Laminate flooring and bathtub

d0nkeyk0ng · 25 July 2017 at 7:52PM

Previous owners have put laminate wood flooring in the bathroom. By the looks of things, they put the bathtub in first and then lay the flooring. The flooring goes up to the tub but the last piece goes under the bathpanel.

Over time the last piece has become loose and slides out. I can slide it back into place. How do I make it more permanent?

Aylesbury_Duck · 25 July 2017 at 8:06PM

Can you engage the tongue and groove of it, or has it been just placed into the gap? If the latter, I'd consider a fixing like double sided tape or Velcro. That way, if you need to get access to lift the floor, you have an easy place to start.

d0nkeyk0ng · 25 July 2017 at 8:25PM

It's a bit loose. I'll try sticky back plastic. I was originally thinking of driving some screws into the floorboard behind the laminate piece to stop it moving around. Thanks for the help.

TheCyclingProgrammer · 25 July 2017 at 8:29PM

A few offcuts of wood on top of the laminate, overhanging the edges and then screwed into the floorboards (not through the laminate), just enough pressure to clamp the boards in place but easy to remove.