Laying A Laminate Floor. A laminate floor is a floating floor, meaning it is not fastened directly to the subfloor. This thin, dense foam layer helps to absorb sound.
In addition, it won't damage like regular hardwood, so it'll last for decades. Generally, you have three options for laying a laminate floor Laminate flooring is usually found in high traffic areas which have a huge footfall as it is so long lasting.
In this video, this old house general contractor, tom silva, helps a homeowner lay down their floating floor in the basement.
Laying A Laminate Floor. Homeadvisor's laminate wood flooring installation guide provides tools needed and how to steps for laying underlayment and floating planks over tile laminate is a popular synthetic flooring and a common choice for homeowners. Take your spacers out from between the end floor boards and the wall. To lay laminate flooring, first clear out any furniture in the room you'll be laying the floor in. We cover everything you need to know for choosing a laminate underlayment.