Insert the tongue into the long side align the short side then use a pull bar and hammer to lock the last row in place and tap the short side closed.
Laminate flooring connect short side or long side first.
The tongue should be removed from the long side of all of the planks in the first row and from the short end on only the first plank.
Step 11 when installing around a doorway slide the plank at least 1 4 inch under the door frame leaving a concealed 3 8 inch expansion gap.
I use scrap boards that i connect to the floor temporarily and then i screw those scraps into the floor.
How to connect laminate flooring sections.
Let s watch this short video on how to start a laminate or vinyl plank installation so you can see what we need to do next.
Unlike most other flooring products laminate is.
Install the tongue towards the wall you are starting on.
Laying of laminate flooring in a long narrow room.
Use the rubber mallet to tap the board and close the gap.
The pieces are designed to be easily installed without the.
We need to mark the floor on both sides of the room and then snap a chalk line on them.
This gives you a.
Move down the line of boards until all of the gaps are closed along that line of laminate planks.