What To Expect During Installation
When your new laminate installation day is here, it pays to be ready! Here is a quick checklist to make sure your home and rooms are prepared:
- Plan for an adult to be home to answer questions that may arise for the installers.
- Designate an area for the installation crew to keep laminate installation tools and saw laminate pieces as needed.
- Keep children and pets away from the rooms receiving new laminate and the crew’s work area.
- Walk through and ask any questions that you may have about your new laminate.
- Establish appropriate ventilation as suggested by your installers.
Laminate Installation Considerations
To make your new laminate installation as efficient as possible, take the following helpful steps:
- Remove all furniture and electronics from the rooms and closets receiving new laminate.
- Take down all hanging items off of the walls.
- Complete all new painting and touch-ups before installation.
- Take all doors down and shave the bottoms if the new laminate product raises the overall flooring height. This step will ensure full range of motion for your doors, which is especially important if your new laminate is installed as a floating floor.
- Place felt protectors under heavy furniture legs before returning pieces on your new laminate floors.
Many laminate products offer floating floor installation, which means your existing floors may not need to be removed and disposed of entirely! Your subfloor will still need to be professionally assessed, and if any repairs are required, they will need to be made before installation.
Make sure to wait for the full specified amount of time before walking on your new laminate floors and returning furniture to the room. Many new laminate floors, especially floating floors, are ready for light foot traffic right away! Always return furniture by lifting or using proper moving equipment with wheels, never dragging heavy pieces to avoid scratching the laminate surface.