How To Install Laminate Floor On Wood

The product we are using in this video is lowes quick step.

How to install laminate floor on wood.

Laminate flooring will never pass for real hardwood to the discerning eye but it can be a serviceable flooring for many situations. In this video jon and i install a laminate or floating floor in one of his bedrooms at his house. 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. To save the edges of the flooring boards use a tapping block or rubber mallet to tap adjoining rows together image 1.

Prefinished plank flooring is easier to install than hardwood flooring and offers the same appearance. Installing laminate flooring is a snap literally. 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. The planks consist of medium density fiberboard mdf sandwiched between plastic laminate.

It can be installed over any other tightly bonded flooring making it ideal for retrofits. Consider laminate wood flooring instead. 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. But laminate flooring can be a viable option where your budget is limited or where you want to install the flooring yourself.

A laminate floor is a floating floor meaning it is not fastened directly to the subfloor. Most diyers can complete laminate floor installation in one day. The laminate flooring in this project has a soundproof backing and wood finish.