How to Lay a Floating Floor | This Old House

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shares tips and techniques for installing a floating floor. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
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Shopping List for How to Lay a Floating Floor:
- floating floor, snap-together, tongue-and-groove floor planks [amzn.to/2UD2kiw]
- foam pad [amzn.to/2MWHpWt], used under flooring as a moisture barrier and to provide cushioning Spacer blocks, maintains expansion space between flooring and walls or baseboard trim
- shoe molding [amzn.to/34tyDVk], used to conceal the expansion space around the perimeter of the floor

Tools for How to Lay a Floating Floor:
- utility knife [amzn.to/2MXO9n9], used to cut foam pad to size
- hammer tacker [amzn.to/34pkV61] and 3/8-inch staples [amzn.to/2PLNM16], for stapling foam pad to wood subfloor
- dead-blow hammer [amzn.to/2NTPlrg] and tapping block [amzn.to/2PQdm55], used to tap together flooring planks
- jamb saw [amzn.to/2NQNBip], for trimming door casings and jambs
- scribe tool [amzn.to/2Lk3Piu], used to scribe planks to fit around doorways and obstructions
- jigsaw [amzn.to/2MUH4Uo], for cutting planks to size
- pull bar [amzn.to/2NYeH7z], used with hammer to pull planks into position

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