Laying Laminate Floor Onto Concrete

Ensuring that your concrete floor is ready.

Laying laminate floor onto concrete.

Make sure you place spacers along all walls. The laminate floor padding cost is 0 12 to 0 15 12 to 15 cents per square foot. From this video you ll learn about how to install laminate flooring on concrete. Alternatively screw rows of treated 1x4s to the concrete 16 in.

Many types of flooring can be installed over a concrete sub floor. To lay laminate flooring first clear out any furniture in the room you ll be laying the floor in. Laminate flooring is a good alternative to wood flooring in basements. Laminate flooring is also fairly easy to install.

A subfloor is the bottom layer of any floor. However some people prefer to add another thin layer of subflooring between the concrete and vinyl. If the space is greater than 1 3 the molding cannot mask the gap and the laminate floor would look unprofessional. Next cut strips of underlayment to size and lay the strips down across the exposed floor.

It can be constructed from wood plywood plastic or concrete. Good to know if you need to cut the door get the approximate layout of the cut and use masking tape on top and bottom of the cut line to reduce splintering as the cut. A container for solution. Verify if the gap between the plank and the wall is appropriate.

Installing laminate flooring on concrete steps. However many homeowners are disappointed to discover that solid wood flooring cannot be installed on a concrete slab. Although it is possible to lay laminate flooring over an existing concrete floor there are a few things that will need to be done beforehand to ensure that the surface is going to be suitable. Continue the process of laying the laminate flooring by installing the plank into the position.

You will need to ensure that the concrete floor you are laying the laminate on is as smooth and even as possible. Lay the 1x4s perpendicular to the direction you intend to install the floor planks. A plastic roller with spikes. Installing laminate flooring on concrete you should choose the right underla.

If you ve got concrete stairs to cover the laminate must be glued down using high quality construction glue. To determine the roughness of the concrete floor we put a direct rail to the floor and a level is determined at any not very smooth place. If a floor plank and underlayment or adhesive will not fit under the door remove the door and trim it with a circular saw about 1 8 inch above the level of the new flooring. So technically if you are installing vinyl plank flooring onto concrete you already have a subfloor.

Then nail the flooring planks with a standard flooring nailer see photo for details. Padding can be used with most floating laminate floor installation. If difference is greater.