gaps I have found only real wood or bamboo floors are most likely to expand the most . If there’s a gap everywhere else on the perimeter I would be happy with scribing it In close to stairs personally
Answered5 June 2020
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