Before you get started installing any hardwood or laminate flooring you ll first want to measure the room you re going to be installing the flooring into and then checking the flooring you re going to install to see what the square footage coverage is per box.
How to install wood flooring in hallway.
In this video i am showing how to install laminate flooring for the first time.
Let hardwood acclimate in the room you re installing it in for five days prior to installation to temperatures of 65 degrees to 75 degrees and recommended humidity levels of 30 to 55 percent.
Flooring experts recommend installing flooring boards perpendicular to the floor joists in a house with a plywood subfloor.
Installing them parallel creates the possibility that the floor will sag.
Here you ll see different ways how to install wood floor arou.
Yesterday i got started on the installation of the hardwood flooring in the hallway and i got about 2 3 of the way through.
Measure the length and width of the room and.
With either tool you can drive a nail at a 45 degree angle.
Stack flooring log cabin style or just spread it around the room but not directly on concrete.
Predrill nail holes 1 4 inch from the narrow side of the plank at 1 2 inch from the wall.
For your first row you ll want the straightest planks arranged with the tongue side facing the center of the room.
Place spacers inside the expansion gap the space between the wall and floor that allows the wood to expand from heat and humidity.