If the laminate creaks, what should I do? Without parsing the design how to solve the problem?

Laminate is considered one of the best materials of all, intended for flooring. It looks very impressive and solid, and also serves a long time. The advantages of laminate include, among other things, the simplicity of laying. Often, the owners of apartments and country houses mount this material even with their own hands.

Usually, after laying, there is no problem with the laminate. However, it sometimes happens that such coverage begins to squeak. What are the reasons for the occurrence of such a problem and how can they be easiest to eliminate? Further in the article, we will also understand why the laminate creaks. What to do (indiscriminately and with the analysis of coverage) in this case, you will learn in all the details from the article.

The main causes of the problem

Laminate - the material, unfortunately, pretty naughty. Covering this variety can lie on the floor, not delivering to its owners any problems, dozens of years. And can show itself a few days after stacking. If when walking on the floor the boards started to make annoying sounds, first of all, of course, it is necessary to find out why the laminate creaks. What to do without analysis or with the analysis of coverage in this case? The answer to this question just depends on what exactly caused such an unpleasant phenomenon.

The laminate floor can creak in the room because of:

• Violation of the laid technology in the preparation of the grounds;
• Too thick or thin substrate;
• No temperature gap between the coating and the walls;
• Poor quality of the material itself;
• Aging of the rough floor.

Violation of substrate preparation technology

It often happens that in the room only in one place the laminate creaks. What to do without analysis or with the analysis of coverage in this case - we'll talk about this a little later. First we will find out what the reasons for this squeak can be. The appearance of annoying sounds only in one place most often means that during the installation of the coating, the substrate preparation technique was not followed.

Before laying the laminate, the rough floor must be leveled. In this case, either a cement slurry or a special mixture is used. Defects in the basement under the laminate can not be left. If you step on the lamella, located above the hole in the rough floor, it will bend a little. As a result, the elements of the lock joint move relative to each other. And, as a consequence, you will hear a squeak. Measures in this case must be taken immediately. Otherwise, after a while, the locking joint will become unusable and a very noticeable crevice will appear in the coating.

As usual, the base is leveled

It would seem that in order to get rid of the squeak that has arisen because of violations of the technology of preparatory work, you just need to remove a few slats, remove the existing defects and install the material in place. But in practice, unfortunately, everything is not so simple. The fact is that the dismantling of parts of the boards is not with the edge of the cover, but directly on its area is impossible. This is due primarily to the design features of the slats themselves. Therefore, when there are annoying sounds, even in only one place, the cover usually has to be dismantled almost completely (from the wall to the most problematic board).

The laminate creaks: what to do and how to solve the problem without parsing the coating

Dismantling of such a floor - the operation is technologically quite difficult and expensive. The fact is that the laminate (and in particular the Lock system) has very weak locks. And therefore, it is impossible to perform dismantling without loss of material practically never.

That's why the owners of apartments and houses often happen and almost panic in the event that the laminate creaks. "What to do without analysis of the coverage?" - this question is beginning to ask almost all owners of real estate. In any case, at specialized forums it can be heard quite often. And the answer to it, of course, exists.

So, how to avoid unnecessary costs, if the laminate creaks? What to do without parsing (unevenness will have to be removed not somewhere, but under the boards) cover? It turns out that you can get rid of the creaking in one place in the laminate floor with just a glue of PVA and a large medical syringe.

In the problem board, a hole is drilled first using a drill. Then glue is pumped into it with a syringe. Once the substrate is impregnated and the PVA starts to protrude out of the hole, the operation stops.

Than to drill a covering

So, in the problem board you need to drill a hole and fill it with glue in the case if the laminate is creaking. What to do without parsing coverage and how to fix the problem of uneven ground in this way, we have found out. Now let's take a closer look at how to follow this procedure according to all the rules. And start with the fact that we will find out what is the technology of drilling holes in the laminate.

Unfortunately, it often happens that during this seemingly very simple operation, a large and ugly cleavage appears on the board, it is difficult to disguise it in the future. Or the board is simply cracking. In order to avoid such trouble, before you start drilling, you should take care of choosing the right tool. That is, the drill needs to be properly equipped. For laminate, as for wood, spiral drills made of hardened steel are best suited. And choose should not be their standard version with a sharpening angle of 118 °, but more sharp. Otherwise, during the operation, the drill will necessarily begin to deflect to the side, and in this case the risk of a chip or crack is significantly increased.

How to close the hole

In the hole drilled from the syringe, the PVA glue is squeezed out in the next step, if the laminate is creaking. What to do and how to fix the indiscriminate coverage of this problem is thus understandable. However, after carrying out such a not too complicated procedure, the owners of the apartment also have another quite natural question: "How to disguise the hole drilled in the floor?" You can do this by using:

• Putty or sealant;
• With a special wax pencil ;
• Epoxy resin;
• Self-adhesive film;
• Mastic.

At the final stage, the laminate should be carefully cleaned with a clean rag excess of masking material and very carefully process the repair area with a small nazhdachkoy. Then part of the board with a closed hole should be polished with a cloth and covered with one layer of a colorless matte varnish.

Squeak due to temperature gap

So, we found out, if only in one place creaks the laminate, what to do indiscriminately. The causes of the appearance of annoying sounds, however, may lie not only in the unevenness of the base. Sometimes creaking does not occur in one place of coverage, but immediately across its entire area. There is such a problem with the owners of apartments and houses, most often due to the fact that when laying the laminate was left too narrow a gap between the extreme boards and walls.

Covering this variety, like wood, with fluctuations in the room humidity or air temperature can expand or contract. Therefore, around the perimeter of the walls when laying the laminate and a small gap is set up. Its width depends on the area of the room. If the gap is too small, the expansion of the coating in its thickness generates a voltage. As a result, the elements of the locks begin to press against each other, which becomes the cause of the creak.

Eliminate the problem in this case is also quite simple. To do this, remove all skirting boards. The actual temperature gap itself can be increased to the required width with the help of a Bulgarian. Of course, this work needs to be done correctly.

How to cut a coating

Next, let's take a closer look at how to proceed, if the laminate is creaking because of the insufficiently wide temperature gap. What to do without parsing (the problem is solved by cutting off the "extra" part of the boards) - in this case it is understandable. But how to reduce the area of coverage by a few centimeters and not spoil the board?

Laminate - a material consisting of several layers. Therefore, a disc with the smallest cutting structure should be put on the Bulgarian. In this case, the line will be very smooth.

Instead of grinders, you can use a jigsaw. For this tool, of course, you also need to pick up a suitable file. Otherwise, the slice will turn out to be sloppy. In this case, you can use as a narrow file for metal with small teeth, and special, designed specifically for working with a laminate.

Elimination of other causes of violin

So, you now know if the laminate is creaking, what to do indiscriminately (the unevenness of the substrate can be removed with PVA glue, and the temperature gap can be expanded with the help of a bulgarian) cover. But, of course, annoying sounds can appear not only because of violations of the technology of preparing the rough floor or laying the boards themselves. The reasons for this phenomenon are often: poor quality laminate, improperly selected substrate or aging of the rough floor.

In all these cases, without the dismantling of the cover, of course, it will not be possible. A poor-quality laminate or an inappropriate substrate will have to be changed. If the reason for the squeak is the aging of the finish floor, it will be necessary to perform an even more complicated operation. In this case it is necessary not only to remove the laminate, but also to dismantle the leveling screed. Squeaks in the rough floor appear mainly due to the departure of the boards from the lag. Therefore, to get rid of annoying sounds, they need to be nailed or tightly screwed with screws.