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| Flooring, Installing a Floating Floor |
| This DIY Basic, brought to you by Lumber Liquidators, will provide tips on the installing a floating hardwood floor. |
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- Before installation, acclimate your flooring to room temperature for at least 48 hours.
- Lay down 15-pound felt paper and place your first row of flooring parallel to the longest wall (figure A).
- To allow for expansion, leave a quarter-inch gap between the flooring and the wall (figure B). Then, nail the flooring in place by hand.
- At the end of the row, cut the last strip to fit and use the remainder to start the next row.
- Stagger your boards by at least six inches to avoid clustering the end joints.
- Tap the tongue of each board tightly into the groove of the next row.
- Secure the boards with a floor-nailer and repeat the process for the rest of the room.
- On the last row, remember to leave room for expansion and to nail it by hand. Then install shoe molding (figure C).
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