Laminate Wood Floors How To Install

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Laminate wood floors how to install.

Using a table saw rip the boards for the first row to remove the tongue. Using a full width plank as a spacer trace the contour of the wall and cut the plank to size. Work evenly along the length of the plank and lightly tap the joint closed using a pull bar and rubber mallet. It s easy to install with click together joints and it s built to withstand everyday wear.

When installing a floating laminate floor you don t need to use any adhesive nails or staples. Low end laminate installation can cost an easy 550 while high end laminate floors can climb up to 7 000. After removing the existing flooring baseboards and quarter moulding check that the subfloor is solid flat and clean. Unlike traditional hardwood flooring laminate flooring is easier to maintain and much more affordable.

Install first row of flooring use small sections of planks as spacers to hold the flooring away from the wall about 1 4 inch image 1. The spacers will allow for natural expansion to occur around the perimeter of the floor after installation. Laminate flooring is ready to install as long as the base floor is clean and smooth. The more you spend the better quality floors you ll install.

Align the plank you ll connect to the second to last row. Install the long side tongue into the groove with the end joint aligned. The planks consist of medium density fiberboard mdf sandwiched between plastic laminate. The top laminate looks like random grain wood but its plastic composition makes it scratch and stain.

Fix concrete subfloors with a patching compound and for wood subfloors remove protruding nails and replace any damaged boards. Prefinished plank flooring is easier to install than hardwood flooring and offers the same appearance.