How To Lay Laminate Plank Flooring

Align the plank you ll connect to the second to last row.

How to lay laminate plank flooring.

See my flooring install playlist. Next cut strips of underlayment to size and lay the strips down across the exposed floor. How to install laminate flooring. How to install vinyl plank flooring as a beginner.

This will allow them to acclimate to the room s temperature and humidity. Using a full width plank as a spacer trace the contour of the wall and cut the plank to size. When installing the next plank in the row lift the plank at an angle to allow it to set lock in place and tap the plank against the previous plank in the row with a mallet. Lay the first row of vinyl plank flooring along the wall leaving the manufacturer recommended amount of expansion space between the plank s edge and the wall usually about 1 4 inch.

If the planks are cut make sure the cut edge is facing the wall. 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. To lay laminate flooring first clear out any furniture in the room you ll be laying the floor in. They should acclimate for at least 48 hours.

Install the long side tongue into the groove with the end joint aligned. Jalynn baker install final row. Work evenly along the length of the plank and lightly tap the joint closed using a pull bar and rubber mallet.