Make Your Own Floating Flooring

Measure the face width of the existing flooring add the width of its tongue then set the table saw s fence that same distance away from the blade.

Make your own floating flooring.

In a past life i had thought of the idea of buying solid oak plywood cutting it into strips and using it as inexpensive solid oak flooring and i was told that i was an idiot and carpet was chosen instead a far more expensive option when i had already exhausted my budget. As lovely as they may be doing them on a budget isn t quite so easy so we figured out how to get great wood floors on a small budget. This needs to be cut to 1 1 8 inch thick. Here we will examine the pros and cons of floating floors vs non floating floors and the options to consider to help make your decision making just a little less complicated.

How to lay down your own inexpensive wood floor and make it look gorgeous. Afterwards lay down your flooring and cut the last piece in the row to make it fit minus 5 16 of an inch to account for the spacer. This removes the groove which you ll re create in the next step. To learn more including how to choose the right wood or finish for your floating floor read on.

Floating nail down and glue down. Prepare the material step 1 take the hardwood tree to the saw mill to have them cut down into rough planks. Now cut the new boards to width by running the tongue side against the fence. Get your groove back.