To install laminate wood floors, mark a reference point for the flooring, do a dry layout, apply the glue with a trowel, and install the flooring with a tongue-and-groove system. Use a rubber mallet and spacers to get laminate wood flooring in place with instructions from a home repair specialist in this free video on laminate wood floors.
Remodeling Glossary
Having trouble relating to some of the construction or remodeling jargon that you're not used to? Don't worry, you're not alone. Use the handy locator below to search the glossary for terms you'd like to understand better. It is alphabetized, and easy to use.
| Lanai | A porch-like room or open-sided living room. |
| Landing | A platform between flights of stairs or at the termination of a flight of stairs. Often used when stairs change direction. Normally no less than 3 ft. X 3 ft. square. |
| Lap Siding | Slightly wedge-shaped boards used as horizontal siding in a lapped pattern over the exterior sheathing. Varies in butt thickness and in widths. |
| Latch | The latch is the part of the door hardware that moves with the turn of a knob or lever. It slides into the latch plate attached to the doorjamb, and holds the door shut. |
| Lath and Plaster | The most common wall finish prior to the introduction of drywall. Thin wood strips, known as lath, were nailed onto the framing as a base for the sand/lime plaster. |
| Left hand swing | Used to describe which way the door is hung on the jamb. Left Hand describes the side of a door the handle is on as it is pulled towards you. |
| Lever | A lever has the same function as a knob, except it is longer and thinner. To open a door, levers are pushed down. Besides the decorative uses of a lever, they are also used because it is generally easier to grasp a lever than a knob. |
| Lien | A lien is a claim for money owed against another person's real estate. Deeds of trust and mortgages are examples of liens. |
| Light (window) | A separately framed piece of glass in a window or door. A traditional double-hung window, for instance, often has several lights divided by muntins in each sash. |
| Load-Bearing Point | A point where a bearing or structural weight is concentrated and transferred to the foundation. |
| Load-Bearing Wall | Includes all exterior walls and any interior wall that is aligned above a support beam or girder. Normally, any wall that has a double horizontal top plate. |
| Low-emissivity (low-E) glass | A special type of glass having a transparent material fused into its surface acting as a thermal mirror. |
| Low-Voltage System | Provides security, entertainment, communications, environmental control, networking, and other functions generally powered by a signal cable, phone line or data cable. |
