How to Install Laminate Flooring!! (For Beginners)
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- Опубліковано 9 жов 2020
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This was our first time installing Laminate Flooring and it turning out so beautiful! Getting ride of the ugly carpet in our 1950's home made our home feel brand new. The new flooring gave an modern appeal to our home. In this video we share some of the trips and tricks we learned along the way of this installation. This house renovation project is totally doable as a beginner. With just a few basic tools , any homeowner can tackle this DIY project and save thousands of dollars on install! We absolutely love our new Laminated wood flooring.
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QuickStep Spill Repel Laminate Planks- www.lowes.com/pd/QuickStep-St...
SimpleSolutions- Transition Strip- www.lowes.com/pd/SimpleSoluti...
Laminate Installation Kit- www.lowes.com/pd/Performance-...
Rubber Head Mallet- www.lowes.com/pd/Blue-Hawk-Sm...
Backer Rod- www.lowes.com/pd/M-D-20-ft-x-...
Quarter Round- www.lowes.com/pd/21-32-in-x-8...
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This was amazing! I love how you all worked together as a family. You guys saved so much money! God bless and looking forward to seeing more videos!
That looks identical to the laminate flooring I used its absolutely fantastic and holds up. You all did a great job this coming from a novice at installation myself.
Bought a new property, with these crazy prices out there, UA-cam have helped me to improve my building skills and save lots of cash. Upgrading floor contractor asked me up to $4,000 for 3 small rooms. Doing it myself with 0% done it with less than $850 including supplies, thank you for sharing your skills and experience 😃
I should say 0% of experience I had upgrading floors, most of my experience has been painting and some electrical. Save thousands of dollars rebuilding the whole property by myself.
fantastic job well done ,im about to embark on my first laminate project,i hope it is as successful as yours
wow great idea!! love the look
Very informative and encouraging… thank you for sharing this information
Great job 🤗
Kudos. Inspirational!!
Nice I think I’m going to do the same thing to my place good job
Really nice,starting to install mines today, wish me luck
Great job!
Bravo, I love it 👏🏽👏🏽......and if 6:50 - 7:05 ain't: " teamwork makes the dream work," then I don't know what that is. You guys are 💯👍🏽💯👍🏽. Keep it up🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
...amazing job...GODBLESS!
Great job
You did a good job... however you didn't use the vapor barrier underlay. It would keep the flooring dry plus be extra barrier between you and the asbestos. I like the way you worked together. Good tips. I've watched other videos and so far they all click in the groove lengthwise first
Yassss what a beautiful transformation!!! Y’all’s some hard workers! Thank you again for another DIY video so helpful! 🙏🤍
Do we need to add foam padding first before laying out the floor tiles. I have waterproof wooden floor tiles, these have a PVC backing behind that prevents termites and water ingress. Do I still need to add the foam padding ?
Hell yeah!
You guys did a great job! It looks beautiful
Thank you very much! 🤗
@@kaylabetancourt338 Me and my fiance are about to start on our floor and I am so nervous. Neither of us have done anything like this before. We just finished painting and installing crown molding and GURRRRRLLLLLLL let me tell you....STRESSED!!!!😂😂😂😭😭😭🤦🏾♀️
@LaToya Plans Life that is awesome I bet your house looks beautiful 🤗. I know exactly how you feel but all your hard work will pay off 🙌🏼. I am not gonna lie my husband and I were a bit nervous too when we started this project but once we started that all went away and we found our groove of things 😅😝. Just take your time and fun 🤗. If you need a mind refresher or have any questions please ask me. You and your fiancé got this girl!! 😊🙌🏼
What's the square footage for and how many boxes did you get?
great Job! i might tackle this in a bedroom, but I'm scared to see what's underneath the carpeting....
Did you place the spacer all around the room or just at the beginning?
Great job! I want to try and do my own. May I ask how many boxes you used for your particular install?
In Home Depot look the floor you want then messure your room and and the web page you can put the measurements and it will tell you how many you need
I just got this same flooring and I will be installing it soon! Would you mind doing a quick flooring review?
do you need underlayment with these floors ?
Has this held up and how good is it against water?
is it best to lay underlayment padding if my laminate flooring doesnt have a pad on them
Yes if your laminate flooring doesn’t have padding on the bottom then you will need to purchase underlayment separately as a cushion between your pre-existing flooring and the laminate floor you choose. If you purchase, QuickStep Studios, the flooring we used in this video you don’t need to purchase the underlayment because each plank has it attached to it. You can save a lot of money by using this brand because you are buy one less item to update your flooring. 😊🙌🏼 That is one of the biggest reason my husband and I chose this brand of laminate flooring. They have tons of color to choose from. I highly recommend QuickStep Studios Laminate Flooring, they are super durable, nice and you save an extra buck or two which is always a plus 😊. I am not sponsored by them by any means I am just a regular customer sharing my honest experience with this product. I hope this helps 😊
Great video im gonna try to do it by myself i have one question. How did you know which side of the wall to apply the spacer, and did you need 2 space both sides of the hallway?
Hello Manny we place the spacer on the opposite wall of the room from our hallway. Worked our way from one side to the other and continue down the hallway with each row till we got to the end of our hallway. We only put the spacer on one side of the hallway since you are working on one row at a time, from either left to right or right to left. I hope this helps 😊
What did something like this cost?
Your house has all the same existing tile as mine. I also had to use leveler for uneven subfloor!
Good Job Kayla and Juan you all made that look super easy but I know that was hard work and very time consuming! I always look forward to the end of the videos for the bloopers 🤣
How long did it take. Two people x hours each x how many days
Not bad for first time
Amazing you guys make it look so easy ! Random question where did u get the cat scratching post on your dining table!? Lol
It’s just a simple thing but using a carpet blade is much easier than a straight blade. Also using a carpet blade in a multi tool makes cutting the carpet a breeze. Also when taking out the carpet tacks if you pry at the nail locations keeping the strip from braking into bits once you pry up one it’s easy to move to the next nail
Now that's what I call a team! Shes blowing while he uses his tool 🤣 6:51
Just wondering no underlying or pad was used how has it held up for ya since?
Hi Maria. I know you didn’t see it in the video 😅 but we do have underlying under our flooring. The laminate floor we choose, QuickStep, has the underlying built under each planks. It’s the reason why my husband and I choose this product in the first place to save more money with out buy extra material. I am not sponsored by QuickStep at all but I high recommend this laminate floor. It’s been over a year now since we installed our flooring and looks brand new still. This laminate flooring is kid proof and animal proof 🤗
Great video . What is the name of that tool your husband used to cut the laminate outside.
It's a jigsaw. You can get corded and battery types.
ive been going back and forth on asking my husband to attempt laying down laminate ourselves for our new home but we're both incredibly intimidated since neither of us grew up being very handy or working with tools.. your video makes it feel a little less intimidating. still contemplating what to do, but..
could you also share what tool you specifically used for cutting your panels?
Did you not have to use an underlay and an adhesive?
No I didn’t have to use any underlayment with the Laminate flooring I choose. We used QuickStep Laminate flooring because the flooring comes with the underlayment already 🤗. One less thing to purchase for the entire project and it really help us cut cost even more. I am not sponsored by them by any means but I highly recommend this laminate floor. It super durable and they have tones of colors to choose from.
Alright so the product you used had the underlayment already attached, my only question is, there are no nails holding the flooring down correct?
No there are no nails holding down the floor. Laminate flooring floats above your existing floor.
I had the same question lol
@@coupons420 No there are no nails holding down the floor. Laminate flooring floats above your existing floor.
Great job I don’t think this is your first barbecue well done
Looks easy my wife wants me to do it I'm a Mechanic I have no knowledge of this so wish mw luck lol
How much case did you use to do this space?
We used 45 boxes for about 900 sq ft
@Latoria Evans Measure your length x width of room in a square foot calculator. Can find that calculator right on Loews or Home Depot, type in your numbers and it will give you your total Square feet needs and how many packages needed and total cost depending on the price per square ft. you chose.
Why don't you use underlay?
The laminate flooring we choose already had the underlay.This laminate floor features an underlayment pad saving you time and money. It’s by the brand QuickStep Studio water-resistant laminate floor.
are you still happy you went with a dark color?
Yes I am 😊 it brings warmth to my home
How long time did it take ? I am going to do the same in 50 square metre room, just trying to estimate :-)
Thank you so much!! It’s took us about a week to complete the entire job. Which was about 900 sq ft that we covered our home with the Laminate flooring. What took up the most time was the prep/clean up. Installation of the laminate floor was super fast. Good luck on installing flooring in your home 🤗
6:51, with that kind of teamwork, you can’t go wrong! This vid has convinced me and my wife that we can do this! Thanks!
Next time under cont the door jamb
piece of cake
Got to be careful, otherwise you’ll demonstrate how to start a fire, by throwing sparks into the skirting lint, I’d never even hammer nails in an old house, as the sparks can go between the gaps in the floor boards. Btw, Asbestos masks should be sealed around the face, not a covid mask, with big gaps on the cheeks and nose. In the UK, you would need to hire a professional company to remove the asbestos, especially where children lived in the house. Great vid, thinking about doing it myself.
Check this video to get more information about How to Install Vinyl Plank Flooring as a Beginner? ua-cam.com/video/t7RHKQXFC9g/v-deo.html
You didn't put underlay before installing leminate also didn't use the glue
I wonder if she realizes that those are 9 by 9 tiles there asbestos tiles so any scraping that you do is releasing that asbestos into the air
Yes we did know those were asbestos. I stated that in video. We did seek professional advice on the tiles before we started installing the laminate flooring over it. We were advised as long as the tiles didn’t crack or pop we should we good and have no issues installing the laminate flooring over it. My husband had to grind the nails down that were used to hold down the carpet. Instead of ripping them up leading to cracking the tile and exposing the air with the asbestos fibers. We wore protective gear and used a shop vac while grinding down the nail to pick up any debris.
You could of used a underlayment like quite walk or whatever to help seal it .But anyways I wish my wife would blow saw dust away for me lol.
@@brianmanning34 the flooring we chose already has the underlayment with it. The brand is called QuickStep SpillRepel, This laminate floor features an underlayment pad saving you time and money. It’s an amazing laminate floor I highly recommend it!
I will do this with my twosome in my house.
that face mask you got on won't do shit with them asbestos floor tiles 🤣🤣🤣
10% thumbs down us not good. I'm leaving early. You don't detail important or significant steps.
If a woman can do this, I really have no excuse
Lol women can do anything we put our minds to. I’m more handy than 90% of the men I know.
Quarter round looks terrible and unprofessional!
We are all entitled to our own Opinions. As I stated in the beginning we are no profesional, nor do I ever presented to be one. There are several way you can cover up the space between the flooring and the wall of your home. You can use new or take off you pre-existing baseboards and re install once project is done. I’ve seen professional use corded round to cover up the gaps by the baseboards. You don’t have to do it the way we did it.
Im 38, female but got 2 hernias. My mum is disabled and unfortunately we cant afford the quotes weve had from companies we have had round to quote. They're all 4k basically. Do you think if i watch enough of these videos i could do it myself? I think laying the floor will be doable but im worried sick about getting a strangulated bowel form lifting the heavy carpets up. I heard this can happen if you push your hernia/hernias too much. Thanks for reading and hopefully ill get some tips on how to get the bloody floors sorted!
ThNks in advance, charlotte x