Where To Install Laminate Flooring

Installing laminate flooring is a snap literally.

Where 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. When installing a floating laminate floor you don t need to use any adhesive nails or staples. 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.

Install the underlayment or vapor barrier. It can be installed over any other tightly bonded flooring making it ideal for retrofits. It can be installed over any other tightly bonded flooring making it ideal for retrofits. Flooring manufacturers always recommend putting down underlayment before laying the laminate.

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. A laminate floor is a floating floor meaning it is not fastened directly to the subfloor.