Glueless,
Click Hardwood Floors
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Glues
less, click, snap, no glue hardwood floors first
stared appearing on the market in 2001 and 2002. What
makes them stand apart from other glued floating
floors? The reason for their popularity has to do with
the DIY(do it yourself) market. Manufacturers will do
whatever means to increase sales with the huge swing
towards do it yourself the last 20 years.
How Do
They Work?
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Most glue
less floors have a built in locking mechanism milled
into the tongue and groove system itself. Gone are the days of messy glue cleanup,
but are they actually easier to install? If you're
installing a square room the answer is yes.
On the
other hand when the installation runs into several
areas and under door casings it gets a lot trickier
because these types of floors need to be installed on
an angle (shown right). It's the only method of getting
the tongue to lock into the groove properly.
In some
areas a portion of the
grove has to be tapered or cut off so the flooring
will slide together. At this point the locking
mechanism is partially gone and glue is needed to keep
the boards intact.
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