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Follow these instructions to give your kitchen floor a great update, using the new tap and lock laminate tile flooring.
- You can install the new floor over the old one but you need to make sure the floor is uniformly level before starting.
- Clean any debris from the floor.
- First lay out first strip of padding. Only lay out one strip to avoid getting the pad dirty. Be sure to measure and trim around cabinets, protruding walls, or appliances.
- Once the first strip of pad is trimmed and laid in, pull it out from the wall about 1/4 inch to leave an expansion gap.
- Cut the tongue off of one side of your first pieces of laminate tile. Since this first row will not lock into any others on one side, removing the tongue will let it lay almost flush to the wall.
- Use the spacers that come with the flooring and lay the first tile against the spacers. This allows the floor room to "breathe", because it'll expand and contract differently than the existing floor.
- Place the groove of the next tile into the tongue of the first one. Use the tapping block by placing its groove over the tongue of the second tile. Then gently tap the first two tiles together with a rubber mallet or hammer.
- Repeat tapping and locking the tiles together. Be sure to keep placing the spacers along the wall as you go.
- When you've filled up one section pad, lay out another. You can attach the separate pieces of padding together with the adhesive strip on the ends. If you don't have padding with an adhesive strip, just use duct tape.
- Then continue tapping the tiles together with a hammer and tapping block.
- A little bit of adhesive on the tongue is a good idea for areas where water might get on the floor like near the sink, dishwasher, or back door.
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