Laying Laminate Flooring Backwards

Install the underlayment or vapor barrier.

Laying laminate flooring backwards.

Insert the tongue of the second row plank into the groove of the first row plank at a slight angle until the laminate edges meet. Both floors should be laid until they are almost touching. Step 2 changing direction you should now be nearing the point where the floorboards will meet up. Start the second row where you started off the first.

If it s not start the row with a plank cut to a length greater than 1 foot. Notch and cut the first piece to fit and then slide it. This means that you will install the female end into the male end instead of the. Slide both pieces over.

Use a sharp miter saw to cross cut the boards shorter and a table saw to make them narrower. Next rotate down until the joints lock image 1. Use the remainder of the laminate flooring planks you cut at the end of row one to start the next row as long as it s longer than 1 foot. It may be easier and provide better results if you cut the boards upside down.

In this video i share how to install your laminate or vinyl plank backwards. For the next plank join the short end of the plank first image 2. 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. You will see a gap on the long side joints when the plank is rotated down.

Bang the laminate floor boards together using a hammer and get them tight enough so that you will be able to join the two floor board directions together without having to re do the floors.