Installing Click Lock Flooring In Bathroom

Each piece fits together like a puzzle.

Installing click lock flooring in bathroom.

If not covering exposed edges with trim fill the gap with a high quality silicone caulking. Unlike floating laminate flooring which tends to lock by butting the edges together and pivoting downward snapstone tiles lock by placing each tile flat on the floor and then sliding one tile toward the other until you hear a click. Set nail heads slightly below the surface of the molding and fill with wood putty. This flooring comes with click lock construction so installation is a breeze.

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. Once you lay the tongue in the groove it should click lock and fit like a glove. Lay the first plank appropriately spaced from the wall. Do not fasten moldings through the flooring.

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. You shouldn t have to wrestle with the floorboards to get them to lay flat and lock into place. 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. 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.

Measure that number out from the starting wall then snap a chalk line at that point the length of the room. Measure the width of the flooring plank then add 1 4 inch. Fasten into the wall. Pre drill and install quarter round or baseboard molding.

Molding must be sufficient size to cover the 1 4 space. Install the second plank by holding it at an angle and inserting its tongue edge into the first plank s groove edge. Do not fasten any moldings through the flooring.