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A laminate floor install
Laminate flooring underlayment installation, pergo laminate flooring installation, glueless laminate flooring installation
Laminate flooring has really increased in popularity in recent years. This
is especially true as technology has improved the quality of laminate. It
is a very versatile product that can be used throughout the home, even in
the basement! We are going to have a look at a laminate floor install to
learn some tips on how to lay laminate flooring.
While the homeowners had at one point wanted to install hardwood, laminate
had several advantages for them on this project. The first advantage was
price. They were able to have laminate installed for less than a third of
the price of traditional hardwood flooring. Additionally, they would have
needed to put down a plywood subfloor in order to support a hardwood floor
and to give it something strong to nail into. Laminate, on the other hand,
could be installed over their existing linoleum flooring. A half inch thick
laminate, named 'Chalet Oak', was selected. This thickness gave the floor
stability and strength without doing a subfloor.
Advantages of Laminate Flooring:
• Price - It is cheaper than hardwood by half or better.
• Attractive - Some products look very close to real wood
• Variety - It comes in many different colors, grains,
designs or patterns.
• Versatile - It can be installed above ground or below
in the basement.
• More Versatility - Laminate can be installed over wood,
linoleum, tile, vinyl, concrete or practically any hard, smooth surface.
• Environment-friendly*
• Quick - Laminate is designed and engineered for fast
installation.
• Easy - It is easy to install. Some do-it-your-selfers
can even do it.
• Resilient - Good quality laminates are dent, fade and
scratch-resistant .
It is vitally important to get your first row, or starter row, right before
you continue. It needs to be straight or plumb. The wall, however is not
often plumb. Most walls bow in or out, even slightly. Wedges were used along
the wall of the starter strip to keep the panels straight. If you don't
get the first row right it will get harder and harder align the rows and
have tight joints, as the you'll go further off square. The spacers also
created a 3/8" gap around the perimeter to allow for expansion in the
flooring. Some shims provided by the manufacturer allow for a 1/2"
of expansion. Slight expansion in the laminate is caused by moisture or
temperature changes. Laminate, however, is not subject to the same expansion
rate as real wood.
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The product specified by the manufacturer should be used for the layer of
underlayment and all seams should be taped. Underlayment is typically a
foam or rubber product.
The laminate planks should be installed in a staggered pattern. You can
begin the starter row with a full piece. The second row can be roughly
2/3's and the third row a third. You can then start each new row with
the remaining plank from the previous row provided it is at least one
foot in length.
A small scrap of laminate was used as a tapping block to click the panels
together.
A crowbar was only used to lift this tight piece in order to attach the
tapping block.*
A contour gauge, a very useful tool, was used to transfer the exact shape
needed for this cut.
*You should never bang a rubber mallet, hammer or other hard tool directly
on the flooring as this will damage the laminate.
Each board of laminate flooring should be checked over for defects before
it is installed. It is pain to take an installed piece out after just
because you noticed too late that it is damaged.
A tapping block or a scrap piece of laminate can be used to tap a piece
of laminate into place. When the final piece along a wall is being installed,
a last board puller is used to "pull" the new board snuggly
against the previous board.
Supplies and Tools:
• Measuring Tape
• Hammer
• Rubber Mallet
• Utility Knife
• Contour Gauge
• Laminate Puller or Last Board Puller
• Laminate Tapping Block
• Pencil
• Chop Saw
• Laminate Flooring
• Underlayment
If you want to have laminate flooring installed in your home you will
need:
• Acclimatize the laminate in your home before it is installed (for about
2 days).
• Make sure that the floor is smooth and flat.
• An underlayment will be needed under the laminate panels. This provides
soundproofing and serves to cushion the floating floor.
• Different manufacturers will have different installation instructions.
These instructions will need to be read and followed carefully.
Maintenance
To properly care, clean and maintain your laminate flooring you should
follow the warranty information and care instructions provided by the
manufacturer of your flooring. Often though, all that will be needed is
to sweep or vacuum and occasionally to wipe the laminate with a slightly
damp rag or mop. Laminate flooring should not be wet-mopped. *Laminate
is considered environment-friendly because it doesn't use as much wood
as hardwood flooring in its manufacturing and because there is less waste
of the tree and its wood fiber.
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