Laminate Floor Plank Alignment
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Staggering of Laminate Floor
Laminate flooring manufacturers require their floors to be staggered anywhere from 8 to 12 inches or more. (See manufacturers installation instructions.)
A floating floor that is not staggered will look odd.
A floating floor not staggered properly will compromise its strength and structural stability.
The planks in the photo above have not been staggered. Not only does this look bad, the floor will not perform properly.
Out of Rack Laminate Floor
Planks must be installed tightly together on both the short and long sides.
When the laminate flooring is not installed tightly together a wedge shaped gap known as “Out of Rack” will occur.
