How To Install Locking Wood Flooring

Use 1 2 inch spacers to assist in maintaining the 1 2 inch expansion gap between the first row of flooring planks and the wall.

How to install locking wood flooring.

Measure the width of the flooring plank then add 1 4 inch. Install click flooring thanks to click together flooring it s easier than ever for homeowners to put engineered hardwood underfoot. Then connect the pieces carefully folding and tapping the new piece to rest on the subfloor. Immediately wipe up any glue that squeezes through the boards.

Note that some engineered hardwood flooring products have a click lock design. You shouldn t have to wrestle with the floorboards to get them to lay flat and lock into place. Each piece fits together like a puzzle. Once you lay the tongue in the groove it should click lock and fit like a glove.

Measure that number out from the starting wall then snap a chalk line at that point the length of the room. Apply wood glue to the tongue and groove seams. This flooring comes with click lock construction so installation is a breeze. Put the first board up against the mason s line with the groove side facing away from the walls.