How To Install Trim On Floating Floor

In almost every case vinyl will be lower than laminate.

How to install trim on floating floor.

When installing a floating laminate floor you don t need to use any adhesive nails or staples. Trim the door casings photo by kolin smith. Lay the first plank appropriately spaced from the wall. Next sand down any bumps or ridges vacuum away the dirt and debris and roll out the foam underlayment.

Before installing a floating floor check various spots on the subfloor with a level to ensure that it s even and fill in unlevel sections with patching compound. Much like the tile to laminate strip this one reduces from a higher tile floor covering to a lower vinyl floor. Place a handsaw or undercut saw on top of the laminate flooring. Laminate flooring is one of the least expensive floor coverings available.

With the blade flat make the undercut. How to install floating floor 1. Often referred to as a floating floor because it does not attach to the sub floor the material is a snap to install. In this video i am showing how to install laminate flooring for the first time.

Place this on the floor next to the casing or jamb then draw a line. Fixed objects include walls pipes trim and transitions. Install the second plank by holding it at an angle and inserting its tongue edge into the first plank s groove edge. Installing the flooring too tight to the transition molding floating floors require an expansion gap around all fixed objects.

Slide the first two rows into their final position and repeat steps 5 and 6 above using the same alternating plank technique to complete the process. Gauge the height of the cut by laying down a piece of foam underlayment and a piece of flooring upside down so the saw won t scratch the finish. This will mark the height you need to cut so the new flooring will fit under the jamb or casing. Install the vertical trim piece by putting it in position with the 90 degree cut end resting on the laminate floor.

Nail the trim piece into place starting at approximately four feet from the. Installation involves anchoring a metal channel to the subfloor using screws an expansion anchors then snapping the top strip into the channel to cover the seam between floors. Use a flush cut dovetail saw to trim the bottom of the casing at all doorways so that the flooring will slide underneath.