Here is a wealth of tips on installing Drop & Lock Laminates, with some focus on Random Width Laminates.<br /><br />For this demo we used the Landmark Random Width Laminate Flooring, seen here: https://www.floorstoyourhome.com/laminate-flooring/landmark-series.html<br /><br />Jump to a Tip:<br /><br />0:00 - Vapor Barrier with Attached Pad Floors?<br />1:03 - Installing Over a Vinyl Floor?<br />1:40 - Why Installation Direction Matters<br />2:37 - Just Drop the End Joints<br />2:59 - When Do End Joints Lock?<br />5:02 - Space Out End Joints<br />5:10 - Watch Plank Direction<br />5:29 - Width of your Final Row<br />6:29 - The First Row Locks Down Last<br />7:11 - Zig-Zagging End Joints<br />7:44 - Post Installation Cleaning<br />8:20 - Links to Other Resources (badly mic'd, no less!)<br /><br /><br />https://floorstoyourhome.com/?utm_source=dailymotion&utm_medium=social<br /><br />You can call us at 1 (800) 804-5251<br /><br />For more information than promotion, check these out:<br /><br />Our podcast - https://makingflooringeasy.buzzsprout.com/<br />Our blog - https://floorstoyourhome.com/resource-center/<br />Our videos - https://www.youtube.com/@FloorsToYourHome<br />Facebook? Sure, why not - http://www.facebook.com/floorstoyourhome<br />Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/FTYHFlooring/_saved/<br />The old Twitter - https://x.com/FTYHFlooring<br /><br />Video thrown together by W. David Lichty at <br />https://www.linkedin.com/in/w-david-lichty-6a97404b/