How To Fix Broken Laminate Flooring

Carefully pry away baseboards and molding from the wall and pry thresholds up from any doorways with a pry bar.

How to fix broken laminate flooring.

In this video i am will show you how to fix a chip in laminate flooring without cutting or creating any sort of dust. Clean the flooring with the solvent and let it dry. Laminate floor buckling like lifting can be caused by changes in temperature and humidity levels. Then press a shallow layer into the chip.

When a board sustains damage in the middle of a laminate floor you have two options for replacing it. One is to disassemble the floor down to the damaged board replace the board and reassemble. Next squeeze a dollop of laminate repair paste onto a scrap piece of flooring or a mixing board and mix it with a putty knife until it begins to dry. Don t try to fill the entire chip in one application.

Then lift out the damaged board and replace it with a new one. Use a hammer and chisel or putty knife to remove baseboards or molding near the damaged boards. Clean off any excess with solvent. Start at the side closest to the damaged board or boards.

We will be using a wood wax to fill in. The best way to repair a water damaged laminate floor is to replace the damaged section. If spacers were used between the wall and the board closest to it replace them with smaller spacers. Wipe the strip with a paper towel moistened with water or isopropyl alcohol to remove any dirt or oil on the surface.