2023 Easy Way To Fix Floating Floor Gaps under $60

 

In one way or the other, most of us have faced the problem of having gaps develop between planks on our floors. Thus if you have laminate or engineering floor, you will be familiar with this problem.

 

 image from floorgapfixer.com

It is a problem I face most often, and I will show you an easy step-by-step way you can fix this yourself for under $100!

We face this problem mainly because laminate or engineered wood flooring has been designed to expand and contract during seasonal changes in weather conditions.
The floors, according to the designs, have not been nailed to the subframe so this expansion and contraction is common.

 

I recently just found out that many face this problem too. Hence, this article to help solve this problem.

It was terrible when I first discovered this problem; I had gaps like an inch long on my floor. I contacted a carpenter to come to fix it, and that cost me a lot.
So when this started happening again, I took to the internet to find out how I could solve the problem.

Luckily, I found a product online made purposely for this problem.
The Floor gap fixer is the name and solution to my floor trouble. I came across this product on amazon.
It consists of an aluminum alloy body, a 16oz rubber mallet, and a two-way sticky tape.

                                         image from floorgapfixer.com

  How to fix it.

To fix the flooring gap, first, clean the surfaces of the floor. Then remove the protective plastic backing on the aluminum alloy body.

The plan is to place the aluminum alloy body on the end of the floor where the gap is and wank it with the rubber mallet until it pulls the wooden plank to close the gap.

Do this until the gap ends up in the baseboard closer.

Conclusion

I found this to be cost-effective to call a carpenter to come to fix the problem.

video from floor gap fixer

If you already have a rubber mallet, there is another option.
Get a 4 by 4 wood and sandpaper on one side.
Fix a two-way sticker on the sandpaper side and follow the same procedures discussed.

This could be a small DIY project for you and the family.
I hope the step-by-step approach will be of much help to you.
 

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