How to Lay Out Laminate Flooring of different Lengths

Most of the homeowners prefer the laminate flooring to the hardwood flooring because of its price and durability. Laminate floor screeding provides the similar look as hardwood flooring and it is easier to install. Frequently called "floating floors," several laminate floors don't need nailing in the place. The laminate boards safe together by sliding the locking the tab from one row into the groove on the next row. In hardwood flooring, it is very important to stumble the seams between the rows so that no two seams line up. This needs cutting different lengths of the laminate floor screeding in installation.

·         Let the laminate flooring to adjust to the temperature and humidity in the room where you organize to install it.

·         Remove the baseboards in the room and insert the claw side of a hammer a small pry bar between the wall and baseboard at the nail location. Pull down on hammer the pry bar softly to pull away the baseboard from the wall.

·         Detach the old flooring tiles or carpeting and score the grout through a grout scoring tool and remove the grout dust with the help of a wet-dry vacuum. Insert a pry bar under a tile, and hammer the edge of pry bar until the tile lifts up.

·         Scrape up thin set mortar by a putty knife, and vacuum to remove the dust or debris.

·         Examine the sub floor.Apply the leveling compound by a hand trowel.

·         Lay out the six mil plastic sheeting when you are installing on the concrete floor.

·         Apply the foam under layment to the floor.

·         Measure each wall to locate the center point.

·         Repeat this for the other two walls.

·         Cut the first row's board widths to the 1/4 inches.

·         Lay out the boards of first row end to end.

·         Reinstall the baseboards in the suitable positions as marked on the board sand on the wall.