How To Install Laminate Floor On Wood

It can be installed over any other tightly bonded flooring making it ideal for retrofits.

How to install laminate floor on wood.

Planks can be cut with a hand saw circular saw or flooring cutter and most laminate flooring comes in planks that simply snap together with a tongue. 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. The planks consist of medium density fiberboard mdf sandwiched between plastic laminate. In fact laminate flooring can be installed in almost every room in your home including kitchens since it doesn t have to be glued down and doesn t involve grout or mortar.

Consider laminate wood flooring instead. The laminate flooring in this project has a soundproof backing and wood finish. When installing a floating laminate floor you don t need to use any adhesive nails or staples. A laminate floor is a floating floor meaning it is not fastened directly to the subfloor.

To save the edges of the flooring boards use a tapping block or rubber mallet to tap adjoining rows together image 1. It snaps together by lining up at an angle and then flattening out the row being installed. The top laminate looks like random grain wood but its plastic composition makes it scratch and stain. The product we are using in this video is lowes quick step.

Laminate flooring will never pass for real hardwood to the discerning eye but it can be a serviceable flooring for many situations. Most diyers can complete laminate floor installation in one day. In this video jon and i install a laminate or floating floor in one of his bedrooms at his house.