How To Cover Linoleum Tiles With Laminate: Easy Process Of Covering Linoleum Tiles With Laminate


Easy Process Of Covering Linoleum Tiles With Laminate

Installing linoleum tiles are extremely easy as well as affordable, however, they can add a dated appearance to your room. Upgrading or renovating the appearance of your room by covering the linoleum tiles with a modern laminate flooring can alter the atmosphere of your room in less than a day. Laminate can bear a resemblance to ceramic tile or hardwood at a fraction of the cost, or it can give colorful patterns to your floor. Laminate flooring snaps quickly into place, which in turn makes this a job extremely easy that can be done by do it yourself homeowners.
  • Measure The Width & Length Of Your Floor: Firstly, calculate the width as well as the length of your floor in order to ascertain or establish how much laminate flooring you have to purchase. You need to buy nearly 10 percent more than your calculations show you need to clear up errors or short boards on the edges.
  • Remove Baseboards & Quarter-round Trim: Pull out the baseboards as well as quarter-round trim over & above your linoleum tiles with the help of a pry bar or the back of a claw hammer. Pry it loose with utmost care, if you don't break it, then you can reinstall it without buying a new trim.
  • Roll Underlayment Over The Linoleum Tiles: Stagger underlayment over the linoleum tiles. Underlayment is a kind of plastic sheeting that is fixed firmly & deeply with beads of foam. Trim the ends with the help of a utility knife, and make sure to leave about 2 inches of space betwixt the underlayment and wall.
  • Lay First Row Of Laminate Flooring Along One Wall: Place the first row of laminate flooring through one wall. Position 1/2-inch plastic spacers betwixt the flooring and the wall. Laminate flooring expands as well as contracts relative to the weather and humidity, therefore, it is important to leave room for that expansion in order to keep the floor away from buckling. Trim the last piece in the row to fit with the help of a table saw.
  • Cut The Last Board Of The Second Row To Fit: Break the tongue of the first board in the next row into the groove of the last boards of the first row. Starting at the end of the first row rather than the beginning will help stagger the pieces of laminate in order to keep away the seams from lining up. Break the other boards in the row into place, tapping firmly with the help of a rubber mallet or hammer and wood tapping block if necessary. Trim the last board of the second row to fit, before snapping it into place.
  • Measure The Distance Between The Wall & The Last Row You Laid: Break the remaining rows in place by applying the same technique. On the final row, calculate the distance betwixt the wall and the last row you laid. Subtract 1/2 inch, before cutting the laminate flooring lengthwise in order to fit the space in the remaining row. Break the flooring in place & make sure to leave a 1/2-inch gap between the flooring and the wall.
  • Install Baseboards & Quarter-round Trim: Install your baseboards as well as quarter-round trim with wood-finishing nails hit at an angle with the help of a hammer. Countersink the nails by tapping them firmly using a hammer and awl. Instead of an awl, another nail can also be used that you hold between the hammer and the installed nail. Protect the nail depressions using wood putty that matches the color of your baseboards. Sand the putty after it dries if required in order to leave an even surface on your trim.
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