You ll also want to tear up any carpet in the room and remove the leftover tack strips.
How to lay used laminate flooring.
Install the underlayment or vapor barrier.
If you determine you need to level the floor you can sand the floor and apply a patching compound.
To lay laminate flooring first clear out any furniture in the room you ll be laying the floor in.
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.
This barrier will prevent moisture from.
Lay moisture barrier thoroughly clean the subfloor so that there is no debris on the floor and that it is flat and smooth.
Some underlayments come with an attached vapor barrier eliminating the need to lay down two separate products.
How to install laminate flooring.
In this video i am showing how to install laminate flooring for the first time.
Directly onto the subfloor lay down a layer of plastic sheeting to create a moisture barrier.
Installing laminate flooring is a snap literally.
Next cut strips of underlayment to size and lay the strips down across the exposed floor.
Flooring manufacturers always recommend putting down underlayment before laying the laminate.
When installing a floating laminate floor you don t need to use any adhesive nails or staples.
A laminate floor is a floating floor meaning it is not fastened directly to the subfloor.