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| Flooring, Installing a Floating Floor |
| This DIY kit brought to you by Lumber Liquidators will show you how to install a real-wood floating floor. |
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Materials: Electric saw
Foam undelayment
Seam tape
Pull bar
Tapping block
Hammer or mallet
Razor knife
Expansion shims
Safety glasses
Flooring Engineered floors are more resistant to moisture than solid wood, so they're ideal for basements or concrete surfaces. Before beginning, make sure the subfloor is dry, clean and level. If there are dips in the surface, use shingles or pieces of plywood to reach a consistent level. The flooring should be delivered a week prior to installation so it can acclimate to the climate. - Select the longest wall to begin laying the floor. Roll out a section of underlayment and place the groove side of your board against the wall (figure A).
- Continue with the first row, placing the tongue of one board at an angle into the groove of the other.
- Once inside, push down to click the pieces into place. Use spacers (figure B) to provide room for expansion.
- Cut a board to finish the first row, and then use a full board to begin the next one.
- Use the tongue-and-groove method on the long edge then gently tap it in until the ends have butted up together.
Note: Cut boards as needed to fill out and stagger the rows, and use the tapping block and pull bar to snug into place. - It's important to alternate your lengths so seams are at least 20" apart on adjacent rows. You should also work out of several cartons at once to optimize the blending of the floor pattern.
- Once you've finished the floor, remove the expansion shims and nail shoe molding (figure C) to the wall.
Your new floating floor looks great and you can walk on it immediately!
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