Installing Laminate Flooring On Wall Studs

Here s a simplified checklist for ensuring you re ready to transform your wall.

Installing laminate flooring on wall studs. Continue with the second board of the second row working to the left. To insure your laminate flooring stays securely in place you should secure the planks to the wall in the location of the studs. I did this a while back in my garage with leftover laminate.

Use a mallet and tapping board or 2x4 to gently tap each new board against the adjoining board. Before mounting a tv or other items screw in a sheet of plywood on the wall first and then install the laminate planks on top of the plywood. Laminate is suitable for an accent wall when used in.

Leave a 2 inch gap from the bottom of the tape to the floor. When installing go from left to right along the longest straightest wall which is usually an exterior wall. This is a quick how to video to help guide you through installing laminate flooring in a wall application.

With the odd nail in here and there to hold it while the glue took hold. Join your boards with the gap as close to the middle of the parallel boards as possible. Laminate flooring planks install with a tongue and groove system so each plank has a tongued side and a grooved side.

If you are planning to cut a row lengthwise to fit the top or bottom glue the back and tap this board. Step 7 also to make sure you don t end up with a tiny sliver of flooring for the last row measure the length of the room and divide by the width of the plank not including the tongue or groove to determine how many rows of planks. Using a stud finder locate and mark the location of each stud.

Then place a straight 2 by 4 board long enough to span the wall flat on the floor next to the wall leveling it by putting shims underneath it. I just used silicone to stick it to detached unheated pre fab concrete garage wall. You will have added support for the screws bearing the weight.