Many laminate flooring brands come with easy locking systems which state that tapping is not needed or not even allowed.
Laminate flooring materials needed.
Planks can be cut with a hand saw circular saw or flooring cutter and most laminate flooring comes in planks that simply snap together with a tongue.
Laminate flooring has been popular in europe for decades and it first appeared in north america in the early 1990s.
Most diyers can complete laminate floor installation in one day.
Since then i ve installed thousands of square feet of laminate flooring.
One of the keys to a successful laminate flooring installation is ensuring you have the right tools and supplies to properly install your flooring.
Laminate floors naturally expand and contract due to changes in humidity so you will need to install your floor not right up to touching your walls but about 1 4 away.
A laminate floor is a diy friendly project.
Be very careful and pay close attention to the movement of your floating laminate floor.
Gathering all of your tools from the beginning will help you have a smooth installation from start to finish.
This leaves a gap which allows the floor to expand without buckling somewhere in the middle of your room called appropriately enough an expansion gap.
That s when pergo sent me samples of this new to north america flooring.
Chances are that when you get to that last piece you will need to tap or pull.