Where You Start Your Laminate Flooring

You will learn where to start your first row and how to center.

Where you start your laminate flooring.

The beginning of any big project is critical. Cut the final piece as needed on your miter saw leaving a 1 4 inch expansion gap. You want to somewhat have the laminate or vinyl plank close to where it is going to be so you don t cut a plank short or long. Follow these guidelines and you should be able to decide the appropriate direction.

Also i will show you how to. Step 1 let the boards acclimate. Begin at the starting wall lay your first course of tongue and groove laminate floorboards down along the starting wall with the groove side facing the wall. Place unopened packages of laminate flooring in the room or rooms in which they are to be installed.

The first thing that you want to do is lay out your first few rows of laminate flooring from wall to wall. Dear sian many people can relate to your nervousness to start a laminate flooring installation. This 3 4 inch gap is too big to cover with the base board so the gap needs to be smaller. I m pretty sure that these instructions are not going to make it clear to you on where do i start my laminate or vinyl plank floor.

Installing in a certain direction can help bring out textures and colors. Be mindful of the wood grain pattern and design of your floor. Just remember to visualize and take into consideration all aspects of your laminate flooring and space. Say the first row you lay is where you want it at both ends but the wall bows in 3 4 of an inch in the center.

Clip the boards together end to end. The length of the flooring board will more often than not run with the length of the room. Scribing is the process of making your first row of flooring to follow the contour of the wall. I am going to bring you on a short journey through your installation and the instructions are going to be easy to understand.

Think of hallway flooring for a good example. You want to start it on the right note so everything runs smoothly. And in some cases there is actually a very good reason for this. It is common to see the laminate or wood flooring boards running with the direction of the longest walls in a room.

This should be done at least 48 hours before the laminate boards are placed so they have time to adjust to the temperature and humidity. You will have to make a cut or two for your beginning and end piece. Moisture can often destroy a perfect laminate floor installation so before you begin it is very. In this video i show you how to get started when you are installing laminate or vinyl plank.