Next cut strips of underlayment to size and lay the strips down across the exposed floor.
How to lay laminate wooden flooring.
The top laminate looks like random grain wood but its plastic composition makes it scratch and stain.
The planks consist of medium density fiberboard mdf sandwiched between plastic laminate.
It can be installed over any other tightly bonded flooring making it ideal for retrofits.
Installing laminate flooring is a snap literally.
You ll also want to tear up any carpet in the room and remove the leftover tack strips.
A laminate floor is a floating floor meaning it is not fastened directly to the subfloor.
Lay out the unopened boxes of laminate planks in the room.
This will allow them to acclimate to the room s temperature and humidity.
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.
They should acclimate for at least 48 hours.
Prefinished plank flooring is easier to install than hardwood flooring and offers the same appearance.