Continue installing the flooring.
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Floating floors are an easy mess free way to install new flooring without necessarily having to remove the existing flooring.
Manufactured and solid wood floors typically have similar finishes that last for 20 years or more and they require similar maintenance.
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Lay out the unopened boxes of laminate planks in the room.
If you were to install the floor by using all the planks from one box before opening the next you run the risk of installing the floor with large mismatched patches of flooring.
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They should acclimate for at least 48 hours.
This will allow them to acclimate to the room s temperature and humidity.
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Secure the final boards.
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Your last one or two rows will be face nailed as your pneumatic stapler will be difficult to operate in a small space.
But now half of the flooring he installs is engineered made of thin sheets of wood glued together like plywood.
When the finish wears out though refinishing options vary.
Fill the holes with matching wood filler to camouflage the marks.
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.
Pre drill the holes and use a nail punch to countersink the nails.