How To Install Snap Together Plank Flooring

The spacers will allow for natural expansion to occur around the perimeter of the floor after installation.

How to install snap together plank flooring.

Snap and lock wood flooring is designed for easy installation. Most diyers can complete laminate floor installation in one day. At least 48 hours prior to installation place the new vinyl plank flooring in the room for acclimation. Use small sections of planks as spacers to hold the flooring away from the wall about 1 4 inch image 1.

Sometimes referred to as a floating floor it garners this nickname because. Click lock vinyl plank flooring also creates a floating floor but instead of having an adhesive connect the planks like gripstrip does the planks interlock with tongue and groove joints that easily snap together for a reliable fit. This will ensure the joints between planks in a row are staggered from the joints in adjoining rows image 1. It snaps together by lining up the planks at an angle and then flattening out the row being installed image 2.

The laminated flooring in this project has a soundproof backing and textured cherry wood finish. Planks can be cut with a hand saw circular saw or flooring cutter and most laminate flooring comes in planks that simply snap together with a tongue. In fact laminate flooring can be installed in almost every room in your home including kitchens since it doesn t have to be glued down and doesn t involve grout or mortar.