How To Install Laminate Floor On Wood

It can be installed over any other tightly bonded flooring making it ideal for retrofits.

How to install laminate floor on wood. The laminate flooring in this project has a soundproof backing and wood finish. But laminate flooring can be a viable option where your budget is limited or where you want to install the flooring yourself. A laminate floor is a floating floor meaning it is not fastened directly to the subfloor. The product we are using in this video is lowes quick step.

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. The top laminate looks like random grain wood but its plastic composition makes it scratch and stain. Consider laminate wood flooring instead. Installing laminate flooring is a snap literally.

The planks consist of medium density fiberboard mdf sandwiched between plastic laminate. Slide the first two rows into their final position and repeat steps 5 and 6 above using the same alternating plank technique to complete the process. Most diyers can complete laminate floor installation in one day. Laminate flooring will never pass for real hardwood to the discerning eye but it can be a serviceable flooring for many situations.

When installing a floating laminate floor you don t need to use any adhesive nails or staples. In this video jon and i install a laminate or floating floor in one of his bedrooms at his house. It snaps together by lining up at an angle and then flattening out the row being installed.