Laminate Flooring Step Down

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Laminate flooring step down.

Step nose is used where laminate flooring meets with a staircase or landing area. If your installing your laminate flooring over a wood sub floor it will be a little simpler then installing the flooring on a concrete sub floor with a sunken living. Fix concrete subfloors with a patching compound and for wood subfloors remove protruding nails and replace any damaged boards. Measure the width of the room by the length to get the square footage of the room then add 10 more to account for any waste or mistakes.

You can also use our flooring calculator to estimate the square footage of laminate needed. This how to do transition from laminate floor to stairs or threshold between laminate floor to stairs show how to install transition from laminate floor to s. You will see a gap on the long side joints when the plank is rotated down. You will need stair nose to cover the top of the step down.

After removing the existing flooring baseboards and quarter moulding check that the subfloor is solid flat and clean. This should be done at least 48 hours before the laminate boards are placed so they have time to adjust to the temperature and humidity. For the next plank join the short end of the plank first image 2. Place unopened packages of laminate flooring in the room or rooms in which they are to be installed.

Step nose costs 4 7 00 per square foot. Transition molding t molding fills in the space between two tiles or pieces of laminate. Insert the tongue of the second row plank into the groove of the first row plank at a slight angle until the laminate edges meet. Moisture can often destroy a perfect laminate floor installation so before you begin it is very.

If your installing the laminate above you will treat it as a stair. See my flooring install playlist. A sunken living room laminate installation is basically installing laminate flooring up to the step down. If you haven t already start by removing any existing flooring from your stairs along with the existing underlay.

Next rotate down until the joints lock image 1. Laminate flooring is ready to install as long as the base floor is clean and smooth. This will minimize shrinkage or expansion when they react to room temperature and humidity step 2 check for moisture levels. Step 1 let the boards acclimate.