How to Install Laminate Wood Floor

Prefinished plank flooring is easier to install than hardwood flooring and offers the same appearance. The "planks" consist of medium-density fiberboard (MDF) sandwiched between plastic laminate.

• The top laminate looks like random-grain wood, but its plastic composition makes it scratch- and stain-resistant.
• Precision-milled tongue-and-groove edges make precise installation a snap.
• The whole assembly is glued together at the edges and floats on a thin, closed-cell polyethylene foam pad.