Betty is a Registered Dietitian who earned her B.S. degree in Food and Nutrition from Marymount College of Fordham University and her M.S. degree in Clinical Nutrition from New York University. She is the Co-Director and Director of nutrition for the New York Obesity Research Center Weight Loss Program.
Three or four days before you install the flooring, you should bring it into the installation room, spread the unopened boxes around the room at least 3 feet from outside walls and heating and cooling vents.aminate flooring isn't exactly wood, but it's made of a wood byproduct, and it undergoes expansion and contraction with fluctuating humidity. It therefore needs a period of acclimation in the installation space, or the boards may buckle.
1 Your Base Surface is Moisture-Proof: One popular mode of installation is to put laminate on top of vinyl flooring. 2  This eliminates the need for removing the vinyl floor. 3  Vinyl flooring is not--or, should not--be water-permeable.4  If it's water-permeable, somebody installed the floor wrong. Underlayment becomes half the price of the flooring (of course, one might say that with these ultra-thin laminates, the need for underlayment is even greater). 2  Your Base Surface is Moisture-Proof: One popular mode of installation is to put laminate on top of vinyl flooring.