How To Install An Engineered Wood Floor
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How to install an engineered wood floor. How to install a hardwood floor step 1. When ordering hardwood flooring. Roll out sheets of tar paper over the clean subfloor and use a staple gun to affix the paper to the floor.
Instead the planks are either glued or snapped together. Make sure your subfloor is level and. Secure the first row.
Staple down the next rows. Open your boxes of engineered hardwood in the room where you ll be installing it. You can use a scrap piece of lauan or other thin wood material against the wall to use as a spacer.
You ll learn what tools you need how to prepare your subfloor and several tips for a beautiful long lasting installation. Measure the width and length of the room and multiply for the square footage. The planks go down fast over virtually any material concrete plywood sheet vinyl even ceramic tile.
For the first row pre drill and nail with finishing nails about 1 inch from the wall at. Roll out strips. Unlike traditional solid wood strips a floating floor isn t nailed down.
Cover the floor with an acceptable moisture inhibitor such as 15 to 30 lb. Start by snapping a chalk line across your sub floor. Learn how to install solid hardwood flooring with a few simple tools.