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Hi,

What's the recommended method of installation when the last piece is
cut at 45 degrees to conform to the wall . Using a tapping block (to
mate the short ends) is kind of tricky because its hard to generate
enough force in the right direction to lock the pieces.

see pic

pre
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i was thinking of shaving a bit off the tongue & groove at point (X)to
make them easy to mate and then running a thin bead of glue to lock
them

any better suggestions

thanks, vin
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start at that end

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Hi,

What's the recommended method of installation when the last piece is
cut at 45 degrees to conform to the wall . Using a tapping block (to
mate the short ends) is kind of tricky because its hard to generate
enough force in the right direction to lock the pieces.

see pic

pre
____________________
____________________|
_________|__________|
_____|_________X_____\
_________|________X___\
_____|_________X_______\

/pre

i was thinking of shaving a bit off the tongue & groove at point (X)to
make them easy to mate and then running a thin bead of glue to lock
them

any better suggestions

thanks, vin



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thought of that too, ..but i fear the tongue wont withstand the
battering (even using a tapping block)
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start at that end

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om...
Hi,

What's the recommended method of installation when the last piece is
cut at 45 degrees to conform to the wall . Using a tapping block (to
mate the short ends) is kind of tricky because its hard to generate
enough force in the right direction to lock the pieces.

see pic

pre
____________________
____________________|
_________|__________|
_____|_________X_____\
_________|________X___\
_____|_________X_______\

/pre

i was thinking of shaving a bit off the tongue & groove at point (X)to
make them easy to mate and then running a thin bead of glue to lock
them

any better suggestions

thanks, vin

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can't you flip them? start the whole floor in the opposite diagonal
corner,?

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thought of that too, ..but i fear the tongue wont withstand the
battering (even using a tapping block)
"ronm" wrote in message
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start at that end

"v.b." wrote in message
om...
Hi,

What's the recommended method of installation when the last piece is
cut at 45 degrees to conform to the wall . Using a tapping block (to
mate the short ends) is kind of tricky because its hard to generate
enough force in the right direction to lock the pieces.

see pic

pre
____________________
____________________|
_________|__________|
_____|_________X_____\
_________|________X___\
_____|_________X_______\

/pre

i was thinking of shaving a bit off the tongue & groove at point (X)to
make them easy to mate and then running a thin bead of glue to lock
them

any better suggestions

thanks, vin



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