Installing faux wood floor on top of cement floor in your house could be done by yourself easily and simply. With patience and little bit energy, you could do it by yourself to get beautiful floor in the room you have. There are some steps you could do.

The Way To Install Faux Wood Floor

The first step is checking the power and the flatness of the basic floor. Floor which would be installed by faux wood floor should be checked in its power and flatness. Basic floor which is made of cement should be ensured that there is no particle or mound of cement so that this would harden the installation. If there is spot which is not strong enough, soon you fix it.

The second step is room adjustment. Faux wood floor is very sensitive with the condition of temperature and humidity in which this could influence the floor. Temperature and humidity adjustment could be done by placing the faux wood floor evenly on the floor which would be installed.

The third step is cleaning the surface of the basic floor. Basic floor should be cleaned from any dirt and type of oil from the surface of the basic floor. This should be ensured in dry condition. The fourth step is installing the vapor barrier sheet. Before installing the sheet of faux wood floor, floor firstly should be coated with the sheet which could prevent the direct evaporation from floor to the wood. Like aluminum foil or other plastic types.

The elevation setting of Faux Wood Floor

The fifth step is elevation setting of wooden surface under the door. For room which has doors, firstly the elevation setting should be determined on the surface of the faux wood floors which would be installed. Surface elevation should really be set as well as possible in order the door could freely move when being opened and closed and also it does not have big enough gap to the wood floor which has been installed.

The sixth step is the first sheet installation. For the best look put the sheet of faux wood floors in parallel with the longest wall. Install the first sheet with path towards the wall. Place the sheets with space around one centimeter from the wall. This space is aimed to get the next sheet movement space if the condition of the wall in not lyses.

The next step is the next sheet installation. For the next sheet installation, you should prepare first the connection tip to the next sheets. This functions in order the faux wood floor sheets are not easily moved. Furthermore, it is believed to make the bond between the sheets is getting stronger.

The eighth step is the last sheet installation. The last sheet installation surely would be influenced by the connection tip of the previous sheets. Make sure you follow the precise size on the rest of last space in order there is no gap between the nat of faux wood floor. The last step is the lockout sheet installation. The lockout sheet installation is done for the outer edge of the sheet so that it makes the floor becomes neater.