Installing New Laminate Flooring Over Old Laminate

Considerations for installing laminate flooring over hardwood.

Installing new laminate flooring over old laminate.

If the current flooring is fixed to the subfloor and in good condition you may be able to apply a new flooring over top. 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. Set it in place using the laminate roller. If the new flooring does not have the built in underlayer simply roll out and tape your.

The only ones i found used a straight edge and a razor blade. First you need to look at the condition of the current floor. If your laminate has a built in underlayer you may install it right on top of the hardwood. However the wood isn t as hard as some other flooring choices.

If the flooring you purchase can be installed over existing flooring you will still need to consider some other things. This means that the choice of subfloor i e what you install laminate over needs to provide the right support. Laying a new subfloor over old pine flooring. I got online to see how others tackled this problem.

Set the large top piece of laminate on the rods and get it correctly positioned with the factory edge up against the wall and the other sides overhanging the edge. Since we were installing new laminate over old laminate with the countertops in place there were places where the router couldn t be used to trim the laminate all the way up against the wall. Remember that laminate flooring like swiss krono usa s laminate wood flooring is a floating floor it will expand and contract as temperature and other conditions change. Lay dowel rods on the countertop facing forward about a foot apart.

Pull the dowel rods forward and out and press the laminate down. 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.