What You Need To Install Laminate Flooring

This will determine the amount of flooring you need.

What you need to install laminate flooring. To make the job go smoothly and quickly here s what else you need to know to gear up for installing laminate flooring. In this video jon and i install a laminate or floating floor in one of his bedrooms at his house. Before you begin you need to ensure your sub floor is ready for install. Makes sure the floor is clean and level installing over an non level floor can lead to soft spongy areas and may contribute to seams opening up.

Get the room ready by removing the base shoe and baseboards. If you are not sure how to properly use any of the necessary supplies read the instructions or give your flooring supplier a call. Do this by multiplying the room s length by its width. Underlayment will give you a flat smooth surface to install the laminate flooring on.

In this video i am showing how to install laminate flooring for the first time. This really is an inexpensive part of the project but a necessary one. Remember laminate flooring is a floating floor. Therefore you must install underlayment before you install the actual laminate flooring.

Laminate flooring is ready to install as long as the base floor is clean and smooth. Most importantly you will want to choose your laminate flooring and purchase the underlayment. In our laminate flooring installation guide we give clear information on the tools and techniques you ll need to get the job done. Measure the width of the room by the length to get the square footage of the room then add 10 more to account for any waste or mistakes.

The key to a beautiful long lasting hardwood or laminate floor is a well prepared subfloor. You can also use our flooring calculator to estimate the square footage of laminate needed. The product we are using in this video is lowes quick step. Safety should always be first.

Before you install your plywood subfloor first calculate the room s square footage to find out how much flooring you ll need to buy. After removing the existing flooring baseboards and quarter moulding check that the subfloor is solid flat and clean.