If you love laminate flooring installing a laminate flooring underlay and doing it correctly takes top priority. Laminate flooring is undeniably one of the most useful inventions. Made to have the appearance of natural stained wood flooring, the laminate is more affordable, does not need to be na...
How to Lay Laminate Flooring Over an Uneven Floor How to Get Plywood Extra Smooth Using Sandpaper 1. Clean and Secure the Plywood Remove all staples and fasteners left over from carpeting. Add 1 3/4-inch screws to secure the plywood to the joists — especially at the corners of the sheets...
I’m so excited to share a home renovation project with you! Over the last few weeks my husband and I ripped out our carpet in our family room and put in wood laminate flooring. We’re DIY project lovers and this renovation was a fun one! Love the look of hardwood floors but ...
The installation of wood laminate flooring may seem basic or even alien to what we do as architectural designers, but that should not be the case. When we understand the characteristics of the materials we specify and their assembly processes, we can design in a more efficient manner, adjusting...
Use the longest and straightest wall in the room to help you decide the direction in which you'll lay the laminate planks. It's a good idea to avoid laying a narrow strip against the focal-point wall and to make sure that the planks in the last row are at least 2-inches wide. Tak...
As of 2019, the National Wood Flooring Association updated its guidelines for what you need to lay down BETWEEN your subfloor and the hardwood floor. The most important factor is what is BELOW the floor you are installing. If that area is a conditioned space, ie. you are installing in a...
If the laminate flooring you’re removing was attached to a wood subfloor, use an orbital sander to remove any remaining adhesive. Make sure you wear safety glasses and a mask while sanding to avoid irritating your eyes or throat. You should also evaluate the condition of your subfloor durin...
Below you will find some of the most common questions I get asked about Laminate and Vinyl Plank Installations. Do I need to use pad under my Plank? Am I really capable of taking on this Plank Installation. How do I deal with multiple levels of flooring throughout the house? What typ...
Laminate uses an image of wood on its surface whilst veneer uses only a very thin layer of wood over a core of some type of composite wood product, usually fibreboard. Engineered wood flooring is now the most common type of wood flooring used globally and the technology has enabled the ...
When you put down laminate tile flooring, you have to remember that there is a ¼-inch expansion gap, so you have to leave this amount of room around the walls, pipes, cabinets, or other items the flooring will butt up against. So, when you lay down the very first laminate tile pla...