BEFORE Laminate INSTALLATION
Follow these valuable considerations before your laminate installation to ensure a smooth process:
- Remove all furnishings, electronics, wall hangings, and doors from the rooms and closets receiving new laminate.
- Since many laminate products offer floating floor installation capability over an existing floor, the current floors may not need to be removed and disposed of!
- Complete all painting and touch-ups in the room before installation begins.
- Make sure that your subfloor is professionally assessed before installation, and if needed, any repairs are made.
DURING Laminate INSTALLATION
When your laminate installation day is here, take these steps for safety and efficiency:
- Plan to be home to answer any questions for the installation crew.
- Designate an area in the home for workers to keep installation tools, keep boxes of laminate before they are installed, and saw pieces as needed.
- Keep kids and pets away from the rooms receiving new laminate and the worker’s area.
- Establish appropriate ventilation in the home as directed.
AFTER Laminate INSTALLATION
Once your new laminate installation is complete, make sure to observe the following:
- Wait for the specified amount of time before walking on your new laminate floors and returning furnishings. Many floating floors are ready for light foot traffic right away!
- When bringing furniture back in, always lift or use moving equipment with rollers to avoid scratching the surface.
- We recommend using felt protectors under the legs of heavier furniture to reduce impact.
- You may need to shave down the bottom of doors to ensure full range of motion with the new flooring height.
