Laminate Flooring - Lifting at edges!

[Alex0r]

Hi all,

Recently laid some (expensive) LOC laminate flooring but its coming up at some of the joins (in the middle of the room! ).

Can anyone suggest anything other than ripping it all up

Cheers.

 

[WoodYouLike]

What is coming up, the boards or the top layer?

 

[big-all]

is there an expansion gap all the way round the room including dooorways and radiator pipes !!!

is there any heavy furniture at one or both sides

 

[will2000]

water

 

[Alex0r]

yeh theres an expansion gap all the way round. no heavy furniture.

there boards are "lifting" or coming apart at the joins in the middle of the room.

Is there a solution at all to it?

 

[will2000]

what is your subfloor? what room is the floor laid in?

 

[Alex0r]

it's a concrete floor with old carpet tiles on top of that, but i laid fibre board on top of that (roughly 12mm thick from memory)

 

[will2000]

it's a concrete floor with old carpet tiles on top of that, but i laid fibre board on top of that (roughly 12mm thick from memory)

you should of lifted the carpet tiles up first. if the laminte is separeting from the mdf on the board its being caused by water

 

[Alex0r]

Oh dear.

Few things - the pack said the laminate was water resistant etc. It's really thick laminate. Unless it's water ingress from underneath

Why is it a bad thing that the carpet tiles were left down ? I thought it would help with insulation etc?

Finally, is there ANY solution other than ripping the entire flooring up? Is there anyway to repair it / or just get 1 board out ?

 

[mattysupra]

post a picure of the fault please.