How To Install Laminate Wood Flooring Diagonally

Perhaps more than any other type of flooring laminate flooring is susceptible to moisture and isn t appropriate in a room that experiences more than 60 percent humidity according to laminate flooring dealer artisan hardwood.

How to install laminate wood flooring diagonally.

Most diyers can complete laminate floor installation in one day. The product we are using in this video is lowes quick step. Blind nailing the first row. In this video i am showing how to install laminate flooring for the first time.

Instead you have to snap a line down the middle of the floor and use it as a guide. The moisture makes the planks swell and push against each other and the result is raised edges that can t be repaired. Laying hardwood flooring diagonally has design advantages and it improves stability which are both important considerations when choosing a direction for laying the boards. 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. It snaps together by lining up at an angle and then flattening out the row being installed. The laminate flooring in this project has a soundproof backing and wood finish. To save the edges of the flooring boards use a tapping block or rubber mallet to tap adjoining rows together image 1.

On the minus side. Laminate laid out diagonally looks good in any room regardless of its style if your room is narrow or has a non standard layout installing a floor covering diagonally can solve this problem.