| There are many ways in which you can install | | | | measurements into the store and let the staff figure |
| hardwood flooring, and the method you choose will | | | | the exact flooring materials that will be required. This |
| depend on the type of flooring you are installing. Solid | | | | is particularly handy if you aren't all that good with |
| hardwood typically comes in the form of parquet | | | | numbers. |
| flooring, strips, or planks. Laminate wood flooring on | | | | Glueless laminate flooring is typically very easy to |
| the other hand typically requires other methods for | | | | install, which makes it a popular choice. This type of |
| installation. | | | | flooring doesn't require glue or nails and has a kind of |
| Regardless of whether your choose laminate or | | | | tongue and groove design which allows the pieces to |
| hardwood for your flooring needs you should be able | | | | pop into place. |
| to easily locate directions and instructions on the | | | | Before installation your new flooring, check out how |
| package. Laminate floors are relatively easy to install | | | | the light enters the room. The planks should be |
| according to the instructions. Solid hardwood floors, | | | | installed towards your hallway lighting and should |
| on the other hand, need the opportunity to become | | | | always be installed lengthwise. |
| acclimated to the humidity before being installed so | | | | Laminate flooring instructions provide all the |
| the flooring must be removed from the package | | | | information you'll need including how to lay the first |
| before it is installed. Laminate flooring should remain in | | | | plank against the wall and how spacers should be |
| the packaging until you are ready to install. | | | | placed if they are required. For hardwood installation, |
| With some careful planning, your flooring installation | | | | always start in a corner using a full plank at the start |
| endeavors should be successful. Make sure to pay | | | | of the first row. A spacer should also be used to |
| attention to the details since it's the little things that | | | | keep a half inch gap between the plank and the wall. |
| can make all the difference. The floor surface that | | | | With all of these things to remember, the most |
| you are installing hardwood or laminate on must be | | | | important is to follow the instructions provided with |
| carefully cleaned to remove any dirt or dust. At a | | | | the flooring materials you purchase. Each type of |
| minimum the foundation should be swept and | | | | flooring will have different requirements and each |
| vacuumed. | | | | manufacturer may have slightly different advice. The |
| You should also be certain that you have measured | | | | instructions they provide are meant to make your |
| and correctly recorded the amount of flooring you | | | | installation the easiest it can be. |
| will need. A good rule of thumb is to measure three | | | | Visit us for more information on how to install |
| times to be sure (it is always better to err on the | | | | laminated floors, how to refinish hardwood flooring |
| side of caution). You can generally bring your | | | | and how to care for hardwood floors. |