Install a Laminate Floor. Laminate floors have the same great look as hardwood floors. The following step-by-step instructions will show you how to install a floating (without adhesive, nails or staples) laminate floor.

Interlocking laminate floating floors can be installed over clean and level ceramic, vinyl, concrete or plywood / OSB subflooring. Typically, laminate flooring cannot be installed in rooms with a floor drain. Make sure you follow all local building codes when installing flooring.

COMPARE LAMINATE AND ENGINEERED WOOD Engineered Wood Floor:Engineered wood can be refinish Laminate Floor:Laminate flooring cannot be refinished in any way. Engineered Wood Floor:Moderate to well.

Laminate Floor:Laminate is moderately water-resistant.

What is a laminate flooring AC rating? AC hardness ratings are a standardized measure adopted by The Association of European Producers of Laminate Flooring (ELPF).

The AC measure rates abrasion resistance, impact resistance, resistance to staining and cigarette burns, and thickness swelling along edges. If a laminate flooring cannot meet the requirements for each of these ratings, approval for a given AC rating will be denied.