Laminate is called a floating floor because it is not fastened directly to the sub-floor, but rather the planks or squares are attached to each other. Laminate planks and squares use tongue-in-groove connectors or a trademarked locking system that “clicks” the boards together. The floor is held down by shoe molding that is nailed to the baseboards around the perimeter of the room.

Because laminate is a floating floor, sub-floor preparation generally costs less than with other hard surfaces.

There are basically three types of laminate installations:

Glue laminate requires that the glue be manually applied to the tongue and/or groove of each plank during installation.

Glue-less laminates do not require glue, but rather have a trademarked locking system that hooks, snaps or clicks the tongue and groove together to lock the floor into place. The innovation of these “locking systems” has greatly simplified the installation process for laminate floors. These floors can be installed faster with no messy glue clean up, and are able to be used immediately, whereas most glue laminates need to set for 18-36 hours before being walked on.

Pre-glued laminate is a combination of the two methods above and has glue pre-applied by the manufacturer on the tongue and groove that is moistened prior to the planks being clicked together.

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Good luck: I can’t imagine trying to move and rent a house during the holidays. I’ll be off for 2 weeks in December, so maybe I can come up for a day and help you out.

Hang in there! Eventually it will all get done!