How the laminate is laid along or across. Laying laminate flooring: choosing the right laying direction

Modern laminate - not easy to imitate wooden or ceramic floors with a flat surface. On sale are boards with a bumpy surface, like the texture of a sawn wood. There is also an embossing imitating a surface scratched with a metal brush ("brush").

The light focuses on the volume, the play of the resulting pattern, created by seams, bevels of individual floorboards and the texture of the laminate. If the floor becomes an additional decoration of the room, you should carefully consider the direction of installation.

The option is suitable for beginners and economical ones. With any choice of the laying pattern and the size of the row offset (for example, by a third of the board), only a few elements are trimmed. Some of the cut pieces will be used at the end or beginning of the row. Small pieces will also be needed to lay the laminate around the heating pipes.

Important... If the laminate boards are not chamfered, longitudinal installation, taking into account the direction of light along the rows, will create the effect of a solid canvas without joints.

Installing the floorboards in this way is more time consuming: there are more trimming elements. But if laminate boards with a bevel (bevel of the edge) are chosen for the floor, this arrangement will additionally emphasize the beauty of the pattern.

Council. Choose transverse styling if you want to add extra volume to the room. Rows of stripes will visually expand a narrow room

Important nuances of laying laminate along or across the window

Before starting work, determine what will serve as the basis for the new coating. You can leave linoleum, parquet, if:

the surface is solid, even;
no wet areas;
there are no colonies of mold and mildew;
the wooden floor is not damaged by a wood bug (grinder, bark beetle, shashel), rot.

Carpet, any kind of soft flooring is removed. Laminate, laid on such a base, will quickly fail.

Slight unevenness in the floor is eliminated with self-leveling mixtures (for concrete and cement), sealant or grout.

Important. A vapor barrier is first placed on the concrete floor, then a sound-absorbing underlay.

In narrow and long corridors, even if there are windows, the direction of the light is usually not taken into account. It is more important to visually expand the space. In some cases, several colored laminate stains of different colors and widths turn a regular floor into a stylish element of the room.

Suitable for straight corridors:

wide floorboards with a uniform pattern of the same tone (light ones will additionally expand, and dark ones visually narrow the space);
Laminate with imitation of ceramic tiles, stone.

Attention. If individual elements have a "lock", and not an ordinary groove - when laying, transverse to the direction of regular movement of people, fasteners quickly come out, creaks and cracks appear.

Many manufacturers apply a small pattern along the length of the board with a regular larger image (saw cut from wood, stone). When individual rows are combined, the joint is hidden, the seams become invisible. If the durability of the laminate is high (see packaging label), the floorboards can be laid along or across the floor.

Helpful hints: how to lay laminate flooring along or across the room

Traditionally, the boards are laid on the floor in the direction of the light from the window. This decision is followed by:

when a separate element is three-layer (not five) with low wear resistance;
instead of a "lock" a regular groove.

The reason is simple. It is difficult to achieve a beautiful even distance between the joints. And the light falling from the window will highlight the flaws. When the laminate is of high quality, there is no doubt about the skill of the workers, and the designer's idea is to visually expand the room, the boards are laid perpendicularly. However, such laying will be more expensive: more packages of laminate are bought with a margin for cutting.

When choosing a solution for the direction of the laminate board, consider:

If the new flooring is to be installed on wood floors, the correct choice is perpendicular to the planks. This prevents bending of the floor sections.
If there are no windows, and the room is narrow and long (corridor), laminate planks are laid across, achieving a visual expansion of the space.
If the room has two or more windows, consider the overall light intensity.
If the arrangement of the furniture is known, consider the load generated. The legs of the chair or sofa should not press on one floorboard - otherwise, the mount will quickly break due to the load. The degree of withstanding load is indicated by the marking.
If the room is not high, longitudinal installation is preferable.

The psychological perception of the pattern on the floor is also important. It is more comfortable to walk along a long row than to step over the floorboards. In some cases, after the completion of the repair, the laminate is re-laid because of this.

Do you still have doubts? Place some laminate planks on the floor. Turn on and off the chandelier, lamps, pull and pull the curtains. Rotate a piece of laminate flooring to select the optimal pattern on the floor.

Laminate is a modern finishing material that has long gained great popularity. It can be seen in administrative offices, private cottages. The appearance of the laminate is attractive.

But to lay the laminate flooring is required to level the floor. After that, you need to decide how to mount the laminate: along or across the room? Any of these options can be used during installation. To make the right choice, several important factors are taken into account:

lighting;
the size of the room and its geometry;
plate lamella design.

Installation differences

Laying the laminate in relation to the parameters of the room - along or across, requires a competent approach. This is as important as creating a new interior. You can lay the laminate up and down. Each of the methods is applied depending on the existing conditions.

You can also lay the laminate diagonally. But to get such an effect, you will have to spend material and make additional calculations that require high professionalism.

When installing along, the joints are not visible when the light from the window enters the room

In which direction to lay the laminate depends on several nuances that relate to the direction of the panels. Experienced artisans who create laminate flooring can easily determine which way to install the laminate.

Experience suggests which method is more practical. To determine which direction to choose for laying the laminate, take into account the location of the windows.

The general rules for installing laminate flooring prescribe making the flooring parallel to the rays of light. In other words, the installation is perpendicular to the wall where one or more windows are located.

Why so, what are these conclusions based on? When the laminate is laid along or across the room in relation to the window, the edges of the panels do not give a shadow, they become invisible. The laminate laid in this way is considered practical. Seams are invisible and the base looks solid and perfectly smooth.

The arrangement of the windows is not always done on opposite walls. The light falls unevenly. You have to decide how to make the installation correctly.

The direction of the light rays must be taken into account when planning to carry out the floor decoration. The longitudinal edge of the laminate should be oriented in relation to the large window. To make the finish look good, take into account the complexity of the perimeter of the room to be finished.

Whether it is possible to lay laminate flooring with panels across the room is decided individually. Classic rules do not apply in this case.

Sometimes you have to do the installation of laminate in rooms where there are no windows at all. The contractor himself decides in what way it is best to do this. For example, to create the visual effect of expanding a room, you can create a cross pattern.

Preparatory work

Installation of the laminate, regardless of direction, is performed only on a leveled surface. If it is uneven or with small indentations, the connection locks will begin to separate.

The heavy loads that the flooring experiences will cause a gap to appear. Moisture will begin to enter through it, the panels will become unusable. The most practical basis for a laminate floor is:

concrete screed;
wooden floor.

Before laying, a backing is made. It is made from several types of material:

natural cork: expensive, but with excellent properties;
bituminous cloth with cork inclusions: excellent waterproofing agent;
high strength polyurethane foam;
polyethylene, the most affordable material with low cost.

According to manufacturers, if the laminate underlay is made correctly, it will level the base. This statement is somewhat exaggerated. The laid backing layer is made to provide thermal insulation. The underlay only compensates for unevenness. She doesn't align them.

Good to know! Installation of the substrate is carried out only end-to-end. Docking points are fixed with tape. As a result, the underlay does not move during installation.

No less interesting: - work stages, advice and choice of materials

Tool for work

To get the job done, you need a small set of tools:

electric jigsaw;
rubber hammer;
block of wood;
roulette;
pencil.

Choice of direction

Allow the laminate flooring to be installed in the room for 48 hours before starting work. The material will pick up the room humidity and ambient temperature.

Only then is the installation technology selected. The direction can be done in several ways:

diagonal;
perpendicular;
parallel.

The direction of the rays of light is taken as the reference point. The diagonal installation of the laminate is suitable for narrow spaces. It visually expands the room.

The flooring is done in different ways. Someone likes the way of laying along, someone considers the direction from across to be beautiful. Any of these methods has no impact on quality.

Important! When the panels are positioned along the direction of the light rays, the impression of a single piece is created. If the incidence of light is perpendicular, the butt places of the lamellas become noticeable, the coating does not have a solid appearance.

If the window is on a small wall, the panels are laid parallel to the long wall. This technology is used by professionals. They call this technique straight lay.

This method saves material, and the coating becomes attractive and original. This layout gives a simple, inexpensive laminate a nice look.

How is laminate flooring installed?

The way the laminate is installed affects the beauty of the coating and its further operation. The strength of the floor is achieved by laying each subsequent row, performing an offset of the seams.

The option is considered economical when trimming of the board ending the row is installed. Where furniture will stand on the surface, pieces of laminate less than 30 centimeters long are laid. Thus, the minimum material consumption is achieved. This will not affect the quality of the coating and its aesthetics.

Staggered laying of the material gives high strength. In other words, the next row is offset by half the panel. The pattern becomes attractive, especially when the panels are chamfered.

Offsetting the panel a third of its length creates an original finish where the end seams do not match.

Competent installation

Work begins after determining the far angle. The finished coating should be 10 mm behind the wall. This value is controlled with special wedges or laminate trim.

This gap is necessary to expand the panels in the event of a change in humidity. Panels with a cut ridge are placed in the first row. This creates an even edge that points towards the wall. With the help of the lock, the subsequent rows are joined.

The design of the locks has several differences, so the docking is done in two ways: at an angle or in a single plane. To create a tight connection, the panels are knocked out with a rubber hammer. After the first row is fully assembled, the last panels are sawn off to the desired size.

Laying the second row starts from the third part of the lamella. This start will prevent the seams from overlapping. All subsequent rows are collected in the same way. In the last row, the boards are sawn to form a centimeter thermal gap.

It is important that the installation is done in relation to the existing lighting. The long side should be perpendicular to the light beam. Panel joints will become invisible, and the length of the room will be visually expanded.

The room will look larger if laid in a diagonal manner. In small rooms where there is no natural light, the installation of the laminate is done across the room.

If the laminate is laid on a wooden floor, the plates are laid across the floorboards.

For detailed instructions on laying laminate boards, see the video below.

The different direction of laminated panels when covering the floor allows you to achieve different visual effects. You can visually expand a narrow room or divide it into zones. In what way and how is it correct to obtain the desired effect: diagonally, along or across?

How to lay laminate flooring: choosing a laying pattern

An important component of a high-quality finishing of the premises is design. Rather, the creation of a simple drawing, in which it is necessary to indicate the dimensions of the future situation and the direction of laying the laminated flooring. The main factor in choosing is the direction of the daylight source.

The laminate flooring can be installed in different ways:

perpendicular to the source of daylight;
parallel to the light source;
diagonally.

In general, laminate flooring involves a wide variety of installation methods. However, for a beginner, it is better to start mastering these skills in a simple way - direct.

The most common type is perpendicular to the light source due to the fact that a perfectly smooth finish can be obtained. It is possible to lay the laminate in a parallel way in narrow rooms for their visual expansion. Diagonal installation is suitable for non-standard rooms. This can be a way to divide space into zones. But a diagonally laid laminate will look beautiful in spacious rooms that are not cluttered with furniture. It is also characterized by a more labor-intensive installation process and higher material consumption.

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Straight way to lay laminate: lengthwise or across?

Laminate installation along or across is a direct installation method. But how do you choose the best option?

Installing laminate flooring along the line of light is the most common. In this installation, the laminated panels are mounted parallel to the long wall of the room. So, the lighting from the window will make the joints of the panels invisible, since there is no shadow casting. The flooring looks perfectly smooth as one continuous panel. This option is well suited for rooms with a window that runs along a short wall. However, in a corner room with windows on adjacent walls, this effect cannot be achieved.

Mounting lamellas across the line of light or along a short wall of a room is less welcomed by professionals, but this method also has its advantages.

By laying the laminate flooring against long walls, you can visually expand the room.

But such installation in a very narrow room, for example, a corridor, will be more laborious due to the large amount of pruning.

From all of the above, we can conclude:

if there is only one window in the room, then lay the laminate perpendicular to the window to visually hide the joints;
if there are two windows in the room, located on adjacent walls, lay the laminate perpendicular to the window that provides more light.

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The choice of laminate and the layout of its installation

When buying laminate flooring, pay attention to how it is assembled. It is advisable to choose a coating not with an adhesive connection system, but with a lock, since the adhesive installation method is already outdated, and the lock connection will provide an even and smooth coating without cracks during quick installation.

It is necessary to purchase laminated flooring with a margin, having previously calculated the area of \u200b\u200bthe room. The package indicates the quadrature of the laminate in it.

The amount of laminated flooring will depend on which arrangement of the laminate you choose. For the direction along and across, it is necessary to purchase 5-7% more material, for the diagonal - 15%.

It is necessary to make a diagram of the future laying of the laminate, since the lamellas must be displaced during laying. Most laminate manufacturers do not recommend using pieces shorter than 30 cm. The width of the panel can very rarely be a multiple of the size of the room. Therefore, the last row is often made from planks sawn along. According to the technology, it is not recommended to make the last bar already 5 cm. And if according to the scheme it turns out less than 5 cm, then it is necessary to make the first row narrower by sawing off a small part from it.

To obtain a floor covering from lamellas laid in a checkerboard or brick pattern, they will need to be trimmed. You can alternate them both symmetrically and without adhering to any sequence. Symmetrical styling results in a specific pattern. With an asymmetric laying pattern, the lamellas are displaced in an arbitrary order due to the installation of trimming from the previous row to the next. This scheme is the most economical.

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Stages of laying laminate diagonally, along or across

Regardless of which way of laying the laminate you choose - diagonal, along or across, the technology of its installation is the same.

The following tools are required to install the laminate:

measuring instruments - tape measure, ruler;
pencil;
jigsaw;
hand saw;
assembly crowbar;
tamping block;
a hammer;
spacer wedges.

Laying laminated panels consists of the following steps:

Preparation of the base. While the purchased laminate set will adapt to the temperature and humidity conditions of the room, you can start preparing the base. The laminate is laid on a flat surface, which can be obtained using a self-leveling or “dry” screed. If the base is wooden, it needs to be sanded. After leveling, a polyethylene waterproofing film is laid on the concrete base, and after that - a special substrate for the laminated coating. It has a shock absorbing and sound insulating function.
Then proceed with the installation of the first row of laminate flooring. The lamellas are connected according to the “tongue and groove” principle. On the lamellas of the first row, it is necessary to saw off the combs. When installing the lamellas, leave a small gap of 7-10 mm from the wall by inserting wedges. This will allow the laminated coating to shrink and expand freely during changes in temperature and humidity conditions.
Having assembled the first row of laminate, proceed to the second. The second row starts with half of the lamella, and then the whole elements are laid. This will ensure a checkerboard pattern of the lamellas. If a lamella fragment remains from the first row, you can use it as a starting element for the second row, provided that its length is at least 30 cm.
After assembling the second row, it must be inserted with the ridges into the grooves of the first row. In this work, you cannot do without an assistant. Place a tamping block against the end of the second row and tap it lightly with a hammer, moving the block along the row to slam the mechanism.
The third row of laminate starts again with a whole lamella.
When laying the laminate diagonally, it is better to start installation not from the corner of the room, but from the longest diagonal or from the doorway. This way you will be able to mount the slats in two directions and make it easier in the doorway.

By adhering to this scheme, you can quickly, easily and correctly assemble the laminated flooring. The basic rule is not to forget about the gaps between the coating and the walls. In the future, these gaps can be easily hidden by skirting boards, which are attached not to the floor, but to the wall, which makes it possible for the laminate to “walk”.

One of the most convenient floor coverings to install is laminate. Its beauty lies in the fact that you can put it even without experience. It's simple. But even if not everything works out perfectly right away, mistakes are easy to fix. The cover can be disassembled and re-laid. And to avoid this, you need to know how to properly lay the laminate. And the first thing to decide with is the direction of laying - along or across the room.

There is a rule to choose the direction of laying the laminate: they try to lay it so that the flow of light is directed along the board. That is, if there is a window in the room, the plank must be turned with the short side to it so that the light falls along the long side of the window. As in the left diagram. What is this rule based on? With this orientation relative to the window, light glides along the long joint. That is, it gives the impression of a solid coating. Only short joints are visible - at the transverse joints of the strips.

Second point. With this position of the cover, the structure on the board is more clearly visible. But only if the surface is structured - with imitation of wood fibers.

But, if the room is long and narrow, this way of laying will visually add length. This is not at all what is required. In long rooms, the board is turned across. This cross-lay option is the middle one in the picture. The transverse direction of laying the laminate visually makes the room shorter and wider. And about the fact that the joints will be visible, the latest trend is a laminate with bevels. These are specially formed grooves along the edges of the laminated planks. They are needed just to highlight the joints. So the "visibility" of the joints is not for everybody. It is critical for you that they are visible - place them from the window. More concerned with the correct geometry - choose the lateral direction of the laminate when laying in a long room.

Laying options for laminate flooring - along or across the room

There is also an intermediate option - diagonal laying. Can't decide how to lay the laminate flooring correctly - along or across - choose this method. It has the advantage of being easier to hide geometry flaws. Not all rooms have the same width at the beginning and at the end. When laying longitudinally, you have to adjust this by trimming the boards lengthwise. It's not always easy. In the case of diagonal styling, this problem is not. True, the consumption of material for the same area will be greater - due to the greater amount of waste. The difference is 10-15% of the area of \u200b\u200bthe room.

How to properly lay laminate on the balcony and loggia

And in the corridor, and on the balcony, and on the loggia, the choice is still the same - along, across or at an angle. But how to lay the laminate correctly if the light is artificial or comes from all directions - like on a balcony? Yes, as you like. The area of \u200b\u200bthe loggia or balcony is small, so you can throw a few pieces this way and that. And see how this particular coating looks better on your loggia or in the corridor. In a specific color, with a specific texture.

The direction of the laminate when laying on the balcony and loggia can be any

By the way, the same can be done in the room. It is necessary to collect some area "dry". No fit, hold or glue. This will definitely help you understand how to lay the laminate - along or across the room to make it beautiful.

Now let's look at the disadvantages of all options. If you lay the laminate on the balcony along the long side, then if the geometry is violated, it will be difficult to cut the outer boards. If you lay it across, you will have to cut a lot. After all, everything must also be done so that the joints do not coincide. And the good news is that if the same coating was used in the room, you can use the remaining pieces. It's easier to apply them here. Diagonal stacking - trimming each board at an angle. If not annoying - why not. But there is nothing to "expand" visually. A meter and a half width, no matter how you put it, it will not seem wider.

In which direction to lay the laminate in the hallway

In the corridor, the situation is somewhat different. Here you can start from large light sources. If they are on the ceiling, the direction is arbitrary. If the light comes from the walls - you need to look at which direction of the laminate will look better. To do this, turn on the lighting, lay out several boards as you expect. Like? So it is worth laying the laminate in the hallway like this. I do not like? We change the position of the boards until we find an acceptable way of laying.

Even in the corridor, you can navigate by the location of the doors. For example, you want the laminate to go from the living room or dining room to the corridor without a joint. Then the direction of its laying in the corridor comes up automatically. It will be an extension of the coverage from the room.

How to lay the laminate - along or across the room, you decide for yourself. Do as you like best

Another option - you don't like the longitudinal joining of the boards under the doorway. This means that you choose such a method of installation so that the laminate planks go under the door with their butt ends. Straight or at an angle - here, again, your choice.

Where to start styling

Regardless of the type of lock, it is more convenient to work if it is laid with a thorn in the center of the room. Therefore, it is most often recommended to start laying the laminate from the far right corner from the entrance. The first plank fits with a groove to the wall, a spike into the room, and all the others in the same way. But this is correct and convenient to do if you decide to lay the laminate "along the light", that is, from the window, which is located on the opposite side from the entrance.

With the transverse method, they start from the wall farthest from the entrance. When laying at an angle - from the far corner to the right or left. Here, whatever you want. But this is not a rule either. You can start from the entrance, if it's more convenient.

There are some restrictions if you need to lay the laminate in a single canvas on two adjacent rooms or make an exit to the corridor without a joint. Then they start laying focusing on the middle of the doorway. Opening laminate looks better when laid symmetrically. So the "start" strip is located in the center of the aisle. You can beat it off with a paint cord and focus on this line.

If there is no experience, it is better to nail planks along this line, which will act as guides for the first row. Lay the covering to one side - to the right, as is usually done. Then remove the guides and lay to the left. In this direction, the laying will turn out "on the contrary" - it will be necessary to insert the spike into the groove. But you can get used to it. Although this method takes a little more time.

How to choose the direction of laying laminate in an apartment

We know how to lay laminate flooring in every room, but how to choose the direction of laying throughout the apartment? We take a plan of the apartment, a pencil and an eraser. Sketching the selected styling methods around the rooms. After all, they do not have to be the same. The geometry, area, and the coating itself can be different. We look at the big picture, figure out in which direction it is better to lay the laminate in the corridor and hallway.

Layout plan for laminate flooring

If everything suits you, you can start, and then proceed with the installation. If you want something different, you can play with directions. But not always what looks good in the picture looks the same in reality. Often the other way around. The simplest thing is to spy on someone you know with a similar layout. This makes it easier to decide whether you like what you have in mind or not. In principle, the good thing about laminate is that it can be shifted if the result is not to your liking. In this regard, this is the ideal coverage.

Questions may still arise in terms of where to start laying the laminate. Logically - from a room farther from the entrance. The general order is first in the rooms, then in the corridor. If one of the rooms will be laid in a single canvas with a hallway or a corridor, and the rest of the rooms are each on its own, then the coating is first laid in rooms with separate laying, and then in the room where the laminate goes into the corridor.

If a continuous flooring without thresholds is planned throughout the apartment, then laying in the "front zone" begins first. Typically, this is a living room or dining room. The covering is taken out of it into the corridor, laid before entering other rooms. And from this direction are already repelled. In this case - as described above - draw a starting line, nail guides along it and work to the right, then to the left. Or, conversely, if it's more convenient.

If you decide to install the laminate flooring yourself, then quite often the question arises - how to lay the laminate along or across the room. There are several ways to install laminate flooring.

Basic principles for installing laminate floors

The main requirements that must be observed when installing a laminate floor are as follows:

Laminate floors should only be installed on a flat surface. The height difference of the subfloor should not exceed five millimeters, as required by the installation instructions;

Some laminate floor coverings require an additional waterproofing layerconsisting of a waterproof film. In this case, the installation cost naturally increases;
The surface for installing the laminate floor must be clean and dry;
Also, when installing a laminate floor with your own hands, you must not forget about laying special substrate.

Important. Depending on the class of the selected laminate flooring, the substrate for the laminate is selected, as well as the method of installation of the coating. The underlayment for laminate floors should not be thicker than five millimeters. For floors with lamellas from 8 to 12 millimeters thick, the instructions provide for a substrate 4 to 5 millimeters thick.

Lamella joints in laminate floors

Laminate floors have several options for adhesion of lamellas:

Lock- locks;
Click - locks;
Adhesive method for laying laminate.

The direction of laying the laminate in the room should be oriented towards the source of daylight - a window, or towards a constant source of light in rooms without windows (corridors, hallways, storage rooms). This is due to the fact that sunlight or electric light, falling on the floor laid perpendicularly, illuminates the joints of the slats and the floor looks unattractive.

All floor panel connections will be visible. Therefore, the answer to the question - how to correctly lay the laminate along or across, will be only one correct - the panels should be located parallel to the light source in the room.

Click-locks for laminate panels - installation features

The snapping system of laminate lamellas with the help of collapsible locks is characterized by strong connection and resistance to mechanical stress. This connection system is quite easy to install and durable.

This method of bonding the laminate slats guarantees a minimum gap between the slats, but, nevertheless, laying the laminate along or across the room should be oriented parallel to the light source.

Installation sequence

First, the width of the room is measured and the width of the lamella is calculated in the last row, which is laid out along the wall. In which direction should the laminate be laid? We take the width of the room along the wall without windows. The width of the boards of the first and last row of the covering must be the same.

Important. When calculating, take into account the required gap of eight to ten millimeters at each wall. This provides a so-called "floating" floor structure. In rooms with an area of \u200b\u200bmore than twelve square meters, the gap between walls and floor panels is calculated by the formula: one and a half millimeters per one meter of the length of the room.

It is advisable to start the installation of the slats from the far left corner of the room. In which direction should you lay the laminate? Only in the direction of light along the long side of the laminate lamella.
Lamellas are laid out along the room, fastened with the locking method from the end of the panel;
The seams of the next row of lamellas, as required by the instructions, should be offset by thirty to forty centimeters. This is necessary in order to ensure a uniform mechanical load on the floor surface.
Installation is carried out at an inclination of one of the lamellas at 45 degrees. Gradually lowering the laminate board until a characteristic click, meaning that the lamellas are connected.
It is important in which direction to lay the laminate, the light source (window) should be located opposite the end of the floor slats.

Further, the installation of lamellas is carried out in a staggered manner, observing the displacement of the boards in increments of forty centimeters. If necessary, the lamella boards can be cut to the required length or width.

Lock- locks of laminate panels - installation features

The installation sequence of a laminate with a Lock fastening system does not differ from the above click fastening system. Only the panels should be placed parallel to each other during installation, and the adhesion of the lamellas is ensured by special grooves at the ends of the plates.

How to lay laminate flooring along or across a room with a Lock system? You should also focus on the light source and place the laminate panels with the long side in the direction of the sun's rays.

Adhesive way of fixing laminate

Laminate floors with an adhesive installation system are more labor intensive to install. It is better not to do the installation of such floors with your own hands, but to resort to the help of a specialist.

Since laminate floors with this fastening system cannot be disassembled after installation, the installation must be carried out professionally.

Many people ask themselves how to properly lay the laminate along or across the room.

The laminate is always laid with the long side of the lamellas on the light source. But in some cases, when it is necessary to visually expand the room, for example, a corridor without windows, it is better to arrange the lamellas across the room.
To have an idea of \u200b\u200bhow to lay laminate flooring correctly, you can watch video materials on this topic on the Internet. But first of all, the direction of laying the lamellas depends on the individual characteristics of the room. And also on the design and features of the room.
The main thing is that the light source (window, chandelier, lighting) does not cause shadows to be cast between the joints of the laminated panels.

In the question of how best to lay the laminate, one should first of all be guided by the effect expected to be achieved. Laminate laid in the width of the room makes it much more spacious, and in length - increases its length.

Council. Therefore, for example, in wide and low rooms, it is better to place laminate slats along the length of the room, thereby hiding its not aesthetic configuration.

We draw a conclusion - laying the laminate along or across the room depends on the location of the light source so that the joints between the panels are not conspicuous, and the coating looks stylish and effective.