Time To Install Laminate Flooring

Some installers don t make an extra trip to the home to remove the old flooring ahead of installation day.

Time to install laminate flooring.

Days 11 to 15. Fix concrete subfloors with a patching compound and for wood subfloors remove protruding nails and replace any damaged boards. Place the underlayment sound and vapor barrier matting down on a thoroughly clean floor. Slide the first two rows into their final position and repeat steps 5 and 6 above using the same alternating plank technique to complete the process.

Add 1 2 days for installing a new subfloor in average size jobs. Installing laminate flooring for beginners. As noted above this can be a mistake. Laminate flooring is ready to install as long as the base floor is clean and smooth.

A larger living room can take two days. After removing the existing flooring baseboards and quarter moulding check that the subfloor is solid flat and clean. Laying the flooring you can lay the flooring in a 10 by 20 foot bedroom or living room in two or three hours but you should add an hour or two to fit it around cabinets or other obstacles in a. The installation is fairly straightforward and shouldn t take more than an afternoon for the average size bedroom.