Step 12

Cut holes on floors panels around obstacles like pipe, pillar and post. Remember to leave enough expansion gaps around all these obstacles. Sometimes, door frames, kick bases and counter bases needed to be undercut to hide the panel’s edge. Always allow proper expansion gaps behind the undercut. When you facing difficulties at areas where lifting panels up and down are impossible to connect new panels to the panels previously laid (e.g. beneath a door frame), use a chisel to lower the elevated portion of the groove. Be careful not to trim too much or else it will weaken the joint. Applied sufficient glue onto the modified groove, until you see squeezed out between joint when you slide the panels together. Wipe off the glue residue with a damp cloth and use strong adhesion tape to hold the joint tightly for minimum 12 hours.