I'm fitting some tile effect laminate, and it's being particularly stubborn when hammering the short ends in. I'm sure I read a message on this group about some sort of oil or lubricating fluid that you can get to ease the friction in the long edges, which is presumably what is causing it to be to difficult. Any idea what lubrication would be suitable ? Thanks, Simon.
Never had any trouble with Pergo long strip click laminate - I was however careful to hoover out the joints just before they were closed up - doesn't take much crud to make it difficult.
Not sure what lubricant to use - you want something that's going to evaporate out - otherwise there will be a tendency for the joints to come apart again. Perhaps washing up liquid?
Tim
I would have though a bit of candle way rubbed down the tounge of the board may help- not too much chance of that marking or soaking in.
No, don't use that, as any water spillage will use the same dried lubricant to enter the wood/non wood flooring and you know what happens to MDF when it gets wet.
Baby oil? It works well in several rooms in the house ;-) Having said that, how well would an oil, when laying laminate flooring, be at waterproofing the joint?
Dave
Yeah, you're right. I like the candle wax idea that was mooted earlier.
How about Nikwax (solid, not liquid)? Starts slippery, by dries out and is most certainly a good gap-filling waterproofer as my boots can attest to. Make sure the solvents don't attack the MDF glue in the board first!
Tim
Use wd40. I did when I laid my lamniate & it made the bare MDF edge clip together a lot easier. Should also help seal the bare edge against water contamination (say, if you spill something)
-- Pufter
In my experience, I find that it evaporates quite quickly. Hence the water retention goes with it.
Dave
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