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0:00 Laminate Floor Installation for Beginners
0:20 Tools for laminate floors
1:21 Acclimate flooring in the home
5:33 Test moisture of wood subfloor
6:22 Check levelness of subfloor
10:04 Run laminate flooring perpendicular to joists
10:36 Cut tongue off of first row of flooring
11:27 Run a chalk-line
17:10 Use framing blade or laminate saw blade
17:57 Space flooring per manufacturer's directions
25:33 Final tip that most videos DON'T mention
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