How To Install Tile Pattern Laminate Flooring

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How to install tile pattern laminate flooring.

A random pattern can be hard to achieve when all the planks are the same length but you can do it using offcuts from previous rows to start new rows. Planks can be cut with a hand saw circular saw or flooring cutter and most laminate flooring comes in planks that simply snap together with a tongue. At the core is the thickest layer which is a high density fiberboard. Laying a laminate floor in a regular pattern decreases its ability to contract and expand as a whole unit and instead does so as single laminate boards often causing gaps or even lifting like a hinge.

In fact laminate flooring can be installed in almost every room in your home including kitchens since it doesn t have to be glued down and doesn t involve grout or mortar. See my flooring install playlist. Notice how every second row of boards are uniform or regularly placed. You will see the easiest way that this can be done hands down.

A good example of an h joint can be seen in this image on the left. A laminate flooring stagger pattern is ideally random with spacing between end joints between 6 and 10 inches depending on the plank width. Most diyers can complete laminate floor installation in one day.