How To Fitting Laminate Flooring

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How to fitting laminate flooring.

As part of your laminate flooring project you should ensure the subfloor and underlay are suitable to minimise noise. This will create an expansion gap around the wall edge. Watch our step by step video showing how to lay laminate flooring with expert advice and top tips to help you complete the job with confidence. You ll also want to tear up any carpet in the room and remove the leftover tack strips.

Laminate boards are protected with a special resin coating finish but can be scratched by grit. Installation kit e g laminate flooring pull bar hammering block spacers hammer. To lay laminate flooring first clear out any furniture in the room you ll be laying the floor in. Certain ranges are great for bathrooms and kitchens.

To fit your laminate flooring take a full board and start to lay this down from the corner of your room make sure that its tongue edge is against the wall. When measuring the room to determine how much flooring is required you should add 10 of the total amount required to allow for wastage. Laminate flooring is ideal for living areas and hallways. The average cost of underlay is about 5 per m2 depending on the type and thickness of material used.

You ll also need to check the level of the floor to ensure a flat and. Take the fitting wedges and slot these between your skirting edge and your board. Fitting laminate flooring can cause issues with noise for neighbours or rooms below.