Laminate & Vinyl Floor Repair
Scratches, chips, or separated planks? We connect you with pros who can repair or replace damaged laminate and vinyl planks quickly and seamlessly.
Restoring Your Floor's Appearance
While laminate and vinyl are highly durable, they are not immune to damage from deep scratches, chips, or heavy impact. Because these floors cannot be sanded (like hardwood), damaged planks must be individually replaced. LocalXR connects you with experienced flooring specialists who can carefully remove and replace damaged sections, ensuring the new plank locks perfectly into the existing floor for a seamless, restored appearance.
When You Need a Flooring Professional
Professional laminate and vinyl installation ensures a beautiful, durable, and long-lasting result. Here's when you should call a flooring expert.
Our Repair and Replacement Services
Plank/Tile Replacement
Carefully removing a damaged click-lock plank or glue-down tile and installing a replacement.
Gapping/Separation Repair
Re-securing floor planks that have separated or gapped due to poor installation or temperature shifts.
Surface Scratch Repair
Using specialized techniques and fillers to minimize the appearance of minor surface scratches.
Transition Strip Replacement
Fixing damaged or broken transition strips at doorways and room entryways.
Why You Need a Pro for Repair
Replacing a plank in the middle of a floating floor is more complex than it appears and can easily damage surrounding planks if done incorrectly.
- Prevents Adjacent Damage: Professionals have the necessary tools to cut or deconstruct the floating floor to reach and replace the damaged plank without breaking neighboring pieces.
- Seamless Reassembly: An expert ensures the repair is fully locked back into the floating system, preventing future gapping or shifting.
- Warranty Maintenance: Improper DIY repair could void your floor's limited warranty.
Repair FAQs
Can deep scratches be repaired without replacing the plank?
For small, shallow scratches, professionals can use color-matched acrylic filler kits. However, deep gouges that penetrate the wear layer usually require the entire plank to be replaced for a seamless result.
Why is my floating floor separating (gapping)?
Gapping is typically caused by insufficient expansion gaps around the room's perimeter, temperature changes, or inadequate subfloor preparation during the original installation.
Do I need to save extra planks from the original installation?
Yes, absolutely. Since manufacturers constantly change product lines, having several spare planks on hand is the only way to guarantee a perfect match if a plank needs replacement in the future.