How To Install Floating Engineered Wood Flooring

It is ideal for installations where adhesives won t work on the existing floor.

How to install floating engineered wood flooring.

You need to leave a 5 16 inch gap between the flooring and the baseboard or wall around the perimeter of the room to allow the floor enough space to expand. On the other hand installing floating engineered hardwood flooring is faster to install and cheaper. Be careful not to spill any of the water as you don t want to add any moisture to the flooring. Or as laminate flooring which has a hard plastic surface that has been convincingly printed to look like natural wood.

When installing a floating engineered hardwood floor it can be tricky to snug up the tongue and groove joints. Engineered flooring goes down over a thin foam sheet which provides cushioning and sound dampening. The planks glue together to create a floor that floats moves freely as a unit. If you already have floor tiles for example or asphalt subfloor.