This thin dense foam layer helps to absorb sound provides a thermal barrier makes it easier to walk on the laminate and helps the flooring bridge minor gaps and bumps in the underlying floor.
How to install laminate flooring angles tap.
Continue installing the first row of flooring.
How to install laminate flooring.
Flooring manufacturers always recommend putting down underlayment before laying the laminate.
Angle the plank at a 45 degree angle and lock the planks in end to end.
Install the underlayment or vapor barrier.
Use pressure to press the laminate into the groove and create a flat surface.
However this type of installation also allows you to lay the new floor down without needing to tap the planks together or the use of a tapping block and hammer.
Using tapping blocks on a floor that is made for angle angle laminate installation will damage the planks.
Add spacers to the second plank.
This makes installation much quicker and easier.