How Do You Lay Laminate Click Flooring?
Hardwood flooring has been replacing wall-to-wall carpeting as the preferred type of flooring in American homes. Unfortunately, hardwood floors are expensive and require more care than simply running a vacuum cleaner across them weekly. Luckily for homeowners, researchers have developed laminate flooring, a new product that has the good looks and allergen-free attributes of hardwood floors, but without the complicated care real wood floors require. Laminate flooring can be purchased at most flooring and building supply stores and, after a bit of research and tutoring, homeowners can install it themselves. Place a long, straight-edge on the concrete floor to check that the floor is flat and has no dips measuring over 1/8-inch deep. Use a pencil to mark low-lying areas as you move the straight edge along the entire floor. Place some self-leveling compound on the marked, low-lying areas of the floor, according to the instructions on the label. Allow the compound to dry thoroughly. Use a s
