Re: Installing Glueless Laminate Flooring

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: : : My living room looks like this: : : : ______________________________________________________ : : : I : : : I Tiled hallway : : : I _____________ : : : I Living Room I : : : I Dining I : : : I Area I : : : I I : : : I I : : : I_________ ____balcony door__I : : : I Alcove I : : : I I : : : I <window : : : <front door I : : : I I : : : I___window___I : : : I have three questions. The first question is which way should I lay the planks? The second question is I know there is a 1/4" expansion gap required at all walls, but where the tile starts at the hallway the tile is even with the wall. If I only leave 1/4" gap how will be able to use a transition piece? And lastly how will I be able to do the alcove? Is it ok to double cut a plank like this to fit at the corners: : : : __________ : : : I_____ : : : ________________ : : : : : : Thank You for any help! : : : : : Run the planks which ever way you want to. Some say start along the longest wall. : : I'm not understanding your question about the tile transition. : : What's an alcove? We may have different terms to call it. I have never heard of alcove. : : <a href=http://bal.ifloor.com/cgi-bin/bal.pl?program_id=50 Target=_blank><b>Perry Wright : : Certified Floorcovering : : Installer # 8339 : : Austin, Texas</b></a> : Basically what it means is that my living room is not a perfect square like all the installation instructions seem to think every room is. My living room is shaped like a square with an extra little square connected to the top of it. What should I put in between the tile and the laminate? The tile is even with the laminate in height and even with the wall that the laminate is running down. Is the 1/4" expansion gap left at the wall enough room to add a transition piece where the tile is?

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