How To Install Trim On Floating Floor

Place a handsaw or undercut saw on top of the laminate flooring.

How to install trim on floating floor.

Fixed objects include walls pipes trim and transitions. Next sand down any bumps or ridges vacuum away the dirt and debris and roll out the foam underlayment. Place this on the floor next to the casing or jamb then draw a line. Floating floors will expand and contract with changes in the interior home climate.

Much like the tile to laminate strip this one reduces from a higher tile floor covering to a lower vinyl floor. Installation involves anchoring a metal channel to the subfloor using screws an expansion anchors then snapping the top strip into the channel to cover the seam between floors. When installing a floating laminate floor you don t need to use any adhesive nails or staples. Use a flush cut dovetail saw to trim the bottom of the casing at all doorways so that the flooring will slide underneath.

Trim the door casings photo by kolin smith. Install the vertical trim piece by putting it in position with the 90 degree cut end resting on the laminate floor. Nail the trim piece into place starting at approximately four feet from the. With the blade flat make the undercut.

Before installing a floating floor check various spots on the subfloor with a level to ensure that it s even and fill in unlevel sections with patching compound. 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. In this video i am showing how to install laminate flooring for the first time. How to install floating floor 1.

Lay the first plank appropriately spaced from the wall. Installing the flooring too tight to the transition molding floating floors require an expansion gap around all fixed objects. This will mark the height you need to cut so the new flooring will fit under the jamb or casing. Not leaving the proper expansion gap around all fixed objects could lead to.

In almost every case vinyl will be lower than laminate. Install the second plank by holding it at an angle and inserting its tongue edge into the first plank s groove edge. Gauge the height of the cut by laying down a piece of foam underlayment and a piece of flooring upside down so the saw won t scratch the finish.