Floating snap together flooring is available as engineered flooring which has a veneer of natural wood on top.
How to install floating engineered wood flooring.
It is ideal for installations where adhesives won t work on the existing floor.
On the other hand installing floating engineered hardwood flooring is faster to install and cheaper.
You can use five gallon buckets of water to put pressure on the floor to keep the boards in place.
When installing a floating engineered hardwood floor it can be tricky to snug up the tongue and groove joints.
Floating engineered hardwood flooring before installing a floating engineered hardwood floor follow the same preparation steps mentioned above including underlayment and laying out spacers to maintain the expansion gap specified by the manufacturer.
You need to leave a 5 16 inch gap between the flooring and the baseboard or wall around the perimeter of the room to allow the floor enough space to expand.
Be careful not to spill any of the water as you don t want to add any moisture to the flooring.
If you already have floor tiles for example or asphalt subfloor.