Solid Hardwood, Engineered and Laminate Flooring - Long runs of laminate

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bberkhei
10-07-05, 06:20 PM
I'm installing about 1200sq ft of Shaw laminate and keep running into a strange problem. I've done several lamnate floors before, but have never had a problem where the flooring bows.

The room is square and I started against the longest wall, but when I get about 20 feet in the run and several rows deep, the ends of the floor push in closer to the wall while the middle actually bows out.

I've ripped it out and started from the beginning twice now and can't figure out why this is happening.

Any suggestions? I don't want to force the floor straight for fear of buckling later.

Thanks in advance. :wall: