How To Lay Down Laminate Hardwood Floor

Raise the outside edge of the plank upward approximately 1.

How to lay down laminate hardwood floor.

Align the first board with the layout line with the tongue facing into the room. How to lay out a hardwood floor in an l shaped room. Lay out a box of hardwood boards ahead of the installation to visualize lengths wood grain and colors of the boards. Next rotate down until the joints lock image 1.

If you have l. When laying out the boards keep in mind. Fill any low spots in the underlayment greater than 3 8 inch with floor leveling compound. Used when installing solid hardwood nail down installation is chosen due to how quickly and cost effectively it can be done.

Lay a loose plank of your new flooring upside down against the door casing over a piece of the underlayment and saw off the bottom of the casing. Next cut strips of underlayment to size and lay the strips down across the exposed floor. You will see a gap on the long side joints when the plank is rotated down. You ll also want to tear up any carpet in the room and remove the leftover tack strips.

For the next plank join the short end of the plank first image 2. Doing so enables you to slide the new planks underneath the casing. Lay out the unopened boxes of laminate planks in the room. The planks glue together to create a floor that floats moves freely as a unit.

Keep this angle as you push the plank in until the laminate edges meet. If you are installing the flooring below grade or in a room like a basement with high humidity or moisture lay down a vapor barrier before you install the flooring. They should acclimate for at least 48 hours. Here s how to install flooring using the nail down method.

Floating hardwood floor overview illustration by gregory nemec. This will allow them to acclimate to the room s temperature and humidity. Engineered flooring goes down over a thin foam sheet which provides cushioning and sound dampening.