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.
It can be installed in almost every room in your home, because it can be installed over wood or concrete subfloors. When shopping for laminate flooring, measure the room's length and width to calculate the amount of product needed. Remember to add 10 percent to the total to allow for any waste or missed cuts.ome laminate products come with an underlayment already attached. If the product you selected doesn't, roll out a layer of it separately as you go. The flooring doesn't have to be glued down. The floor floats on the underlayment and is held in place by the quarter-round moulding installed on the edges.