Be careful not to spill any of the water as you don t want to add any moisture to the flooring.
How to install floating engineered wood flooring.
When installing a floating engineered hardwood floor it can be tricky to snug up the tongue and groove joints.
You need to leave a 5 16 inch gap between the flooring and the baseboard or wall around the perimeter of the room to allow the floor enough space to expand.
Engineered flooring goes down over a thin foam sheet which provides cushioning and sound dampening.
Or as laminate flooring which has a hard plastic surface that has been convincingly printed to look like natural wood.
On the other hand installing floating engineered hardwood flooring is faster to install and cheaper.
The planks glue together to create a floor that floats moves freely as a unit.
It is ideal for installations where adhesives won t work on the existing floor.
Floating snap together flooring is available as engineered flooring which has a veneer of natural wood on top.