Section of laminate has lifted off

Hugbubble

Just bought a flat and it seems, that since we last viewed it, someone (helpfully!) had turned the fridge/ freezer off, which has resulted in a leak and a section of the adjacent laminate flooring having lifted off.

Is there any easy way to replace a small section of laminate without having to replace the whole lot? Or alternatively is it possible to stick the offending pieces back down? Any advice appreciated...!

Thanks

ukwoody

Ughh! Once Laminat has swollen there is little intregity left in it and it rarely ever goes down again. It depends on how it was fitted as to how easy it is to replace it. The hardest bit will be finding the EXACT same laminate to replace it with.
There should be a quadrant (beading) around the edge of the skirting (unless new skirting has been put on top of the laminate). You will need to remove the quadrant, then lift up and "unclick" each row of boards until you are able to get to the area you wish to replace. Then pop in the new boards and reconnect the remaining boards again, finishing off with putting the quadrant (or new quadrant) around again afterwards.
Woody