How To Install Click Flooring

Move the panel gently up and down while exerting forward pressure.

How to install click flooring.

You won t need special equipment and can finish a 12 x 12 room in a day. Take the second piece of bamboo flooring and place its smaller end next to the head of the first piece. Therefore the first step in installing click flooring is to bring in the boards remove any packaging and give your purchased flooring time to acclimate to the conditions of your space. Because they float they can be installed over any existing floor except carpet or wood.

You can either insert the tongue into the groove or the groove onto the tongue. Glide the second piece carefully into the furrow on the next board. The panels will automatically click into place. While all wood floors expand and contract due to changes in temperature and humidity engineered hardwood is more stable than solid wood floors because of the way it s constructed.

As you vigilantly place it wait until you hear it click into place. Today we re going to show you how to install a click lock hardwood floor. I researched a ton of different flooring options from vinyl plank to tile. Install the long side of the first plank of the second row.

Place the flat edge of a kick tool or wood block against the end of the second piece and hit the kicker with a hammer. Tips for click flooring installation. Click boards connect to each other rather than to a subfloor. I talk more about why i chose engineered hardwood in this post.

Position the panel to be installed at an angle of 20 to 30 to the panel already installed. Continue this process on the floor along the wall. If you are installing your flooring in a basement make sure that you are using basement approved flooring. Step by step instructions.

Insert the tongue side into the groove side of the previous row at a low angle and lower flat to the substrate. Snap the two tongue and groove pieces of flooring together. Again be reminded to make use of spacers to keep enough distance from the wall.