Installing Click Lock Flooring In Bathroom

Measure that number out from the starting wall then snap a chalk line at that point the length of the room.

Installing click lock flooring in bathroom.

Lay the first plank appropriately spaced from the wall. Installing click lock vinyl plank flooring trim the short tongue edge from the first vinyl plank. If not covering exposed edges with trim fill the gap with a high quality silicone caulking. Starting a 1 4 away from the wall will allow the wood to expand and contract.

Do not fasten any moldings through the flooring. One of the best things about snapstone is automatic spacing. 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. Each piece fits together like a puzzle.

Molding must be sufficient size to cover the 1 4 space. Do not fasten moldings through the flooring. You shouldn t have to wrestle with the floorboards to get them to lay flat and lock into place. Fasten into the wall.

Install the second plank by holding it at an angle and inserting its tongue edge into the first plank s groove edge. Set nail heads slightly below the surface of the molding and fill with wood putty. Once you lay the tongue in the groove it should click lock and fit like a glove. Measure the width of the flooring plank then add 1 4 inch.

This flooring comes with click lock construction so installation is a breeze. 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. 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.