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Tongue and groove laminate kitchen flooring.
The tongue and groove are important because they keep your flooring locked together.
A damaged tongue and groove on laminate flooring can cause improper installation or instability.
Basic tongue and groove joinery is a straight tongue that horizontally slides into a straight groove.
There are many style options for easy install laminate flooring installing a click lock laminate floor is a relatively easy project especially for the diy er.
Laminate of your choice this is tongue and groove floating laminate flooring.
Just to be safe.
Tongue and groove s cousin lock and fold.
To prevent the boards from moving nails or flooring staples are driven into the tongues.
Molding around the perimeter of the room holds the flooring in place.
This type of laminate floor can be walked on immediately after installation.
The tongue and groove construction allows you to snap the pieces together without nailing or gluing them to the floor.
When you buy laminate expect that ten percent will end up being wasted by cutting and trimming.
Some floors click together easier than others and some floors require slightly different locking techniques.
When installing be patient with the tongue and groove.
So if your room is 100 sq.
Locking laminate flooring features tongue and groove construction which allows the planks to be snapped and locked into place.