How To Put Down Wood Laminate Flooring

Then rotate down to lock.

How to put down wood laminate flooring. Insert the tongue of the second row plank into the groove of the first row plank at a slight angle until the laminate edges meet. Consider laminate wood flooring instead. Prefinished plank flooring is easier to install than hardwood flooring and offers the same appearance.

Materials needed baseboard shoe molding finish nails hammer nail set wood putty block sander all purpose caulk trim paint paint brush. But if you can t don t worry it ll be a tight squeeze but you ll still be able to proceed with installing laminate flooring with furniture in the room. This will stagger the seams which results in a more natural look.

Next rotate down until the joints lock image 1. Start the second row where you started off the first. Use the remainder of the laminate flooring planks you cut at the end of row one to start the next row as long as it s.

For the next plank join the short end of the plank first image 2. 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. Hold the long side of the second row plank at an angle.

The planks consist of medium density fiberboard mdf sandwiched between plastic laminate. Love the look of hardwood floors but intimated by the upkeep or cost.