How To Lay Wood Laminate Flooring

Step 1 let the boards acclimate.

How to lay wood laminate flooring. For the next plank join the short end of the plank first image 2. Place unopened packages of laminate flooring in the room or rooms in which they are to be installed. This should be done at least 48 hours before the laminate boards are placed so they have time to adjust to the temperature and humidity. Next rotate down until the joints lock image 1.

Avoid a narrow strip against the focal point wall. Fix concrete subfloors with a patching compound and for wood subfloors remove protruding nails and replace any damaged boards. To decide which direction to lay the laminate wood floor planks consider which wall is the longest and straightest. After removing the existing flooring baseboards and quarter moulding check that the subfloor is solid flat and clean.

This will minimize shrinkage or expansion when they react to room temperature and humidity step 2 check for moisture levels. Figure on a 1 4 inch gap at each wall. Planks in the last row should be at least 2 inches wide. To cut the flooring lay the board on its face bottom up and cut with a saw equipped with a fine tooth blade for flooring.

Moisture can often destroy a perfect laminate floor installation so before you begin it is very. You will see a gap on the long side joints when the plank is rotated down.