Use these step by step instructions to install engineered hardwood floors in your home.
How to layout engineered wood flooring.
Jeff hosking a flooring consultant for this old house first began laying floors 35 years ago back then 90 percent of his work was installing solid wood strips with nails.
But now half of the flooring he installs is engineered made of thin sheets of wood glued together like plywood.
Properly laying the first three boards in a hardwood flooring installation is essential to a quality install.
When laying out the boards keep in mind to never have the ends of boards in adjacent rows line up with each other.
The first three boards set the tone and direction for the floor.
To install your floor you ll need a cutting knife bevel tool a folding meter calc.
The correct direction for laying hardwood floors.
Engineered wood flooring offers the timeless look of hardwood but is perfect for basements and other.
Since wood is a dimensionally imperfect material this can be a challenge to get right but the extra effort is worth the time investment.
Lay out a box of hardwood boards ahead of the installation to visualize lengths wood grain and colors of the boards.
They must be absolutely straight and laid without gaps or bends.