Installing Click Lock Flooring In Bathroom

One of the best things about snapstone is automatic spacing.

Installing click lock flooring in bathroom.

Each piece fits together like a puzzle. Once you lay the tongue in the groove it should click lock and fit like a glove. Remove the spacers around the border and install baseboards and quarter round covering the plastic moisture barrier on the wall and the gap between the wall and the flooring. Be sure to leave 1 4 to 1 2 expansion gap which will later be filled with sealant so that the floor can remain floating.

This flooring comes with click lock construction so installation is a breeze. If not covering exposed edges with trim fill the gap with a high quality silicone caulking. Set nail heads slightly below the surface of the molding and fill with wood putty. Unlike floating laminate flooring which tends to lock by butting the edges together and pivoting downward snapstone tiles lock by placing each tile flat on the floor and then sliding one tile toward the other until you hear a click.

Install the second plank by holding it at an angle and inserting its tongue edge into the first plank s groove edge. Pre drill and install quarter round or baseboard molding. Lay the first plank appropriately spaced from the wall. Measure the width of the flooring plank then add 1 4 inch.

Do not fasten any moldings through the flooring. Therefore the first step in installing click flooring is to bring in the boards remove any packaging and give your purchased flooring time to acclimate to the conditions of your space. Fasten into the wall. The same concept should be used when flooring up to other points of contact including cabinets toilet s closet flange you actually remove the toilet before installing the flooring round pipes tub legs etc.

Installing click lock vinyl plank flooring trim the short tongue edge from the first vinyl plank. Starting a 1 4 away from the wall will allow the wood to expand and contract. Do not fasten moldings through the flooring.