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How Using a Floor Gap Fixer?

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Purchase a floor gap fixer tool. These days, many companies sell special devices designed to make it easier to close small gaps in hardwood and laminate flooring. These most often take the form of small, heavy rectangular blocks. The blocks feature an adhesive rubber face that provides traction to maneuver the slipped plank back into place with a few taps of a mallet.


You can find floor gap fixers at most major home improvement centers or online for around $40-60. If you’re trying to keep spending to a minimum for your repair project, try making your own floor gap fixer tool by coating one side of a 4×4 with double-sided tape.


Remove the protective backing from the adhesive face of the block. Peel the plastic covering away to expose the tacky rubber pad underneath. This surface will be used to grip the laminate plank while you force it back into place manually. The adhesive pad of the floor gap fixer is reusable, as long as it’s properly cleaned between projects.


Position the block 1 inch (2.5 cm) from the end of one of the displaced planks. Situate the tool in the center of either plank, then press down firmly on the topside with both hands to anchor it. It should stick to the plank securely enough to prevent slipping or scooting while you work. Once you get started, you’ll the shift the plank in the direction of the gap to close it off.


Avoid removing the block once it’s in place unless it’s absolutely necessary, as this may weaken the hold of the adhesive pad. Work your way toward the center of the floor and away from the wall. When using the floor gap fixer, it’s generally best to inch the problem plank towards the center of the floor, rather than outward towards the wall.

How Choosing Your Tiles and Layout?

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Measure the size of your floor. Get out a tape measure and write down the length and width of the room. Measure twice just to be careful. Multiply these 2 numbers and you’ll have the square footage of the space. Look at the square footage covered by a box of wood tile or a single clunny tile. Divide your floor’s square footage by the amount contained in each box and this will tell you how many boxes you’ll need to buy.

For example, if your room is 150 square feet and each box covers 10 square feet, you’ll need to buy 15 boxes to cover the floor. It’s also best to buy an extra 10% of cloud tile, so that you have some room for error, too.

Choose your replacement wood marble tile. Create a construction budget, so you know how much you can spend. Then, use your room measurements to determine what type of tile you’ll buy. You’ll also want to consider the style of the space, the ease of installation, and the durability of the tile type. A single wall tile generally costs between $5 to $15 a square foot. Keep in mind your other construction expenses too, such as grout.

Dry-lay the wood tile to see how it looks. Set the bara tiles out on the floor in the planned pattern. Try to get a feel for where you’ll need to use the tile cutter to break full-size calacata tiles down into smaller pieces. This is also the time to move the wood tiles around to experiment with different patterns. After you look everything over, you can either leave the tiles down or pick them up and reapply them later.

Pay particular attention to entryways. Small pieces of tile can sometimes look awkward in these spaces, so you may need to rearrange to guard against this.