How to Install Floating Floor Step by Step: Complete Guide and Mistakes to Avoid
Subfloor preparation, underlay, expansion gap, click fitting and finishing: how a floating floor is installed and the most common mistakes that ruin the result.
Professional floating floor, parquet, vinyl and laminate flooring services in Burgos: installation, sanding and varnishing, repair, skirting boards and flooring for staircases and underfloor heating, with careful preparation, material acclimatisation and a written quote.
Acclimatise the material
Leave the boxes closed inside the home, lying flat, for 48 hours so the floor adapts to the temperature and humidity of the room and is less likely to move afterwards.
Check and prepare the subfloor
The base must be dry, clean and flat. Unevenness of more than 3 mm over 2 metres should be corrected with self-levelling compound. If there is rising damp, it must be resolved or protected with a vapour barrier.
Underlay, first row and finishing
Roll out the underlay and tape the joints, running it a few centimetres up the walls to trim later under the skirting. Start the first row leaving an expansion gap, click the remaining rows, cut around doors and finish with skirting boards and profiles.