How To Lay Wooden Floor Panels
Older houses with 1 inch planks running.
How to lay wooden floor panels. Install baseboards and molding remove the spacers around the border and install baseboards and quarter round molding covering the plastic moisture barrier on the wall and the gap between the wall and the flooring. If you prefer a layout that requires the boards to run parallel to the joists you need to shore up the subfloor by adding a layer of 3 8 inch plywood. Treated plywood to the concrete with concrete screws spaced every 16 in. Nail threshold or transition strips in place where the edge of the floor is exposed.
Floating involves attaching or clicking the panels which blocks out moisture. Keep the lower edge of the baseboard even with the top of the floor and nail the baseboard into the wall. Butt the sheets together and seal the seams with the tape recommended by the manufacturer. Nail it to the baseboard not to the floor or subfloor.
Avoid installing hardwood in areas with excess moisture and follow manufacturers recommendations for underlayment and relative humidity. Floating is the most common installation method for engineered wood although gluing is also an option. Set the quarter round shoe moulding on a piece of paper to keep it just a hair above the floor. Follow the manufacturer s instructions.
Others advise nailing the first row to the subfloor. Alternatively screw rows of treated 1x4s to the concrete 16 in. Unroll the underlayment and lap it up the baseboards or walls 2 in. How to install laminate flooring.
If nailing the first row down use a pneumatic nailer to secure the piece in place. Lay the 1x4s perpendicular to the direction you intend to install the floor planks. Follow these simple how to install hardwood floor techniques install the underlayment and the first row of flooring.