Laminate Flooring Over Brick
And if the floor is below grade moisture migration will be too difficult to control.
Laminate flooring over brick. Then the mouldings will stay put. If the brick is uneven. Aquaseal 24 8mmâ burgess gray brick laminate flooring â lifetime warranty capturing the on trend look of sleek and variable width tile burgess gray brick water resistant laminate from aquaseal offers a worry free way to update any room of your home. As long as the bricks are level the underlayment and laminate flooring should go on just swell.
I don t believe the grooves would be noticed through the flooring. Laminates will go directly over it in the free floating method. For undercutting to work you have to start installing the. A baseboard molding would need to be caulked to the brick and held there with some weights for a few days until it s cured.
The flooring should have a 1 4 gap at least to allow for expansion. Width and length will vary according to manufacturers. The undercut should extend about 1 2 inch into the brick surface and be wide enough to allow the flooring to fit inside without binding. Brick floor pavers are typically to inch thick compared to a standard masonry brick which is 2 inch thick.
First vacuum the floor and then removing old sealer. The best way to do this is to lay the boards in position and then drill holes with a rotary hammer. If you sealed your brick floors reseal them at the interval recommended by the manufacturer anywhere from one to three years on average. It usually makes sense to use brick pavers indoors as being thinner makes for an easier transition to a different type of flooring if required.
Then a baseboard or trim mouldings needs to be installed on the wall in your case brick to just hide that gap.