How To Install Laminate Wood Flooring Diagonally

When installing flooring diagonally you can t install the first row along a wall.

How to install laminate wood flooring diagonally.

In this video jon and i install a laminate or floating floor in one of his bedrooms at his house. 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. It snaps together by lining up at an angle and then flattening out the row being installed. The laminate flooring in this project has a soundproof backing and wood finish.

The product we are using in this video is lowes quick step. Laminate laid out diagonally looks good in any room regardless of its style if your room is narrow or has a non standard layout installing a floor covering diagonally can solve this problem. The correct choice of the color of the laminate and its correct installation in relation to the incident light from the window can transform any even the most unimpressive room. To save the edges of the flooring boards use a tapping block or rubber mallet to tap adjoining rows together image 1.

On the minus side. Perhaps more than any other type of flooring laminate flooring is susceptible to moisture and isn t appropriate in a room that experiences more than 60 percent humidity according to laminate flooring dealer artisan hardwood. Instead you have to snap a line down the middle of the floor and use it as a guide. Laying hardwood flooring diagonally has design advantages and it improves stability which are both important considerations when choosing a direction for laying the boards.

Blind nailing the first row. Most diyers can complete laminate floor installation in one day.