How To Put Down A Floating Wood Floor

Lay out the unopened boxes of laminate planks in the room.

How to put down a floating wood floor.

Durable and available in engineered and solid options hardwood flooring is available in a variety of colors and install methods. Drill pilot holes and hand nail the boards until there is no longer clearance for the drill and hammer. Step 6 do the same for the next two planks joining the short ends first. First set it lengthwise alongside the last board and snap the pieces together.

Afterwards lay down your flooring and cut the last piece in the row to make it fit minus 5 16 of an inch to account for the spacer. At that point drill pilot holes down into the top of the boards and face nail the boards remembering to set the nails with a nail set. The planks go down fast over virtually any material concrete plywood sheet vinyl even ceramic tile. Take a new piece of laminate and go to the second row.

When learning how to install hardwood flooring it s important to understand that there are four basic types of installation. They should acclimate for at least 48 hours. Instead the planks are either glued or snapped together. The quickest way to get new wood underfoot is to install a floating floor.

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. Unlike traditional solid wood strips a floating floor isn t nailed down. Nail down staple down glue down and floating click. This will allow them to acclimate to the room s temperature and humidity.

Then place a 5 16 inch spacer against the wall that s furthest from the door to give the wood floor enough room to expand without cracking. How to install click lock engineered hardwood flooring easy home renovation project for beginners. Some floors have a click lock system which makes it easier to do by inserting the tongue into the groove along the long side then rotating down until they lock in place.