How To Lay Used Laminate Flooring

Directly onto the subfloor lay down a layer of plastic sheeting to create a moisture barrier.

How to lay used laminate flooring.

Some underlayments come with an attached vapor barrier eliminating the need to lay down two separate products. Next cut strips of underlayment to size and lay the strips down across the exposed floor. In this video i am showing how to install laminate flooring for the first time. How to install laminate flooring.

Lay moisture barrier thoroughly clean the subfloor so that there is no debris on the floor and that it is flat and smooth. It can be installed over any other tightly bonded flooring making it ideal for retrofits. Install the underlayment or vapor barrier. For uneven floors a foam underlayment can be used as the base for your laminate planks.

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. 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. A laminate floor is a floating floor meaning it is not fastened directly to the subfloor. Flooring manufacturers always recommend putting down underlayment before laying the laminate.

To lay laminate flooring first clear out any furniture in the room you ll be laying the floor in. You ll also want to tear up any carpet in the room and remove the leftover tack strips. If you determine you need to level the floor you can sand the floor and apply a patching compound.