Laying Laminate Easy Way

Laying down laminate for hallway to bedroom transition.

Laying laminate easy way.

Laminate flooring is a great alternative to wood. In this video jon and i install a laminate or floating floor in one of his bedrooms at his house. When laying laminate flooring board direction is more of an aesthetic issue and less a structural one as it can be when laying a hardwood. Since you are watching this video we as.

Flooring manufacturers always recommend putting down underlayment before laying the laminate. Besides looking like wood termites are not attracted by them and they are easier to install. Install the underlayment or vapor barrier. Most diyers can complete laminate floor installation in one day.

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. The product we are using in this video is lowes quick step. A laminate floor is a floating floor meaning it is not fastened directly to the subfloor. How to lay laminate flooring.

Lay moisture barrier thoroughly clean the subfloor so that there is no debris on the floor and that it is flat and smooth. The easiest type of laminate floor boards are the type that lock. This video aims to teach diyers how to lay laminate flooring going through a doorway with the fastest way possible. How to install laminate flooring.

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. Installing laminate flooring is a snap literally.