Easiest Way To Pull Up Laminate Flooring

Place the tip of the curved end of the pry bar in the space between the first row of planks and the wall.

Easiest way to pull up laminate flooring.

In this video i am showing how to install laminate flooring for the first time. Start the disassembly in one of the corners on the groove side. Floating laminate floors are the easiest to remove because they are not glued down to the concrete and are merely snapped together. Reach under the edge of a laminate strip and pull it back towards you.

Laminate flooring can usually be installed successfully right over old floor coverings such as sheet vinyl provided the surface is flat and smooth and not soft or cushiony. Place a clean rubber faced grouting float on. Remove the baseboard trim around the perimeter of the room in. Start at one edge of the flooring and slide your fingertips under the edge of the outermost strip of laminate.

Remove the rest of the flooring boards in the same way disengaging the ends and then pushing the boards toward the wall. Using a utility knife score the flooring into 6 12 strips. The planks are easier to remove if you begin from the tongue side rather than the side with the groove. Now that the floor is clear and no moulding is present locate the wall that has the tongue side of the laminate flooring.

Pull it up and back towards you at about a 45 degree angle. For proper installation the subfloor or old flooring surface must be flat smooth and clean. From the second course onward you should be able to separate boards by. A simple underlayment of foam sheeting is usually sufficient as a base for laminate planks.

Working in sections apply heat to soften the bottom. In order to separate the boards easily it s important to pull them toward that side. Prepare the subfloor.