We recommend the traditional nail down installation method. However, our engineered wide plank floors can be nailed down, glued down or floated. For our engineered floors between 6’’ and 10’’ wide, we recommend the floating method. It`s simple, easy and works well over radiant heat.

We recommend laying out all boards on the floor prior to installation. This is done to determine the best placement and look of the floor. This also allows your installer to color and grain-match each individual board. This gives the finished installation a much better look and feel. Some shorter boards should be included in each floor. Using these boards to begin or end a row achieves the Classic Random Length Pattern.

Using our method of laying materials out in advance will result in a higher level of beauty that you just can`t get any other way. When computing the square footage, we recommend that you add an additional 15% to cover cutting and fitting loss.

Shown below are our simple step by step How to Install instructions for our engineered floors by our recommended floating method.