Laminate Herringbone Installation

Materials:

Straight edge 

Underlay

Flooring Cutter such as a saw

Square Ruler

7-10mm spacers

Tape Measure 

Jigsaw

PVA 

Pencil

Knee Pads

Step 1: Prepare the Room 

• Remove all furniture from the room, brush and vacuum the subfloor.
• Prepare the area: Ensure the subfloor is clean, dry, and level. If there are any high spots, gently sand them down. If there are any lower spots, fill them in with a suitable filler and leave to dry. 
• If you are laying onto a new concrete subfloor, check that it is fully dried which can take anywhere from 2 - 4 months. This reading should be below 4%. 

Step 2: Prepare the flooring

• Identify if your herringbone comes as a mixed box (with A and B planks) or is separated by A boards and B boards. 
• Place the B boards on your left side and A boards on your right. This will make it easier to distinguish which are which. Usually herringbones will also have A or B printed on the back of each board making it easy to identify them.