Time To Lay Laminate Floor

Laminate flooring is a great choice for homeowners who want the look of real hardwood at more affordable costs.

Time to lay laminate floor.

You ll also want to tear up any carpet in the room and remove the leftover tack strips. The first thing to know when learning how to lay laminate flooring is that all laminate flooring will expand and contract due to temperature and humidity fluctuations. Store your laminate floor closed in the packaging and flat on the ground in the room of installation. Only when the correct site conditions are met can you acclimatise laminate flooring.

Laminate is a good choice for flooring in place of hardwood or the slightly more expensive options such as luxury vinyl planks. To lay laminate flooring first clear out any furniture in the room you ll be laying the floor in. To allow for this expansion place 3 8 inch spacers along the wall to leave a consistent gap around the edges of the floor. In this video jon and i install a laminate or floating floor in one of his bedrooms at his house.

The product we are using in this video is lowes quick step. It is relatively simple to install and can look glamorous for a long time if taken care of properly. How to acclimatise a laminate floor. Most manufacturers will insist on 48hrs acclimatisation but read the instructions to ensure you have the correct time period.

Next cut strips of underlayment to size and lay the strips down across the exposed floor. You can install laminate over tile. The time it takes to install a laminate floor depends on the size of the job but you can make a reasonable estimate for a 10 by 20 foot room and extrapolate for a larger job. That makes it possible to install laminate over hardwood linoleum and vinyl and yes.

Slide the first two rows into their final position and repeat steps 5 and 6 above using the same alternating plank technique to complete the process. Like traditional wood laminate flooring is available in a variety of colors to complement virtually all design styles.