How To Lay A Floating Floor Under Appliances

Otherwise you can prevent the flooring from expanding and contracting.

How to lay a floating floor under appliances.

Now i recall readings somewhere you don t lay them under appliances due to weight and restricting its movement. If you are installing the flooring below grade or in a room like a basement with high humidity or moisture lay down a vapor barrier before you install the flooring. I am currently planning on laying floating floors in my kitchen. When installing laminate flooring in kitchens that have a refrigerator many professionals lay the flooring up to the outer edges of the.

I m getting ready to install laminate tile in the kitchen. If due to design circumstances for example an odd appliance height or construction anomaly your total flooring height will need to be elevated and finished higher than normal two inches or more consider installing flooring before putting in the kitchen cabinets and appliances. Lay out the unopened boxes of laminate planks in the room. Install the appliances after you install the floating floor.

They should acclimate for at least 48 hours. In this video i am showing how to install laminate flooring for the first time. How to install laminate flooring under refrigerators. I think you re confusing this with the advice that it is better to not fit fix kitchen cabinets to floating floors but to lay the floating floor up to the cabinets.

Install the cabinets before the floor. I ve read warnings against installing tile under cabinets because it prevents the floating floor from expanding. When to install flooring before cabinets. This will allow them to acclimate to the room s temperature and humidity.

This can cause the floor to warp or to bubble creating an unsightly lump in the floor at best and a trip hazard at worst.