How To Install Laminate Flooring For Beginners DIY

Jeff Ostroff shows you A-Z all you need to know on how to install laminate flooring as a DIY beginner, just like the pros. You will learn everything in this laminate floor installation video from how to prepare and repair the wood subfloor, to self-leveling the floor before installing the laminate flooring planks. You will also learn about installing acoustical underlayments, laminate flooring plank rookie mistakes, layout errors, and quick tips for baseboards.

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00:00 Introduction to laminate flooring install
00:20 Preparing and repairing the wood subfloor
02:51 Locate dips in sub floor and pour self-leveler
08:08 Measure subfloor moisture it must be 12% or lower
08:18 Adding the sound suppression underlayment
11:04 Choosing the correct blade to cut laminate flooring
11:41 Decide in which direction the laminate floor planks will run
12:09 Cutting the door jambs for laminate planks to slide under
13:26 Deciding the layout and 1st and last row widths
15:33 Laminate Floor installation starts here
17:36 Using Bessey spacers instead of black wedges
18:50 Best tapping block to use
19:39 Strategy on laminate plank layout and staggering rows
21:50 Laminate flooring pattern mistakes to avoid
23:45 More tips for laminate flooring installation
24:38 Tips to find studs for installing new baseboards
25:19 Tips for getting perfect 90-degree baseboard corners
28:01 Caulking the baseboards
28:46 Final laminate floor installation and door transitions

[jeffostroff]

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[seansaca]

Jeff, I think this is the best flooring video I've seen. I think those graphics will be really helpful for people.

[joeludwig]

Best video I have seen for laminate installation! Really appreciate all the context and options

[tedanderson]

Sir you're definitely an engineer you're very thorough.... Totally and completely innovative in what you're doing there... fascinating.... It's very interesting listening to you.... And it appears you invent things as you're working.... Very innovative and several notches above normal craftsmanship... Thanks for making such a instructive and helpful video sir.

[Kumar_]

This is the best instructional video on flooring without a doubt. Well done!

[estephanina]

yes!!! please, more tutorial videos! love these in addition to your inventory/sales videos. We bought a fixer upper home and flooring is next. I have so many projects to go. Your videos are invaluable!

[Queejack]

Best tutorial of the over dozen I have seen

[juanpb]

YouTube should just list this video above all. Great step by step instruction and clear and thank you for taking the time to make this video. legendary video!!!

[RoninBJJ]

the best tutorial for beginners installing laminate floors🙂👍👍

[denisk]

This was the bestLaminate flooring installation instructional video I have seen so far.

[ruslan]

Thanks Jeff, I wish I saw this video 6 months ago before replacing carpet flooring by laminate.
I like idea with corking to reduce sound.

[agdmnm]

hands down best flooring video I ever seen!

[aswB]

50 year carpenter here who learned a lot from this video. DIY videos generally make me crazy, but nothing to criticize here except perhaps you could have glued in the 3/4” +/- piece of baseboard next to the door casing and coped the next piece to it rather than caulking the inside corner. Cope first, check fit, then mark and cut the outside miter. Copes are so easy and satisfying.

[echosgaming]

I just wanted to say man you are awesome! Hands down best video! I have no idea what I'm doing but I'm definitely learning!.

[hardlyb]

Another great video. I especially like your how-to videos, because they're real: you take us through doing an actual job, instead of showing us how to 'do something' in a 20, 000 sq ft workshop with millions of dollars worth of tools. It's also what I like about the Stud Pack channel. But I especially enjoy your channel because you explain things like an engineer.

[thepropertyhunters]

I have searched and I mean really searched for videos and this one really is the most beginner friendly I have seen. Great Job. My search is over!! I am doing a reno n my channel will definitely use this thes tips

[loucatozzi]

What a great DIY style and commentary you have! I put vinyl laminate "boards" down in two rooms in my house last year and I wish I had something like this to guide me. I have a single family one story house with a full slab foundation so a loose subfloor was not an issue but I did have to do some minor leveling. And yes, cutting the flooring did ruin my tablesaw blade. Who knew? Still, going DIY saved me so much money that I don't mind the ocassional costly mistake or extra trip (or three) back to the store for replacements or things I didn't know I needed at first.

[Recklessness]

Great video! The room looks much better, especially with the higher-quality baseboards.

[rauljr]

Great video, very detailed and informative, explaining step by step. Keep them coming!

[scootergirl]

This is one of my favorite channels on youtube. So much great education for free.