How To Lay Wood Laminate Flooring

Save the trimmed sections because you can use these pieces to start other rows.

How to lay wood laminate flooring.

After removing the existing flooring baseboards and quarter moulding check that the subfloor is solid flat and clean. 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. 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. To decide which direction to lay the laminate wood floor planks consider which wall is the longest and straightest.

Next rotate down until the joints lock image 1. Step 1 let the boards acclimate. Moisture can often destroy a perfect laminate floor installation so before you begin it is very. Place unopened packages of laminate flooring in the room or rooms in which they are to be installed.

Avoid a narrow strip against the focal point wall. Figure on a 1 4 inch gap at each wall. Planks in the last row should be at least 2 inches wide. For the next plank join the short end of the plank first image 2.

You will see a gap on the long side joints when the plank is rotated down. This will minimize shrinkage or expansion when they react to room temperature and humidity step 2 check for moisture levels.