| Before you go ahead and install your hard wood | | | | use an undercut saw to do this. You can find it at |
| floating flooring, you need to make sure that your | | | | most local DIY stores for homeowners. Should you |
| current one is well suited for this installation. | | | | not be able to get an undercut saw, you could also |
| Depending on which one you have at home, you | | | | use a tiny flooring piece that lays on a piece of |
| might or might not be able to do it successfully. One | | | | overlay so you get the proper height that you can |
| of the surface types that is not suitable for floating | | | | cut with a hand saw that will be sitting on the |
| floors installation is the solid wood, also called real | | | | flooring as well as the underlay. If there are still bits |
| wood. Basically this wood type is expanding a lot | | | | that you can't cut through easily, there are some |
| over time which is in direct contrast with the floating | | | | tools that will help you with it, but you need to buy |
| type that needs to be glued on top of this original | | | | them. For example you can get a Fein Multi Master |
| layer. | | | | tool which has the ability to get into the tiniest spots |
| The best type of flooring that is actually suitable for | | | | in order to get rid of the difficult to cut wood. |
| this kind of installation is the engineered one. This is | | | | Once this step is done, you now have to install the |
| basically a more modern variant of wood that is | | | | underlay on the surface. It should go right up to the |
| cheaper without losing on quality or visual appeal. You | | | | edges but not buckle up on them. Once the underlay |
| can have timber or screed or even concrete as the | | | | is set, you need to fit the new layer on the previous |
| sub-floor but it needs to be flat and quite level | | | | one. Take your time in laying the rows one at a time |
| without any major deviations. Should your subfloor | | | | to ensure that they are done properly before moving |
| need leveling out, what you need to do is ply over | | | | on to the next. |
| the floorboards with 3 mm hardboard. Basically if the | | | | It will take you a while to have it all fitted properly |
| floor is very uneven, you will need to use a thicker | | | | but the rewards of having done a good job with |
| plywood sheet. | | | | great results will be there. And while sanding of an |
| Once you've achieved a nice and even level, you | | | | engineered floor should be done by professional |
| need to cut under the door frames, the architraves | | | | woodworkers, installing the floating hard wood floors |
| as well as the nule posts. By this you will achieve the | | | | can easily be managed the homeowners with just a |
| smooth and even finish that you need. You need to | | | | bit of DIY skills and a few basic tools. |