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How to Install your Laminate Floor 3
The length direction of the panels should match the
length direction of the room in order to achieve the best look. By doing
this, it will also reduce the amount of cutting.
With installed panels, measure the doors for clearance of the installed
panels. If necessary, you may cut away the door frame at the bottom and
remove any baseboards.
The surfaces must be clean, smooth and level. The surface must be
leveled if it contains slopes which are steeper than 12.5 mm/1.62 mm
(1/2"/5").
The perimeter of the room must be measured so that you may decipher the
squareness of the room, as well as the necessary width of the last row
of panels.
You must make allowances for expansion gaps along each of the walls.
You may install sapphire tongue-and-groove panels without glue. All you
have to do is attach the tongue on one panel to the groove side of the
other panel; then the panels will then be fastened securely in place.
Begin with the first panel and lay it flat on the floor with the surface
up and the groove side away from the wall. Then place the tongue of the
second panel partially into the first, while at the same time holding
the second panel at about a 20 degree angle from the floor. Then press
the second panel down flat, which will cause the tongue to lock firmly
into place. Follow this procedure to install the remaining panels. (If
you need to release, simply reverse this procedure.) Once a few rows
have been set in place, it may be easier to stand on the installed
panels as you are installing the next row.
You must allow for expansion spaces on all sides of the floor due to the
changes in heat and humidity which causes the laminate panels to expand
and contract, both lengthwise and widthwise.
Spacers should be inserted between the panels and the perimeter walls.
After the panels are installed, the spacer should be taken away before
the moldings are attached to the walls.
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