A laminate floor is a floating floor meaning it is not fastened directly to the subfloor.
How to lay laminate wooden flooring.
To lay laminate flooring first clear out any furniture in the room you ll be laying the floor in.
Next cut strips of underlayment to size and lay the strips down across the exposed floor.
It can be installed over any other tightly bonded flooring making it ideal for retrofits.
You ll also want to tear up any carpet in the room and remove the leftover tack strips.
Installing laminate flooring is a snap literally.
The planks consist of medium density fiberboard mdf sandwiched between plastic laminate.
Prefinished plank flooring is easier to install than hardwood flooring and offers the same appearance.
They should acclimate for at least 48 hours.
Lowe s has many styles of laminate floors to fit any home including pergo timbercraft plus wetprotect which is waterproof and protects against spills and pet accidents it s nearly indistinguishable from real wood more durable and a fraction of the cost.
Lay out the unopened boxes of laminate planks in the room.
Consider laminate wood flooring instead.