How To Install Laminate Floor Around Cable Wires

Most of the hard work is done.

How to install laminate floor around cable wires. How to install vinyl plank flooring as a beginner. In this video jon and i install a laminate or floating floor in one of his bedrooms at his house. Before installing the laminate flooring take a look around see if you need to reroute or hide any exposed wires or telephone cords cables. Because it is not attached to the subfloor you can run speaker wires or telephone cables under a laminate floor by cutting a notch in the subfloor with a circular saw.

The product we are using in this video is lowes quick step. How to install electrical wire under flooring. Most diyers can complete laminate floor installation in one day. If the subfloor is concrete pass wires behind the baseboard on the perimeter of the floor.

You don t have to string a telephone cord all the. The resultant floor floats over the subfloor and is held in place by the baseboards. Installing a wall switch or bringing old wiring up to code by adding outlets as part of a remodeling project is a little more challenging than. Pull the e thernet cable to its destination and you re set.

Planks can be cut with a hand saw circular saw or flooring cutter and most laminate flooring comes in planks that simply snap together with a tongue. If you have another floor to go you can follow the same steps in the same order.