Laying Laminate Flooring

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Laying laminate flooring.

Laying a laminate floor is a quick and easy way to update a room in your home. And walking back and forth to your miter saw isn t very efficient. 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. Cutting laminate with a miter saw is a noisy and dusty affair.

Next cut strips of underlayment to size and lay the strips down across the exposed floor. It snaps together by lining up at an angle and then flattening out the row being installed. A laminate floor is a floating floor meaning it is not fastened directly to the subfloor. Why not cut the planks with a laminate shear quietly and cleanly right where they re going to be installed.

Installing laminate flooring is a snap literally. 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 ll also want to tear up any carpet in the room and remove the leftover tack strips. It can be installed over any other tightly bonded flooring making it ideal for retrofits.

The laminate flooring in this project has a soundproof backing and 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. Laminate shears cost anywhere from 60 to 1 000. To lay laminate flooring first clear out any furniture in the room you ll be laying the floor in.

This easy to follow guide shows you how to prepare before your start laying the laminate how to cut laminate to fit in corners and a simple tip to keep your laminated boards close together. Watch our step by step video showing how to lay laminate flooring with expert advice and top tips to help you complete the job with confidence. Most diyers can complete laminate floor installation in one day. Flooring manufacturers always recommend putting down underlayment before laying the laminate.