How To Install Synthetic Wood Flooring

Lay out the unopened boxes of laminate planks in the room.

How to install synthetic wood flooring. While laminate flooring has come a long way as far as durability and appearance are concerned it s not solid wood and isn t. Composite wood flooring is much easier to install than traditional hardwood flooring. If you are installing the flooring below grade or in a room like a basement with high humidity or moisture lay down a vapor barrier before you install the flooring. Laminate wood flooring consists of several layers of material laminated together to resemble real wood an underlayment a composite wood fiber core a high resolution woodgrain photograph and a clear protective sealer that resists scratches and fading.

In this video i am showing how to install laminate flooring for the first time. And it is often difficult to visually distinguish from other types of wood flooring. Stack flooring log cabin style or just spread it around the room but not directly on concrete. They should acclimate for at least 48 hours.

This will allow them to acclimate to the room s temperature and humidity.