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LAMINATEINSTALLATIONGUIDE
LAMINATE INSTALLATION DEFINITION FLOORPREPARATION UNDERLAYMENT INSTALLATION MOULDINGS TOOLS NEEDED
WHAT IS LAMINATE FLOORING?LAMINATE FLOORING IS A MULTI-LAYERED WOOD BASED FLOATINGFLOOR SYSTEM WHICH CONSISTS OF WEAR LAYER, PATTERN “IMAGE”LAYER, PROCESS WOOD CORE AND BALANCING LAYER. THESEPRODOCUTS MAKE LAMINATE FLOOR SCRATCH-RESISTANTA FLOATING FLOOR MEANS THAT THE PLANKS OR TILES AREFASTENED TO EACH OTHER, BUT IN NO WAY FASTENED TO THESUBFLOORLAMINATE IS A “GLUELESS” PRODUCT
FLOOR PREPARATION FORLAMINATE INSTALLLAMINATE FLOORING CAN BE INSTALLED OVER MANY TYPES OF FLOORING ASLONG AS THE EXISTING FLOOR IS LEVEL AND IN GOOD SHAPEA MOISTURE READING TO DETERMINE THE LEVEL OFMOISTURE SHOULD ALWAYS BE CONDUCTED PRIOR TOANY LAMINATE INSTALLATIONALL LAMINATE FLOORING SHOULD BE STORED IN THE AREA IN WHICH ITWILL BE INSTALLED FOR AT LEAST 72 HOURS IN ORDER ACCLIMATEIF RIP UP OF EXISTING FLOOR IS NEEDED, BE SURE TO CLEAN AREATHOROUGHLY PRIOR TO ANY INSTALLATION
UNDERLAYMENTALL SUBFLOORS SHOULD BE LEVELED TO A CERTAINDEGREE OTHERWISE THE FOLLOWING MAY BE NEEDED TOLEVEL THE FLOOR (MUST SEE MANUFACTURERS SPECS)PLYWOOD: 1/4" (OR THICKER) IS NEEDED FOR INSTALLINGOVER WOOD SUBFLOOR (BE SURE TO PATCH ALL SEAMS,NAIL HOLES AND REPAIR ANY IMPERFRECTIONS PRIORTO SPREADING ADVESIVE)SELF LEVELER: FOR INSTALLING OVER CONCRETE ORWOOD THAT IS UNLEVEL OR DAMAGED
INSTALLING PLYWOOD
APPLYING SELF LEVELER
UNDERLAYMENT FOR LAMINATEALL LAMINATE INSTALLATIONS REQUIRE SOME TYPE OF MOISTURE BARRIERAND FOAM UNDERLAYMENT IN ORDER TO GUARD THE LAMINATE PANELSAGAINST MOISTURE THAT COULD SEEP THROUGH FROM SURFACES. SOMEFLOOR MANUFACTURERS PROVIDE A MOISTURE BARRIER ALREADYATTACHED TO THE LAMINATE PLANKS.TYPES OF MOISTURE BARRIERS:6 MIL POLYETHYLENE FILM: A PLASTIC SHEET USED TO RESIST PASSAGE OFMOISTURE FROM THE SUBFLOOR TO THE LAMINATE PANELS2-AND-1 FOAM UNDERLAYMENT: A FOAM CUSHION AND A VAPOR BARRIER3-AND-1 FOAM UNDERLAYMENT: A FOAM CUSHION, VAPOR BARRIER ANDSOUND BARRIER
MOISTURE BARRIER FOAMUNDERLAYMENTS
LAMINATE TILE INSTALLATIONLAMINATE PLANK INSTALLATION
CUT TO FIT
MOULDINGS FOR LAMINATEWHEN INSTALLING LAMINATE AN EXPANSIONGAP MUST BE LEFT IN ORDER TO ALLOW THELAMINATE TO EXPAND AND CONTRACT WITHTHE SITE CONDITION.A MOULDING IS USED TO COVER THE EXPANSIONGAP AND GIVE INSTALLATION A FINISHED LOOK
LAMINATE MOULDINGSPRIMED WALLBASEPRIMED WALLBASE ANDQUARTERROUNDPRIMED WALLBASE AND MATCHING QUARTERROUND
LAMINATE MOULDINGSMATCHING WALLBASEMATCHING WALLBASE ANDQUARTERROUNDCOVE BASE
COMPLETED LAMINATEINSTALLATIONSBEFORE INSTALLATIONAFTER INSTALLATION
BEFOREINSTALLATIONAFTERINSTALLATION
laminate flooring is a multi-layered wood based floating floor system which consists of wear layer, pattern "image" layer, process wood core and balancing layer. . laminate tile installation laminate plank installation . cut to fit . mouldings for laminate . when installing laminate an expansion
