Can You Put A Kitchen Island On Laminate Flooring
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Can you put a kitchen island on laminate flooring. Double sided tape can be used under the floor to help seams stay put but no adhesive is spread over every square inch of the subfloor. I just recently did a remodel to my kitchen and used armstrong pacific heights wood laminate the kind that locks together. If you install the floating kitchen floor over concrete test for moisture before you begin. I even had aristokraft install the 7 foot island right over it.
This makes a floating floor much easier to install and remove than a nonfloating floor but it also allows the floor to expand move shift and bubble in certain circumstances. For the peninsula i believe cutting out the flooring is your only option. Also there s a maximum span for laminate that s like 30 feet. In terms of appearance lvp is a close contender with laminate and it is 100 percent waterproof.
Seal the edges of a piece of 3 by 3 foot plastic sheeting onto the floor with duct tape. If the island is fixed to the floor you ll need to install the floor around the island and leave an expansion gap covered with quarter round or other trim around the island. I understand that you can t put a floating vinyl floor under kitchen cabinets but what about a floating island in the center of the kitchen. If it s a furniture like island it can rest on the laminate no problem.
What i mean by floating island is that it will be free standing on legs underneath ikea leg stands and not bolted to the floor like a permanent island would be so it could be moved if needed. As long as you address the overriding concern of moisture you can install laminate flooring in the kitchen. It s just like a couch.