Installing Click Lock Flooring In Bathroom

Starting a 1 4 away from the wall will allow the wood to expand and contract.

Installing click lock flooring in bathroom.

Do not fasten moldings through the flooring. If not covering exposed edges with trim fill the gap with a high quality silicone caulking. Installing click lock vinyl plank flooring trim the short tongue edge from the first vinyl plank. One of the best things about snapstone is automatic spacing.

Therefore the first step in installing click flooring is to bring in the boards remove any packaging and give your purchased flooring time to acclimate to the conditions of your space. You shouldn t have to wrestle with the floorboards to get them to lay flat and lock into place. Remove the spacers around the border and install baseboards and quarter round covering the plastic moisture barrier on the wall and the gap between the wall and the flooring. Pre drill and install quarter round or baseboard molding.

The same concept should be used when flooring up to other points of contact including cabinets toilet s closet flange you actually remove the toilet before installing the flooring round pipes tub legs etc. Fasten into the wall. Once you lay the tongue in the groove it should click lock and fit like a glove. Each piece fits together like a puzzle.

Measure the width of the flooring plank then add 1 4 inch. Be sure to leave 1 4 to 1 2 expansion gap which will later be filled with sealant so that the floor can remain floating. Do not fasten any moldings through the flooring. Install the second plank by holding it at an angle and inserting its tongue edge into the first plank s groove edge.

Measure that number out from the starting wall then snap a chalk line at that point the length of the room. Set nail heads slightly below the surface of the molding and fill with wood putty. Molding must be sufficient size to cover the 1 4 space.