Installing Laminate Flooring Pattern

Flooring manufacturers always recommend putting down underlayment before laying the laminate.

Installing laminate flooring pattern.

How to lay laminate flooring in a herringbone pattern. Sub floors are typically concrete or cement and develop weaknesses over time. They re moisture scratch and dent resistant and they re easy to install. A random pattern can be hard to achieve when all the planks are the same length but you can do it using offcuts from previous rows to start new rows.

Install the underlayment or vapor barrier. This thin dense foam layer helps to absorb sound provides a thermal barrier makes it easier to walk on the laminate and helps the flooring bridge minor gaps and bumps in the underlying floor. A good example of an h joint can be seen in this image on the left. A laminate flooring stagger pattern is ideally random with spacing between end joints between 6 and 10 inches depending on the plank width.

Lighter colors create a light and airy feeling in a room. Notice how every second row of boards are uniform or regularly placed. As with all flooring installing a laminate floor can set the overall tone for a room. Laying a laminate floor in a regular pattern decreases its ability to contract and expand as a whole unit and instead does so as single laminate boards often causing gaps or even lifting like a hinge.

Laminate comes in patterns that include stone tile and wood. Laminate herringbone floors are super easy to maintain.