How To Install Wood Laminate Flooring

As you snap on new rows stagger the seams at least 12 inches in adjoining rows much like you d see on a wood plank wall or a brick wall.

How to install wood laminate flooring.

To close the gap on the long side lift the outside edge of the plank about an inch and push in firmly until the edges meet. In this video jon and i install a laminate or floating floor in one of his bedrooms at his house. This will tell you what the width of the final row of planks should be. How to install laminate wood flooring.

Measure the width of the room from the longest wall and divide the distance by the width of the planks. During installation place a full carton of planks or something equally heavy across the end of the row being installed to keep the planks in place. Install additional rows of laminate wood flooring. Then rotate down to lock.

Or maybe you got way too ahead of yourself with the home renovation project bought a bunch of laminate flooring. Install flooring parallel to the longest wall or focal point in the room. You often can start a new row with the scrap from the plank you cut to end the previous row.