Room Preparation:
- Be sure the room has the correct temperature and relative humidity for installing laminate flooring, as specified by the manufacturer.
- Remove existing quarter round.
- Remove carpet, padding, and tack strip.
- Wood or parquet flooring glued to concrete must be removed.
- Undercut all door frames. Extend undercut approximately 1” beyond the door frame. (Quarter round will cover where wall base or drywall has been undercut).
- Flatten sub floor as described in section on “General sub floor requirements”.
- Repair wood sub floors to eliminate squeaks or deflection.
- Sweep or vacuum up all debris and foreign matter.
- Roll out a vapor retarder from wall to wall, as specified in the manufacturer’s installation instructions
- If required, roll out a suitable underlayment. Roll out additional underlayment as the floor is installed.