Locate a retailer. Wire brushing a floor involves brushing the wood with large rotary wire brush causing the wood grain to open up and resulting in a two-toned look and a unique texture.
When your base floor is anything less than perfect (minor gaps and seams), underlayment is needed to help smooth out those areas for the laminate. When you're installing on top of concrete, you'll want the extra padding that underlayment provides to make it softer to walk on.hen You Do Want Underlayment. I'm not trying to kill off the entire underlayment industry. In fact, underlayment is good and is recommended in a majority of the installations. One reason is because laminate flooring is so flimsy and insubstantial that it needs all the help it can get.
Transition mouldings that coordinate with your floor should be used in doorways and to transition to other flooring surfaces like tile or carpet. These pieces will compensate for any differences in the height of the adjoining flooring.any flooring configurations utilize a glue-less method that makes installation free of complications for faster and simpler construction. 1  Laminate floors require a thin underlayment which creates the realistic sound of walking on a hardwood floor and feels soft underfoot.