How To Install A Wood Floor Youtube

Make sure the subfloor is level before you put down the underlayment.

How to install a wood floor youtube.

For instance solid hardwood flooring is typically nailed down during installation while tongue and groove engineered flooring is usually clicked together or completely glued down. Let the wood floor planks acclimate in the project room for 72 hours before installation. This was our first time installing hardwood floors and i. Keep joints that line up at least two rows apart.

Hardwood flooring installation is a big project but you can install solid hardwood floors yourself to save money with this step by step video. Want to learn how to install hardwood floors. Before starting calculate the width the last row will be. The type of installation you choose will depend on your subfloor budget lifestyle and the type of wood flooring you select.

Join the ends of the boards over a floor joist where possible avoiding joints that form an h. Install hardwood floors perpendicular to the floor joists parallel to the longest wall leaving a inch expansion gap around the perimeter. Notice the red underlayment that sits on top of the plywood subfloor. We show you all the steps from preparing sub floors through installation and finishing with trim.

Before laying down your hardwood floor you must prepare the subfloor.