The maximum floor length you can install without expansion joint mainly depends on two things.
Max room length for laminate floor.
Use a tape measure and have someone help you so you can get an accurate measurement of each wall.
Make sure that both you and your helper are holding the tape measure at the bottom of the wall so that you get a true measurement of the length at floor level.
The shape of the room in which the floor will be installed.
These are set based upon the expansion rates that all floating floors experience with climate changes.
3 thk thickness of laminate planks or tiles in inches and millimeters.
I am installing it in my open concept main living area where there is my kitchen dining room living room family room.
There are walls but there are wide opening between all the rooms.
2 l typical length of laminate flooring in inches and centimeters.
Lengthwise in the room.
If the room is more or less square and if there aren t too many indoor climate changes between weekdays and the weekend or during the day then you can lay a surface of up to 10 metres long and 8.
The shape of the room in which the floor will be laid.
1 w actual width of laminate flooring in inches imperial units with conversion to metric characteristics centimeters.
The climate conditions in that room.
If the room is more or less square and if there aren t too many indoor climate changes between weekdays and the weekend or during the day then you can lay up to 13 running metres without extra expansion.
For example pergo requires a break at a maximum length of 66 feet while ua floors requires one at 40 feet.
There are times when the laminate flooring is best laid along the length of the room despite the effect of lengthening the long narrow space.
If the room is square or rectangular you only need to measure 2 of the walls.
Measure the length of each wall in the room.
4 s coverage area by single laminate wood plank or laminated tile in square feet and square meters.