If you re installing anyway if you insist on installing over the laminate you first goal should be to make your laminate as smooth as possible.
Installing vinyl laminate flooring.
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How to install vinyl plank flooring as a beginner.
This action draws the boards together and closes the seam.
Then the first plank is folded down until it is level with the other plank.
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During installation you can mix planks from different boxes to blend the dye lots patterns to create a more uniform appearance.
Install baseboards and molding remove the spacers around the border and install baseboards and quarter round molding covering the plastic moisture barrier on the wall and the gap between the wall and the flooring.
Then you will want to install a solid smooth underlayment over your laminate floor.
Install the second plank by holding it at an angle and inserting its tongue edge into the first plank s groove edge.
You will then want to install vinyl planks that are as thick as you can get.
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How to install vinyl flooring at least 48 hours prior to installation place the new vinyl plank flooring in the room for acclimation.
Installation laminate flooring.
Generally this is done by working from the most visible wall usually the one that greets the eye as you enter the room then working outward toward the entryway.
Plan the flooring layout.
How to install laminate flooring.
Laminate flooring uses a click and lock installation method where the tongue of one plank is fitted into the groove of an adjoining plank at an angle.
It then continues straight into the adjoining rooms.
Installing click lock vinyl plank flooring trim the short tongue edge from the first vinyl plank.