How To Lay Timber Laminate Flooring

Laminate flooring is a great alternative to wood.

How to lay timber laminate flooring.

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. This thin dense foam layer helps to absorb sound provides a thermal barrier makes it easier to walk on the laminate and helps the flooring bridge minor gaps and bumps in the underlying floor. Installing laminate flooring is a snap literally. This will allow them to acclimate to the room s temperature and humidity.

Lay out the unopened boxes of laminate planks in the room. It can be installed over any other tightly bonded flooring making it ideal for retrofits. Flooring manufacturers always recommend putting down underlayment before laying the laminate. Besides looking like wood termites are not attracted by them and they are easier to install.

They should acclimate for at least 48 hours. Install the underlayment or vapor barrier. A laminate floor is a floating floor meaning it is not fastened directly to the subfloor.