Made from layers of real wood compressed together engineered hardwood floors are better able to handle changes in moisture and humidity than solid hardwood.
Timber flooring installation process.
They will talk through the process with you and advise specific timeframes for the installation of your luxurious new wood floor.
Floating involves attaching or clicking the panels which blocks out moisture.
We ll coordinate with professional independent installers who ll be with you throughout the whole installation process from initial measurement to haul away and everything in between.
You will see a gap on the long side joints when the plank is rotated down.
There are five floating flooring options available from carpet court.
Glue nail staple and float.
Insert the tongue of the second row plank into the groove of the first row plank at a slight angle until the laminate edges meet.
Next rotate down until the joints lock image 1.
Timber laminate hybrid vinyl and bamboo.
This installation method is preferred when the subfloor is cement tile or a floor with radiant heat.
Our installers can handle a variety of flooring including laminate flooring hardwood flooring vinyl flooring and carpet.
Floating or click lock installation is the most common installation method for engineered wood.
For the next plank join the short end of the plank first image 2.
Remove the shoe molding and snap a chalk line 3 8 out from the baseboard this allows for expansion in the hot humid weather and contraction in the colder drier weather of the hardwood flooring.