How to Install a Hardwood Floating Floor

Ron Call, our "Urbanfloor Guy" and a veteran flooring contractor for over 34 years shows you and offers a general explanation on how to install what is called a "Floating Floor" in your home or office.

[@charanjeetkaur6343]

Excellent , guy has described it in a brilliant way. thank you gentleman

[@evapena100]

Tank very much Ron for the great easy to follow instructions.God bless you.

[@ronaldcall]

Thank you,God bless you as well...

[@eliyahkilada338]

Excellent! Thank you for posting.

[@franzlimonta1171]

Ron, Thank you for the helpful hints, I look forward to installing my floor.

[@ronaldcall]

Your welcome, I'm glad you found it helpful...

[@billwarganich1875]

I'm getting ready to install hardwood flooring in my living room great video

[@bobzthecat82]

Excellent. At last someone who knows what they are talking about, and so easy to follow. thanks.

[@ronaldcall]

Your very welcome...

[@Eastendbiilythekid]

Nice video very helpful you do a great job.

[@OSSmoove]

Most informative, dude really broke it down...

[@tiktokbodypainting3312]

First one I’ve seen to use glue. I enjoyed this video

[@sharonallen1051]

Thanks so much ready to do my 100 year old dining room!

[@frackooo]

Great vid really helpful A1+

[@richardsprague6841]

I will be installing a floating hardwood floor in a kitchen, the instructions say to allow 1/2 gap around all obstructions. Do I put floor down before or after cabinets.

[@eduardochumpitaz6250]

Great job explaining your demo Ron! It makes it very easy to follow. I am getting ready to put down a floating floor in a couple of rooms in my home. After the wood has been set down on the underlayment and the glue connecting each piece together has cured, will I have to do anything to secure the wood down at the edges? Or does the gap left for expansion just get covered by the baseboard and shoe molding? Thanks! Ed

[@ronaldcall]

Cover the gaps with shoe molding, quarter round or base board

[@chrsma]

Did you have to do anything to hold the underlayment down? Like did you staple down the underlayment?

[@lesliejs]

Well done video. I noticed the spaces at the edges were left for expansion. That does make sense, but, what is an appropriate way to address the gaps on the edges for radon mitigation?

[@ronaldcall]

Spacers are removed after installation is complete. If you have radon issues better call a pro and have your home tested. Gaps in your wood floor will not help mitigating radon.

[@lindaloftus8780]

I ran short of laminate flooring and when I went to purchase remainder needed find it has apparently been discontinued. Is there any way of gluing cut ends together with another color in order to put a border around room? Tearing out and replacing completely would be very expensive and don't want to do that. Help.

[@lass-inangeles7564]

What a beautiful job, Ron! Gorgeous floor and very well explained demo, thank you! I bought engineered wood flooring for my RV floors. I will be doing this project this week. I thought with click lock, you are not supposed to use glue? Isn't it supposed to just click and lock into place firmly with some tapping but without glue or nails to be a 'floating' floor? Could you please give me some advice on this issue: RV is 22 ft in length and about 15 ft to cover with wood. My entrance door is on passenger side, toward the rear. There is one single entry step into the RV. 1. For visual appearances, should my wood floor run front to back strips or side to side strips? If it runs side to side, then floor will be going straight up as I enter the RV. 2. Stair: Front to back makes it easy to have the stair match the direction, but makes it hard to do the two very narrow 2 inch strips of floor on either side of stairs. Stair sides: Side to side will make it easy to cover narrow sections of floor on either side of stair which will need a long thin slice of plank nailed in, but will make step a bit more work to match grain direction. 3. On the step well, could I trim with aluminum edging to get a clean look and cover up the end grain of the flooring planks? 4. Could you recommend some very narrow trim molding size for an RV floor edging? I wanted aluminum all along the floor edge, but it may be too shiny and also hard to cut and cannot use nail gun or glue but screws only. What size should I get? 1/8" round trim? Any other types of trim that would have a clean modern look? Not a big fan of curves. Picking your brain here, since I have very little knowledge of carpentry or flooring. Thanks again for an excellent demo, much appreciated!!!

[@hughseagraves7036]

This is not click lock. It's tongue and groove.

[@lass-inangeles7564]

Of course, so it is! My mistake. I finished my flooring on RV, looks great.

[@PBS-nm1uu]

and what is the spacing of the flooring board???

[@jamesostensen]

Good video, are you only supposed to glue the first 3 rows or all of them?

[@ronaldcall]

Glue them all.

[@danroden8561]

So what types of flooring situations would you need the ratchet clamps to hold the glue joints together firmly? I thought this was one of those times to use them? Thanks!

[@ronaldcall]

You could use them if you like in place of the blue tape. If the product your installing is quality and square blue tape works fine. One problem with clamps and straps is sometimes glue may squeeze up through the joints when leaving to cure and the clean up when cured can be difficult.

[@chrisclarke-williams8988]

How would you fit the little metal clips under the boards that are designed to clip into the grooves on the underside?

[@ronaldcall]

This type of floor does not use metal clips. Floors like Kahrs that use clips generally do not require glue except for the end joints.

[@kidcompany]

Did you glue all the wood or just the first few rows and the last row?

[@pakobaksone3671]

How yr hardwood secured down, better video of many but still need 2 know how the floor is secured down? Just the glue on the edges??

[@acoupleofradtechs]

I am preparing to put down a floating floor. I have IKEA cabinets. Should I install the cabinets first or after the floor? I will be using the legs that come with the cabinets instead of anchoring them into the wall.What would you suggest? Thanks

[@diegowsa]

Flooring first...

[@FlightSim2703]

thanks for sharing. Have a question, do you remove the spacers after installation is completed?

[@alikhad]

Yes

[@melvingray3245]

With a tongue and groove wood flooring on concrete slab, would I need to glue each plank down or only the first three rows?

[@melvingray3245]

+Urban Floor I would be doing a floating install, I was just asking if every plank (tongue and groove) needed to be glued to one another or only the first rows while others may be placed without glue?

[@MUclarinet93]

+Urban Floor How much glue would be needed for this method? I'm trying to figure out how much to buy.

[@tarek3702]

I was watching other videos but just want to know if you don't have a nail hammer gun you can use glue instead?

[@ronaldcall]

To install the trims you can glue them if you like, just use a quality construction adhesive.

[@gasousman]

Can I install a floating floor before installing kitchen cabinets? Then, cut the flooring at the cabinet line, remove the cut flooring, and finally lay the cabinets on the sub-floor?

[@ronaldcall]

Install your cabinets first, that's a lot of extra work and you may damage your floor.

[@derekjohnson1432]

Thanks for the well done video. Can you use any wood glue for the tongue and grooves? Do you glue all of the tongue and grooves together or just the first 3 rows?

[@ronaldcall]

Glue all rows, Tite Bond II is a good glue for this type of installation.

[@JorgeSaenz1913]

Is this regular hardwood floor or engineered? I keep reading that one should not float hard wood like you would engineered because it might shift but you floated this one. What do you think?

[@PamelasEngel]

I can see from the cross cut that it’s an engineered hardwood floor. I don’t know why he didn’t mention it clearly.

[@ricosrealm]

what is the difference if you are gluing the planks together and allow for an expansion gap?

[@opensecondary]

I'm thinking of using cork as an underlayment to my bamboo flooring. Any pros or cons to this?

[@ronaldcall]

(Pro)Great for sound dampening for rooms below. (Con) You have to buy it $$$

[@davidsioux]

what kind of underlayment did you use? also, is this solid hardwood floor or engineered floor?

[@ronaldcall]

That is a 2 in 1 pad and moisture barrier combo. The floor is engineered. I would not recommend a solid floor to be floated.

[@Trid3nt861]

I live above someone. My floors are very very old (I live in a apartment building that is probably 100 years old). Just want to ask but if I put foam and then thick pieces of wood across my old floor on top of the foam would it offer some sound proofing (as in would it at least muffle my chair moving or my feet making noise). Please let me know.

[@m.a.4829]

mechaart hey, I know this is 9 months later, the more layers the better. There is some thing called green glue worked very well for me, I also used cork underlayment then foam and finally 1/2 engineered hardwood. I don't hear acoustic noise anymore and impact noise is at a bare minimum, so low I don't even notice it.

[@wyattarcher2772]

What are the advantages to glue the seams together instead of gluing it the floor?

[@harvesthunt]

It won't float if gluing directly to the floor. By gluing the seams, it floats as 1 ENTIRE unit.

[@ronaldcall]

@@harvesthunt It also makes future removal much easier.

[@stephen496]

Weren't those expansion gaps rather small? Everywhere I've seen recommends 1/2", whereas here it looked like they went with 3/16" only. I use those same spacers and they are only 3/16" thick

[@ronaldcall]

In most homes the drywall generally does not go all the way to floor so you have additional room to expand. Follow the installation guidelines of the product you purchased.

[@rileydoner811]

same

[@rileydoner811]

same @ terek

[@darthrain875]

yesterday i come home from school and apparently my mom randomly choose to tear apart our carpet in the living room and dining room into hardwood floors... it was very random and she did a good job pranking me. I believe these are floating because they did it fairly quick. These guys my mom hired were not professionals and I definitely have no knowledge on these floors. Should we add a protective later over the wooden floors or wax?

[@ronaldcall]

Prefinished floor do not require any waxing, Follow the cleaning instructions for your product.

[@chrismazur1683]

Can I use Liquid Nails as my glue?

[@ronaldcall]

I would not way to expensive and messy, use what the manufacturer recommends or Tite Bond II works great.

[@100LaVida]

Hi! I'm gonna install this floor. Has anybody installed it & if so can you tell me how is your floor holding up.

[@oakoliver7183]

I installed this (Pergo) in my house 24 years ago. Kitchen, dining room and hallway. I have had several dogs. It held up fantastic except for 2 years ago. I had a drain line fail on my dishwasher. The pergo did not go under the dishwasher so when the dishwasher leaked (pumped out under the dishwasher) all the water went under the pergo and the underlayment and pergo buckled. We are in the process of doing tile right now which is always what I wanted anyway. Hoping I can salvage much of the pergo for an upstairs hallway and small office.

[@blluffman]

This is not a laminate floating floor. And when laminate was first introduced into the market it had to be glued or it would not stay together. The first laminate floor had a simple tongue and groove system that did not lock. There are certain areas where the flooring companies will not give you a warranty unless you glue the flooring together. It is definately not unheard of.

[@awiffofthat1080]

We've never used glue and had wonderful results. But, I can understand why you choose to use it.

[@Bradyvilleboy]

Do you have to glue the pieces? I think some people don't glue them. I am installing engineered flooring in a couple weeks. It is not snap-in, but tongue and groove. It is going on top of Blue Hawk blue underlayment over plywood.

[@Mudpuppynme]

how did this work out for you? I was told to nail down my engineered flooring, but I don't see why I should have to. Can't I just float it on underlayment over plywood like you? I wanted to consider heated floors, but can't do that with nail down. Did you use any glue? Just nailed each piece to its neighbor? Thanks....

[@affleckc85]

Its not a clicklock so how else is it going to hold together?

[@ronaldcall]

Glue

[@archerstephani3366]

would you clue together engineered lock and fold

[@ronaldcall]

No, except in areas like last rows under door jambs where you need to remove the locking mechanism to get the boards to properly mate.

[@dreambabylullaby]

you don't want hardwood floor or laminated floor on your kitchen cuz they may po- up if you spill water on it. especially on the kitchen. tiles are perfect for me for it is easy to clean and looks better for the kitchen.

[@jaydenbrumous2582]

Mine works too. I used woodprix plans and build it without any problems.

[@Raptor-Jesus]

nice but with that wood its better to lay right to left.

[@ronaldcall]

You can go either way, what ever your comfortable with...

[@romaineathey2690]

I purchased some excellent plans from the Woodprix website.

[@archerstephani3366]

what is phone number THANKS

[@FunkyLebaFin]

So where is the floating part?

[@harvesthunt]

The ENTIRE floor floats as 1 unit.

[@mcneeseremalf28]

I am sure you can still buy handbook with all info you need on WoodPrix. Just google it.

[@Chris_Willows]

'make sure your floor is within 8/14ths of a micron per yard' WTF. USE METRIC!!

[@ronaldcall]

Sorry Christopher here in the USA we have not converted to metric measure in most cases yet.

[@utmc6788]

are you just using glue because you want to?

[@ronaldcall]

Yes, this floor can be glued directly to the sub floor, stapled down to wood or OSB or floated. I was just showing the floating method in this video.

[@VipMss]

Glory to Jesus Christ, our God, our Lord, our King, our Savior --- JESUS CHRIST REIGNS --- May JESUS CHRIST save you

[@wpgeeth]

Wtf does jesus hv to do with frikkin floating floors. ?

[@paularmbruster404]

Geeth Perera He was a carpenter? :)

[@wpgeeth]

And??

[@MickersMind]

Who glues floating floor ..this is wack!

[@6ftNaturalBeauty]

MickersMind 😂😂😂

[@stelvans]

How else would you attach the boards together.

[@DarkindyRise]

@@stelvans double click of course