How To Lay A Floating Floor Under Appliances

This can cause the floor to warp or to bubble creating an unsightly lump in the floor at best and a trip hazard at worst.

How to lay a floating floor under appliances.

Now i recall readings somewhere you don t lay them under appliances due to weight and restricting its movement. They should acclimate for at least 48 hours. When installing laminate flooring in kitchens that have a refrigerator many professionals lay the flooring up to the outer edges of the. Install the appliances after you install the floating floor.

Lay out the unopened boxes of laminate planks in the room. When to install flooring before cabinets. In this video i show how to cut vinyl plank flooring around a toilet vinyl plank flooring is the going thing at the moment so jump on the trend and use these. How to install laminate flooring under refrigerators.

The major disadvantage of installing floating floors in kitchens is that the weight of the appliances can prevent the proper and completely normal expansion and shifting of the floor. This will allow them to acclimate to the room s temperature and humidity. If due to design circumstances for example an odd appliance height or construction anomaly your total flooring height will need to be elevated and finished higher than normal two inches or more consider installing flooring before putting in the kitchen cabinets and appliances. 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.

In this video i am showing how to install laminate flooring for the first time. Install the cabinets before the floor. There s a good. I ve read warnings against installing tile under cabinets because it prevents the floating floor from expanding.

Otherwise you can prevent the flooring from expanding and contracting.