I'm trying to do the first row of laminate flooring which is coming out wonky. I'm cutting it down by 7cm, almost half the width, to account for rad pipes and other fixtures in the room. After putting down the first narrow row, when I try to put a second row plank in place if I push it in at one end, it pops out at the other end and vice versa.
After checking the first row planks against a large steel rule, I can see that they're all bowed which explains that. So, I assumed the first pack has some bad planks.
I checked some new planks are perfectly square. I cut them, immediately check again and now they're bowed too in the same way so not really usable. This is bizarre to me. I can't find any reference to this sort of problem anywhere online.
For clarity, the side that I'm NOT cutting is ending up bowed. The side that I'm cutting is against the wall and it shouldn't really matter what way that's cut, the other side should still be square because it hasn't been touched.
Am I making some rookie mistake here, any suggestions?
After checking the first row planks against a large steel rule, I can see that they're all bowed which explains that. So, I assumed the first pack has some bad planks.
I checked some new planks are perfectly square. I cut them, immediately check again and now they're bowed too in the same way so not really usable. This is bizarre to me. I can't find any reference to this sort of problem anywhere online.
For clarity, the side that I'm NOT cutting is ending up bowed. The side that I'm cutting is against the wall and it shouldn't really matter what way that's cut, the other side should still be square because it hasn't been touched.
Am I making some rookie mistake here, any suggestions?