How To Lay New Floating Laminate Floor

Next cut strips of underlayment to size and lay the strips down across the exposed floor.

How to lay new floating laminate floor.

Installing laminate flooring is a snap literally. When installing a floating laminate floor you don t need to use any adhesive nails or staples. These hills and valleys will eventually lead to unwanted bouncy spots squeaks and groans in the final laminate floor. It can be installed over any other tightly bonded flooring making it ideal for retrofits.

To test for the flatness for laying laminate flooring on an uneven subfloor lay a 10 foot long 2x4 board. Directly onto the subfloor lay down a layer of plastic sheeting to create a moisture barrier. 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. To lay laminate flooring first clear out any furniture in the room you ll be laying the floor in.

This thin dense foam layer helps to absorb sound provides a thermal barrier makes it easier to walk on the laminate and helps the flooring bridge minor gaps and bumps in the underlying floor. A laminate floor is a floating floor meaning it is not fastened directly to the subfloor. This will allow them to acclimate to the room s temperature and humidity. Install the underlayment or vapor barrier.

How to install laminate flooring. Fill any low spots in the underlayment greater than 3 8 inch with floor leveling compound. You ll also want to tear up any carpet in the room and remove the leftover tack strips. Look at the board where it touches the subfloor and see if there are any dips bumps or otherwise uneven areas.

They should acclimate for at least 48 hours. Lay a loose plank of your new flooring upside down against the door casing over a piece of the underlayment and saw off the bottom of the casing. Doing so enables you to slide the new planks underneath the casing. Lay out the unopened boxes of laminate planks in the room.