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.
Laminate is a floating floor and requires a small expansion space around the perimeter of the room to allow for movement with changes in humidity. This space can be covered with coordinating wallbase and quarter round to beautifully finish your room.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.