How To Put Down Fake Wood Flooring

If you need help picking a color grab a sample piece of a wood flooring you like and take it with you to the paint counter to match colors.

How to put down fake wood flooring.

Maintenance is easy for a pre finished hardwood floor keep grit off of the surface by sweeping regularly and use a flooring cleaning kit alcohol based and spray on and wipe off with a damp cloth. How to install laminate flooring. See my flooring install playlist. How to install vinyl plank flooring as a beginner.

Hardwood floors also help cut down on dust mites. You often can start a new row with the scrap from the plank you cut to end the previous row. Carpet and linoleum to faux wood floor. Both install similarly but not all glue down types are suitable to install over tiles so read the manufacturer s.

I cut another piece of paper that was 4 wide x 3 long as a template for my planks. 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. As you snap on new rows stagger the seams at least 12 inches in adjoining rows much like you d see on a wood plank wall or a brick wall. If you re anything like me you think night and day about putting gorgeous hardwood floors in your house.

Laminate wood flooring comes in glue down and floating snap lock varieties. Most diyers can complete laminate floor installation in one day. I put a mark on both sides at every foot. 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.