Tips on laying laminate flooring 🔨✅ #howto #diy

For anyone that asks, when laying down flooring, the direction is always the towards the longest throw of the installation (usually being the hallway or entrance of a home). This room is in the end of the hallway so I am planning ahead for when I do the hallway, but yes, in a normal job the floors would have went towards the window.

When walking you want to see leading lines, not lines that are horizontal (just talking about laminate flooring).

[kevinjohns]

Somebody understands how to do how to video right 👍🏽

[ryans]

Hardest part is lining up that first row once you do that it all goes together quick. The door ways and closets can be difficult to cut around. A jig saw works nice for this.

[codybrackett]

Imo you should pop off floor trim. Put floor under it. Replace trim. Hides that expansion gap

[jihnghoode]

It is the worst when you are laying floors and there is a nail head keeping you from laying it completely flat lol, wish i would have seen this before

[DWNSHFTco]

Hey Juan I’m installing my LVP footing on my concrete slab with moisture barrier

When I walk on it it makes noise and has low and high spots

Do you recommend adding underlayment to help reduce the spots? The LVP has thin pad already

[heresalemonsukonit]

Can i fill in the 1/4 inch gap with flexible chalking?

[clementquirder]

How do you get rid of the gap after installation? Without bleading especially door frame?

[demonslayer]

How much is that whole laminated room?

[joez.]

I like pro tip #5 lay padding, NOT below but above laminate 😂🤣😂

[forhadahmed]

Why do you fit the first board away from the wall?

[Desiccant]

Okay, how do you make them stay, they keep popping up once I'm three rows in

[Devin-qs]

Pro tip number one underlayment pro tip number two remove base board pro tip number three 3/8 expansion all the way around.

[christiblackley]

How do i cut an expansion gap after laminate plank was installed too tight next to wall?

[armandoangulo]

Is the molding supposed to cover the 1/4 inch gap???

[gefbfhq]

Why would you ever run parallel to the shortest wall? Almost always running along the longer side of the room looks way better and makes smaller rooms feel more spacious

[jesuslopez]

Pro tip, take off base, use spacers and use underlayment if its not already attached to the laminate.

[boundbywildthings]

Why do you need the 1/4 gap? I'm installing laminated floors in my Rv and installing it over cure laminate floor....??? First timer wobble boxrenovation

[dabloesco]

Could I get by without having to use self leveling concrete and put the floors down also I asked because I know it’s cutting a corner and not they’re complete way, but the whole house is going to be getting torn down within a few years. I bought the floors a while ago 3/4 of the house is done where carpet was basically and now I chipped up the tile section and and that’s where I’m at now. I’ve sealed the concrete and I have the regular underlayment water barrier padding and then I bought this expensive stuff and haven’t found any videos of it being used. I did use a grinder and smooth the floor where high as much as possible so it’s just for the spots that are a little low. Nothing is a hole or even a quarter inch probably the lowest the rough concrete would be.

[bravingbrivatebrian]

Dont leave a quarter inch gap from the trim now youre like over a half in from the wall. It would look better if you dont see the expansion gap.

[huntercrumbley]

Yeah that’s all nice and all, but you still need to lay a moisture barrier between the laminate and subfloor…..😅