Install click flooring on wall

[Queen15]

I am going to renovate a very small guest toilet and have an idea of putting laminate flooring on the walls. I've read a bit in existing threads but haven't really found an answer. I read here and there that it is recommended to put up battens to mount the laminates on. Is the idea then to nail into these? And if you shoot nails into the minimal tongue-and-groove of a click-floor, can you really fit the next board? I imagine it stops against the nail. The guest toilet is also so small that it feels wrong to reduce the space even by a few centimeters unnecessarily. Can't the pieces be glued directly onto the existing wall panels?

 

[Avemo]

It will be quite different from how the laminate flooring is intended to function. What kind of glue were you planning to use and how do you plan to apply pressure to the glue while it dries? If you solve that part, it should stay put.

 

[Swebfn]

I had glued.

 

[Queen15]

Construction adhesive usually keeps what is being glued in place even before it has dried.

I know that it is not uncommon to put laminate flooring on walls, so there is obviously a working method. I'm just not entirely clear on it.

 

[HEM2121]

Construction adhesive usually holds what's being glued in place even before it dries.

I know that it's not uncommon to put laminate flooring on walls, so there obviously is a working method. I'm just not entirely clear on it.

The problem is more about getting even and good pressure on the boards when you've glued them.

 

[Düsseldorff]

I am renovating a very small guest toilet and have an idea about putting laminated flooring on the walls. I've read a bit in existing threads but haven't quite found an answer. I read here and there that it's recommended to put up battens to mount the laminates on. Does that mean nailing into these? And if you shoot nails into the minimal tongue in a click floor, can you really fit the next board? I imagine it stops at the nail. The guest toilet is also so small that I'm reluctant to reduce the space even by a few centimeters unnecessarily. Can't the pieces be glued directly onto the existing wall panels?

Yes, you can skew nail with a gun through the tongue. Same principle as when installing beadboard.

 

[Plupp 405730]

Construction adhesive usually holds what you're gluing in place even before it dries.

I know it's not uncommon to put laminate flooring on walls, so apparently there is a working method. I'm just not entirely clear on what it is.

I've screwed parquet onto a customer's wall; if you just use adhesive, don't apply too many rows at once because it creates too much downward weight...

 

[Queen15]

The problem is more about getting even and good pressure on the planks when you glue them.

Yes, I've thought about that risk but will check with a long spirit level to see if it seems straight. However, I've found that a floor is not always completely flat when I've laid click flooring. A crooked wall could of course complicate things.

 

[HEM2121]

Yes, I have considered that risk but I might check with a long spirit level to see if it seems straight. However, a floor is also not always completely flat, as I've experienced when laying click flooring.
A crooked wall could of course complicate things.

It only takes 1 mm to make it uneven, check the description of the click flooring to see what kind of flatness it requires on the floor/wall. Google if there is something else suitable that you can screw or glue to the wall. Personally, I wouldn't install laminate flooring or parquet flooring on the wall.
For example, https://woodonwall.se

 

[Queen15]

I've unscrewed parquet flooring for a customer; if you just glue it, don't glue too many rows at once as it creates too much downward weight…

I'll keep that in mind!

 

[Plupp 405730]

Will think about it!

It's not sensitive if someone mm as some claim..

 

[HEM2121]

It is not sensitive if one mm as some claim..

Depends on how the irregularities are, how and where the irregularities are located 😉😉 That's why you should read the installation instructions.

 

[Plupp 405730]

Depends on how the irregularities are, how and where the irregularities are located 😉😉 That's why you should read the installation instructions.

It's on the wall! Then you can adjust with a line of glue😉

 

[HEM2121]

It's on the wall! Then you can adjust with a string of glue😉

You're right, it isn't noticeable in the same way as on a floor, you can fix the entire wall beforehand so that it's even.

 

[Queen15]

Planning to renovate a very small guest toilet and have an idea to put laminate flooring on the walls. Have read a bit in existing threads but haven't really found an answer. I read here and there that it is recommended to put up battens to mount the laminates on. Is it then meant to nail into these? And if you nail into the minimal tongue-and-groove that is in a click floor, is it really possible to attach the next board? I imagine it stops against the nail. The guest toilet is also so small that it feels unnecessary to reduce the space even by a few centimeters. Isn't it possible to glue the pieces directly onto the existing wall panels?

Thanks for all the engagement from all of you!! It worked great to glue directly to the wall without leveling the wall first. Uneven areas were solved by using extra glue in the spots that otherwise didn't touch the wall, so to speak. Had to "unfold" some panels and add extra glue when we saw a gap. Used many tubes of construction adhesive PL400. But the result turned out great.