[WMorg555]

I am wondering if anyone can give me a suggestion on how I can correct a mistake in laying a laminate loor. I started laying the floor and halfway through I realized my walls are not perfectly square. My kitchen is 13.5 feet long and 83" on one end and 88" on the other end. The half that I finished I already replaced the cabinets and the stove so I could use my kitchen. Any suggestions on how I could finish the other half and get the flooring close enough to the wall for a finished look? Thanks for any help.
WMORG555

[kbuchholtz]

Not a home improvement professional here, but can you rip cut the floor boards to follow the slope of the walls? If you've already started, and have cabinets in place, it doesn't sound like you can start over. If you continue laying the boards you might then cut those closest to the walls length-wise to meet up with the walls.

I'm sure some of the pros on this board will have better advice, but that's just my 2-cents.

Good luck!

[glavine]

Take a photo of the job, this would help a lot. I just need a better visual. Thanks

[hkstroud]

Kbuchholtz is correct. You can taper that last board. Remove the base board or shoe mold and taper to fit. Let last board run under molding to hide cut edge. Don't get it too tight, leave 1/4" gap. To mark cut line, lay a board on top of the last full board you put down. Lay another board on top of that one and push to 1/4" of the wall. Make sure first board is exactly alined with the installed board. Draw line using the board against the wall as a guide. That will give you an exact fit 1/4" from wall. Don't worry about look. No more taper than you have will look just fine. No one but you will ever notice.