Installing Laminate Flooring The Easy Way

by Lia with Southern Yankee DIY

3 Materials

$200

1 Day

Easy

UPDATE YOUR OUTDATED FLOORING THE BUDGET SAVVY WAY BY INSTALLING LAMINATE FLOORING. ITS SO SIMPLE & EASY TO INSTALL, ITS THE PERFECT WAY TO REFRESH A ROOM WITHOUT SPENDING A FORTUNE!

Supplies

Supplies:

Laminate Flooring
Underlayment
Laminate Block
Hammer
Miter Saw/Circular Saw
Jig Saw

Before

Obviously, step #1 is to rip out your current flooring. In our case, it was this dark carpet.

Removing Carpet/Find Out How Much Flooring You Will Need

Make sure to pull out any staples that are left behind & sweep the floor. Next, its time to measure how much flooring you will need. Measure the length & width of the room, then multiply those two numbers together. That will equal your total square footage.

Laying Underlayment

For laminate flooring, it is important to lay down an underlayment if it is not already attached to your pieces. This is such a simple process just cut it to fit with scissors & lay it across the entire room. After the underlayment is down its time to pick a wall to start laying your laminate. There are a couple of ways to do this but I always start at the wall that is most predominant in the room. If you have shoe molding that should be removed first, this room didn’t have any.

Clicking The Flooring Together

The best part of this flooring is that it simply clicks together with the help of a laminate flooring block & hammer. It was easiest for me to start by clicking it in on top, then hammering it in on the side, but find what works best for you!

Harder Cuts

For cutting angled walls like the one above you can use a miter saw or circular saw. For cuts around molding, I recommend using a jigsaw.

Ta-Da

And just keep going & going & going until your room is fabulous & complete! This flooring made such a huge impact on a super budget-savvy price. This space feels so much larger & brighter already.

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Cindy Nalini Sarran on May 28, 2020

Was there a trim piece at the end where the floor ends or transitions to another floor type?

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Sandra Transom on Jun 07, 2020

What if your concrete floor under the carpet is not level, how do you go about laying laminate on it.

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Mary McDonald on May 23, 2023

Is it not necessary to remove the baseboards prior to laying g laminate?

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Lois on Jun 25, 2022

I also have had laminate for more than 18 years. It looks just as good today. Would not have any other kind. It is installed in the master bedroom. We are considering installing it in the kitchen also.

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Justine Parkhurst on May 20, 2023

The joints are not staggered properly. This is a massive mistake. I am not one to make a negative comment on someone’s project after so much hard work but it is not right to represent this as an instruction for others. If anyone is considering doing this (and you should) please do more research. Best of luck to us all as we learn and grow.

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