Time To Install Laminate Flooring

Days 11 to 15.

Time to install laminate flooring.

Some installers don t make an extra trip to the home to remove the old flooring ahead of installation day. Add 1 2 days for installing a new subfloor in average size jobs. A larger living room can take two days. Laminate flooring is ready to install as long as the base floor is clean and smooth.

The installation is fairly straightforward and shouldn t take more than an afternoon for the average size bedroom. Fix concrete subfloors with a patching compound and for wood subfloors remove protruding nails and replace any damaged boards. Laying the flooring you can lay the flooring in a 10 by 20 foot bedroom or living room in two or three hours but you should add an hour or two to fit it around cabinets or other obstacles in a. Add up to a day for repairs like filling and sanding damage or replacing small sections in a subfloor.

Sometimes it becomes clear once the old flooring is gone that the subfloor must be repaired or replaced. As noted above this can be a mistake. Slide the first two rows into their final position and repeat steps 5 and 6 above using the same alternating plank technique to complete the process. After removing the existing flooring baseboards and quarter moulding check that the subfloor is solid flat and clean.