I've been looking at websites about laminate flooring and they say u need all sorts of tools. Im just wondering what tools are actually needed for the click laminate?
Nothing speciallist. Saw (obviously), hammer and a block of wood. Hold the wood against the flooring and hit the wood. Stops you leaving marks on the laminate.
My husband and I actually installed a click laminate floor in our living room after Hurricane Katrina soaked our carpet. It was so easy you wouldn't believe it. It was installed in no time and neither of us had ever put down any kind of floor. All you need is plastic sheeting (vapor barrier) on top of the slab, foam padding (our laminate had foam padding already attached - best kind!), a tape measure and and something to cut the end pieces to size. No tools. Just click together. Two years later and it still looks beautiful and we are we just purchased more to install in our hallway. Good Luck!
Installation kit This kit is for use with laminate floors. The kit contains a pull bar, a tapping block and wall spacers. The pull bar is used for assistance in installing the last board next to the wall. The tapping block helps secure the edges of the planks tightly together during installation. The spacers are used between the wall and the flooring and provide the correctly spaced distance for the required expansion gap.
Tounge and Groove Or Click Hardwood flooring is one of the easiest things you can do to raise the value as well as visual appeal of your home. For tools all you will need are edgers(little plastic pieces.usually come w/ the flooring),A Miterbox Saw , a hammer, a block of wood,a tape measure, some ratcheting straps, and industrial wood glue. First thing you have to do is assemble the first 4-5 rows of your floor. cut the planks to size to fit your floor using the edgers next to walls...once you have the first 4-5 put together using the block of wood and hammer w/ the glue. Then you use the ratcheting Tiedown straps to hold them together w/ some tension (dont put it to tight or you will bow the floor). Leave that sit for a hour or two. After that dries remove the straps and put your starting section back into place along the far wall using the plastic edgers along the walls, you then assemble the rest of the floor using the glue hammer block of wood combination...Glue will ooze out of the joints of the floor while you are doing this...DO NOT WIPE UP THE GLUE. The flooring is laminated. The glue will dry then you take a plastic painters blade and gently scrape the dry glue off the floor. If you wipe it a thin film will remain and discolor your floor when it dries..ive seen it happen its ugly. Its a really easy job. When I did it in my house and alot of others I used PERGO Flooring i might recomend it because i have a dog and 2 year old daughter and the floor still looks great....
hi ...laminate is my specialty...i love it...this is so easy for you but despite what others might say there are a few things you will need..first make sure your floor is level..that is most important..then 3 things..(1)SPACERS, for around the edges,there needs to be a 1/8 space from the wall so the floor can breath (2) TAPPING BLOCK, this tool actually has grooves in it on the side so you dont damage your floor to tap the pieces together and (3) a PULL BAR for at the ends when you hit the end you pull the board towards you and also tap it tight.....these things are always recommended when i sell laminate and my installers use them as well. Snap and Lock laminate is all that is made anymore, Although if it is going in your kitchen you need laminate glue, just a small line of it in the groove before tapping it together, this acts as a moisture barrier , also use perimiter sealent around the 1/4 round if in the kitchen. Kitchen are more active areas with heat and water and everything else...Good Luck....
