Do you envy the beautiful laminate wood flooring in your neighbors house? Want to remodel your home with his lovely flooring, but don’t think you can afford it? You don’t have to hire a special contractor to put in laminate wood flooring, most people with a basic skills set can handle the task themselves.
The most important step in installing laminate wood flooring is making sure you have the right tools. The right tools can make all the difference between beautiful laminate wood flooring and a catastrophe.
The tools that you will need to get the job done include: a jigsaw, a pneumatic brad nailer, a miter saw, a fine tooth handsaw, a rubber mallet, a plaster trowel, a combinaton square, a utility knife, a tape meaure, an eight foot straight edge, and a hammer. You probably already own some of these, such as a hammer and utility knife. Some of the other items can be purchased rather inexpensively, or borrowed.
The first tool you will use in the process is an eight foot straight edge. It is very important hat you check the flatess of the subfloor before proceeding. This is what the straight edge is used for, and this is one of the most important steps in laying laminate wood flooring. The majority of mistakes that will occur during laminate wood flooring installation occur during this step.
The next step is to correct any problems that you may have encountered when checking the subfloor. This is where a plaster trowel comes into play. You want to use this plaster trowel to spread filler anywhere that the subfloor needs leveling. You want the subfloor to be perfectly leveled before you begin.
After you have made sure that the subfloor is level you are ready to begin the process of installing your laminate wood flooring. This is where the rest of the tools will need begin to come ino play. Most of these tools are used to make sure that the laminate wood pieces fit into place properly.
You will use the handsaw to trim door casings to allow them to fit over the new floor with ease. You will use the miter saw, make sure it has a carbide blade, to cut the strips of flooring to the right length. The jigsaw is used for trimming pieces even more to make sure they fit around vents and other obstacles. Before cutting any of the pieces, you will use your combination square to make cut lines on the flooring.
When you have got everything cut down to what you need, you will use both the rubber mallet and the pneumatic brad nailer to secure the new wood. The pneumatic brad nailer is used for attaching the first strips of wood. The rubber mallet is used for tapping the floor pieces into place without breaking them. A utility knife can be helpful in this area as well. You may also need a hammer to help you fit some stubborn wood into its proper place. The tape measure is of course used to help you make all the necessary measurements to the wood.
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