How to Install Locking or Floating Laminate Flooring

How to Install Foam underlayment Plywood Floor

Simple Instructions

Foam underlayment has a plastic strip on one end that goes along the wall and up the wall that will be covered by the baseboard, and the other end has a strip of adhesive tape. As you unroll each roll, the clear plastic end lies on top of the end with adhesive strip and two white pieces of foam will be butted up against each other.


Then   Ensure the two white sides are as close as they can be and lay one over the other and tack it down. That is how you will know if it's on upside down. If the tape strip is down, it is backwards. It is very important that the Foam underlayment run the same direction as the flooring.


Next Step:

Cover the floor with the foam underlayment and then put the sheet should  right up against the first sheet that you installed. Peel back the covering of the adhesive tape on the first sheet and smooth the plastic edge of the second sheet down onto the tape of the first sheet

Final

Remove any additonal foam underlayment with a razor to remove any underlayment around any obstructions like vents and corners