How to Install Laminate Flooring | Easy Step By Step Instructions
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- In this video Jon and I install a laminate or floating floor in one of his bedrooms at his house. The product we are using in this video is Lowes Quick Step DIY Friendly Laminate Flooring. This video can be applied to many different types of snap together flooring. Let us know how we did and I hope these tips and tricks help you out! Thanks for watching!
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I’m a 13 year old that is interested in stuff like this and I’m trying to learn how to do this kind of stuff and this video helped a lot thank you 🙏
Awesome to hear! Thanks for watching and good luck!
Come on over kid. I'll put you to work. I have a bunch of floors to do and your young knees will come in handy. lol
Best explanation. Thanks I did my three bedroom after watching his video 👌.
Best tutorial you’ll find on UA-cam, took his time gave great tips and advice. Great job bro
It's good. Not the best. He got lucky and the floor landed where he did not have to cut a sliver of the flooring to fill a gap. He didn't do a proper layout. Look for a video from a person who only does laminate flooring to see the layout process.
So I didn’t think this job could be done without a miter saw,you sir just saved me some money,thanks for posting!
Looks good guys I wanna do my son's room but I'm a little nervous I'm gonna eff it up. Wish me luck
Thank you!!! This video is great!! It was taking my husband and I hours to figure out how to lay down the flooring and this made it so much easier.
Thank you for close up instruction. Especially, which end goes to the wall. How to stagger. Thank you. Complete diy'er here.
Thank you so much for your explanation on using the chalkline. So many just say to use it, without explaining the process of actually putting it in place, and then using it to verify if the wall is straight.
Happy that helped, Sean. That is what I try to do more than other videos out there. Lots and lots of details! Thanks for checking out the video!
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By any chance, do you have any suggestions on how to approach an issue where your wall is not entirely straight as it pertains to cutting the boards to fit?
Should I start paying wood at the level line? Or should I start by trying to get the first row cut to where it had a sloped edge against the wall?
One of the best videos I have seen so far,thank you
I discovered your channel yesterday and have watched a lot of your videos. Absolutely love them and especially appreciate when you explain things. I'm learning a lot! Thanks!🔨👏🏻👍🏻🌹
Thank you Rose! That makes me feel amazing! Happy to help!
You really explain things so well. Watching your channel makes me feel like I can do my own home improvement projects.
Thanks Terri! That is amazing to hear!
Really liked your video. No fancy equipment like on other videos. Your tips and tricks are great! Thanks.
I found your channel a few days ago, with the time lapse video about the renovation of your bedroom. LOVED this video btw. Your channel is just so good. I like your videos, I like how you renovate/build things, and the way you explain it. Really nice surprise for me. Looking forward to more videos ^^
This is great to hear! Thanks so much for watching my videos!
Love it! We're doing our kitchen in the Spring and I would have never thought about to put spacers against the wall. As always thank you! ❤️
Yes! Very important! Hope these tips help you out and as always thank you to such a loyal fan! 😃😃
What do the spacers do? And why should we use spacers? The tile not suppose to touch the wall?
Cotton Oh So Cotton laminate, hardwood etc expand and contract depending on heat/cold. If there isn’t space to expand then the floor has to expand somewhere else. Causing the boards to lift up and out somewhere in the room. Take a piece of paper.. then push from both ends of it, you will get the picture.
Cotton Oh So Cotton listen at the 1:00 mark he explains it.
Thx!
nice work fellas. will watch again.
Thanks Brian!
Oh my goodness FINALLY someone actually shows how to lay flooring!!! Thank You so much!! I've watched many videos and the best teacher is Joe, so that's how you do that channel, but... He explains it as if you've done it before, I can't say thank you enough, my only question is once you cut a plank, how do you get it to connect to the one in the row? It seems like I'm doing something wrong? I guess what I mean is do you always have to have a groove to snap into? It seems like I'm waisting way to much flooring?
This is so great to hear! Happy you found my video helpful. Good luck with your floor! I also have an LVP install video if you are interested! 😀
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I will check it out
Recommend knee pads or pillow and tapping tool kit but that little tapping diy tool isn't bad either.
This is an awesome video. About to attempt my first laminate flooring job in my kitchen and this prepared me a lot!
Thank you for teaching!
Thanks for this great tutorial! Was asked to lay flooring for an elderly couple, and quickly scrambled to UA-cam to see how to before going over there. Yours was by far one of the best ones on here for an absolute beginner. It was so informative, and now a sweet couple is very happy with their flooring!! Definitely coming to this channel first if I have any more home renovations to do! :D
This is amazing to hear! So happy you could help someone out and on top of that you used this video to help you do it. That feels incredible to me! Nice work! Thank you for the kind words, Victoria!
Legend!... Tackling this tomoz... Thanks for your tips... Cheers from Australia
The best video and you showing everything
Great to hear, Leon. Hope the video helps if you ever need to install this type of floor.
It looks fantastic!
Thanks Joy!
Looks great.
Thanks Linda!
I love it. Next time can you show the room completely decorated, it will give me a bigger picture of the space used.
Thank you! finally found a video I understand lol can’t wait to have a go x
I'm new to your channel. I love your work and appreciate how neat you are.
Thanks so much June! I try to keep a tidy work space 😃 It helps me think! Welcome to my channel. I appreciate your support!
Amazing video thanks a lot for making this video and posting it online. I'm going to be doing my whole basement wish me luck :)
Good luck! I hope it helps! Let me know how it goes! Thanks for checking out the video!
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As always stopping by to some some support & love , nicely done like always. Thanks for the tips and explaining everything so perfectly. 👌🙃
great video,easy o follow
Awesome to hear! Thanks, Liam!
Look easy from here !! Hahaha Thank you!
Haha thanks for checking it out T T!
Nicely done
Thanks, Mike! Hope the video helped you out and/or you enjoyed watching!!
Great video man! I want to start DIY myself with videos like this makes it easier.
If the flooring has a pad you do not need a vapor barrier? Great explanation by the way. Thank you
😂😂😂 now you have a big gap over here 😂😂 this kid is funny he doesn’t know he is an aprendice
Great job!!
Thanks Sheila!!
Would have been nice to see how to do the far wall and how to best cut a long piece down to narrow .
You should start in each door that can make u install easy
I have a 18 ft. Built in Dresser that runs the total width of my master bedroom . The dresser currently sits on top of old carpet. After removing the old carpet I'm thinking of running a strip of laminate parallel to the dresser that would slide under the dresser. Then lay the rest of my laminate perpendicular to that one strip of laminate . I'm worried about losing the " Floating Effect" on that one side of my floor. The dresser has Intricate mounding at the bottom , that's why I'm thinking of running that one strip parallel to the dresser and sliding it half way under the dresser.
The other solution would be to remove the drawers and jack the dresser slightly off the floor, slide the laminate under and continue running my flooring perpendicular to the dresser. I will end up damaging and having to repair the dresser . Again I worry about losing the "Foating" effect and the floor may buckle because of the weight of the dresser would lock that end down.
Please give me some advice on solving this problem. Thank you
Thanks very helpful.
Nice, helpful video! How much did that job cost the client?
Great video
Great video...1 question. You mentioned you lucked out at closet door. What happens if it doesn’t line up. Do you have any videos reflecting how to lay and attach boards that need to be ripped? Thanks!
If we bought a house with a vinyl floor installed directly over laminate sheeting. There’s lots of squeaking. Should we be leaving the underlying laminate an just reinforce it before laying the new floor?
Question: Is the floating floor process the very same for a cement subfloor? Only asking because I really do not know. Great job, guys. Looks awesome. Thanks!
Hey Robin! Yes, it should be the same. If you have a situation where you have a lot of moisture like a basement with no sump pump maybe you could paint the floor with a sealer or install a subfloor but this stuff is very durable and resistant. That is my opinion anyway!
You would also have to use underlayment (it is a very thin insulation,helps with noise reduction and acts as a barrier between any dirt and your flooring.)
So did you have to cut the tounge on the wall side?
🌟✨🌟 Great video. Thanks. Is there a way to turn around and install the flooring in the opposite direction? I
Have to go into a closet. The doorway is 24 inches and the closet opens up inside to 5 feet. The boards will be perpendicular to the doorway not parallel so when I run the first row on the left side of the doorway extending them into the closet then moving to the right I’ll have a few more pieces to install going to the left. With hardwood flooring you can put pieces back to back. Groove to groove which allows you to go the opposite way in certain areas. ✌🏼
Hey, James! There is always a way... I would not recommend flipping the floor. You should still be able to continue the floor into the closet the same way, it will just take some extra effort. I suppose if you really wanted to you could flip the boards and put a threshold over the seam. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching, James!!
I’ve watched dozens of videos on diy installing laminate floors and this was hands down the best video I’ve seen
Thanks so much for that!!
@@TheFixerHomeRepair what are some tips when installing laminate flooring
Great video! Subbed...Just finished a Laminate floor job myself. Posted the process to my channel 😁👍🏾
What saw blade did you use?
How many inches is the expansion gap between the wall and laminate flooring? Thank you
I just purchased a tiny home that would be great for my floor it’s 12 x 36 I’m curious to how much that cost you without the labor you made it look so easy did I think I could even do it could you please tell me what it cost you to lay that floor great job love the video and the way you explained it❤️
Hey, Virginia! I think this would be a great product for your house! This was actually at my friends house so i'm not sure of a price but I believe a safe bet (around my area in Massachusetts) would be about $3 per sq foot. Hope this helps and thanks for checking out the video!
where u live a install wood floring for 2 dollar sq foot
The directions say use pe foam on the edges of the flooring the a flex seal on top..did u do that or it isn't needed
Hey, James! With this type of floor I used it was not necessary. I would always follow the recommendations of the manufacturer of whatever floor you buy. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching!
Can you still put an underlayment even if you’re laminate still has padding underneath?
Jesus is Lord - no more than 1 mm high density only. Not EPE or EVA underlayment, would be more like a 1 mm IXPE normally used for LVT. Other installers use similar product to Shaw Selitac.
Very good video. However, if you cut a board, you can only use the cut piece against the wall because you have cut off the interlocking end. This was not mentioned in the video.
Hey! I did mention that if you cut a board the other piece can be used on the opposite side of the floor as a "starter". It is a long video so maybe you missed that. Thank you for checking it out though!
The best I've watched,
But you need to explain for us old lady dummies that when you cut the smaller pieces you have to waste some of it because yo always have to have that tongue and grove to snap it in. I hope that makes sense. I had to go ask someone else. I felt like a dummy...
Otherwise I love your videos because they are educational and I learn so much.
My bathroom is my next project...
Good video. Well explained and entertaining. Liked it. Please wear a mask while cutting this material, it's mdf... extremely bad for your lungs. Or use a square, a sharp knife and snap to length. Just my concerned self.
Very nice. I absolutely love the color of the floor. Would you happen to know the name?
Hey! This is the exact floor we installed... low.es/2q8Yxhz Thanks for checking out the video, I hope it helps!
Sorry, it was hard to see but did you use the spaces around all edges of the room vertical and horizontal or just one the one edge of the wall where you started?
Hey Jonny! I only used them on that one wall and then estimated the gaps on the other walls. Hope this video gave you some insight into how to install the floor. Thanks for watching!
@@TheFixerHomeRepair Thanks. It helped a lot especially looking for one that was going to reuse the base trim without using quater round trim.
I've laid many a wood floor, and might try this stuff. For the baseboards, did you label them to get them back in the same order or it didn't matter?
Hey Christine! It was pretty easy to figure out which pieces went where but labeling them is a good idea. Thanks for checking out the video!
You didn’t use any underlayment?
Also, you can literally shift the entire floor by jumping and scooting it. (Nobody else in the room, or heavy tools) I had to when it was tight on one wall and too large of a gap at the end.
What happen with the big little helper he Quit 😂
I know laminate flooring is suppose to be floating, but i have a large living room and i dont trust the floating way in my living room, can nail down the laminate flooring with 1 inch brad nails?
Hey, Saeed! I would not recommend nailing the floor down. It needs to move around (not a lot). If you nail it down there is potential of the seams popping out of each other and i'm sure some other issues. You can do whatever you want but the product is not meant to be nailed down. Can I ask why you don't trust it? What do you think the issue will be? Thanks for the comment.
I guess we cannot wet mop clean this type of flooring then?
Please if someone knows... Where is foam below laminate..? In Europe we use foam but on vids that come from US, there is not..how's that.. 🤔
Those spacers how did you make them?
Hey! Good question. The spacers are actually cut up pieces of a paint stirring stick that you get with any paint. Easy way to make them all the same with without ripping them down, find something like that that you know is always going to be the same thickness and cut it! Hope the video helps! Thanks for watching!
@@TheFixerHomeRepair yeah man awesome thanks
I'm guessing you guys dont do this often since I didnt see one flooring tool in hand, they sell them for like $20 at any home depot or lowes
Nope. We don’t do this for a living or anything so we just used what worked without buying the specific tools. Also wanted to show other people this way so they could do it without buying specialty tools. Thanks for the comment and for checking out the video!!
The Fixer makes sense, good job!
todo esta mal desde que comiensas porque no se corta adentro y el piso lleva plastico abajo paraque no sude la madera todo el polvo se esta llendo alos joints que estan quedando abiertos y la madera no se golpea con el martillo
Do you used any Glu for that job? Like this video
Paint the base boards before installing, I’m sure you know that and got distracted making this video, cheers.
Why choose laminate over vinyl plank is the question.
Vinyl is too flimsy but better to be used in water areas like Kitchen and bathroom. Water resistant materials
How much will a job like that cost
With the trim cut off saw...it should cut through the molding very easily. If you find any resistance,
you hit a nail....STOP there and remove that nail, otherwise you will destroy the cutter blade.
That happened to me ...had to go buy another blade... Just saying.
My floor has a carpet that I'll be replacing with a laminate floor. The carpet has a 1/2 in. Particle foam pad. Should I leave the old pad and lay the new laminate floor on top? I thought it help insulate the sound . Please advise. Thank you.
Richard A. Valdes - carper pad should be removed. If you use carpet pad as laminate underlayment the click system will break due to instability.
Do you rip the tongue off the first row?
Not typically. The baseboard usually covers. Thanks for the comment! Hope the video helps out!
@@TheFixerHomeRepair thank you! It has helped allot, going to try my first laminate floor as soon as it comes in.
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Thanks for watching!
Why do you call it a floating floor?
Great question! The reason it is called a floating floor is because it is not glued or attached with fasteners. It literally just sits there and “floats” around with the changes in humidity and temperature. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching!
Should have painted baseboards before re-installing.
No underlay???
Hey, Martini! For this floor it had underlayment already attached to the back of it. Just be sure to follow the manufacturers recommendations when installing. Thanks for checking out the video!
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Thanks Ricardo!
Not a good idea using a hammer to hit the new flooring, rubber mallet is much better
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I just did 2 rooms. I can't see any of my seams, yours are very gapped.
That’s the design of this laminate floor. Some have a V-groove as a design to look more like a real wood. The “gaping” is designed on purpose.
Oh, I see. I didnt know that. This is also my 1st time with floating floor. Makes sense they'd have alot of different kinds.
Kevin Watkins - last years the laminate flooring improved a lot, the patterns are more natural looking and the click system is stronger.
Enjoy your new floor! I’ll be installing my next weekend.
I guess I lucked out again what
I am a DIYer. I do all repairs and maintenance on my home and car myself so this video irks me. The first thing: If you are going to give advice, advise people to purchase the proper tools to do the job such as a tapping block and pull bar. A simple set with spacers cost $20. I could clearly see where the edge of at least one board in the closet was damaged from the crow bar, and I'm sure it will be covered, but proper tools could have prevented the damage. 2: 99% of laminate floor manufacturers recommend end pieces be at least 8" and I know I can not measure with my eyes, but some looked to be smaller than that. 3: The larger the room is the larger the expansion gap should be and should never be less than 1/4". It is very difficult to know how much space is under the drywall and to be 100% sure that the floor and drywall do not touch in any part of the room. 4: Never cut the materials in the room you are laying the floor in, the flooring probably has tons of saw dust under it now. & 5: an easier way to measure and cut end pieces is to flip the board 180 degrees, slide to the wall with a spacer and mark where the end of the last board is. No numbers or subtracting and you get a perfect cut every time.
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Good video did my kitchen on my my now to do niece's living room ( they were so impressed with the kitchen)they insist on paying my.....ok then😁
How much does it cost to do a room like that?
Hey, Jeffrey! I honestly couldn't say. This was my friends house. What you can do is measure the square footage and check the price per square foot and if you are doing it yourself, that is your price. Be sure to add 10% for waste. Thanks for watching!
Great video
You are a beast!!!! Me and my husband will be redoing our full new home thanks to your videos im super excited! We love diy projects
Square your rooms out. This is a really easy install. If u don't it will be messed up. Find out what wall to start out at or if u need to start the install from a hallway. A lot of math is involved to get a proffesional look. That also keeps u from using multiple transitions points. A lot of these Diy videos don't really show u how to install the flooring properly. Been installing floors for year's, and actually go in and reinstall floors that Diyers have destroyed
Thanks for the support Lee! Awesome to hear my videos are helping people. Even if it just to give ideas. I appreciate the feedback!
Hey! Just curious... did you watch the entire video? I did mention all of these things. So when you say a lot of "these" videos are you referring to this one? Like I said, just curious as to what I left out for future videos. Thanks!
If I’m doing living room hallway and kitchen is it best to start in the hallway
This is my second time watching this video and there will be many more times until I finish doing my installation. What makes your channel different is you talk at a deliberate pace and break it down to the very basics. It’s very easy to follow along and less torture to the brain. Your channel is a blessing and thank you for sharing your talent.
Everyone skips the fact you should calculate across the room to make sure you dont end up with a 1/2” piece
Reply to my comment, i have installed 30 different floors of varying brands for a landlord i work for. I think its all junk. Every single piece you have to beat the ends, and many times the long locking sides ,with a block as you illustrated. Some you literally have to pound HARD. Especially if you have a second doorway at a 90 to the first doorway, you have to beat it both directions, length and width.
This product CAN NOT BE HIT THAT HARD, it splits the groove more than just occasionally, making it a junk unusable piece. and yeah i use the pry bar on the ends (thats OK )
Sometimes you dont see the damage until you are many rows out. tell me what is wrong. I see you beating it with a tongue block, so I KNOW you damage pieces. Whats the deal?
Man both of you have some super blood shot eyes...you guys haven't wakin' and bakin' have you?
Omg finally. I spent hours trying to find this exact video on what to do if the wall is lean as well as how to do that chalk line stuff. Thanks much
Awesome to hear that the video helped you out! Thanks for checking it out, Stephen! So happy you found it!
guys,I wonder where is underlayment?)) as far as I know floating floor laminate particularly can’t be installed without underlayment!) I’m kinda shocked 😳 😅
The underlayment is built into the flooring. It is the padding on the bottom that I pointed out in the video. Thanks for your question and for checking out the video!
Great job and great tutorial !
pro tip ,notice how your paint stirring stick went under your base board when you banged on the second row,not good sticks will get stuck your flooring is being driven under baseboard,get your first row set straight then get some wood screws you dont have screw but a inch or so into subfloor 2 to 3 ft apart ,screw behind first row nxt to baseboard they stay in place i do flooring for a living
Great tip, Mark! Thanks for watching!!
Good video but you forgot to install the underlay lol
The floor already has attached pad.
Better get at her the boss just walked through
My first issue is that my first two pieces wont lay flat. They kinda wobble back and forth. Is there a trick to laying them down even with the floor ?
Hey! Floor leveler would be your best option. You can get the stuff you add water to and spread it on the uneven part of your floor. You could try to take a few pieces and put them together on a flat part of the floor then move them to the uneven part but if it is too uneven it will move when you walk on it and potentially the seams could come apart. Do you think you could do the floor leveler or is it not worth it to try?
The Fixer hey thx for the tip. I actually gave up after trying to bang them together. I’m having Lowe’s do my install. It’s not worth it. Plus I have a lot of area to do
@@Sjrick I hear ya. No shame in that. I wish I could have helped out more. Thanks for checking out the video though!