Herramientas para la instalación de pisos

Pro Tip: A tapping block with a D-handle works with most types of flooring including resilient vinyl tile, laminate, and hardwood planks – while keeping your hands entirely out of the strike zone.

A tapping block, a pull bar, expansion joint spacers, and wedges are essential tools for a flawless, long-lasting installation, especially with floating floors like laminate, engineered wood, and luxury vinyl plank (LVP). These tools ensure the structural integrity and longevity of the floor. They work together to securely lock planks without damaging the delicate edges and provide critical gaps that allow floating floors (like laminate or vinyl) to naturally expand and contract.

If you're tackling multiple projects, look for a reversible tapping block like ROBERTS 10-49 10" Double Tap Reversible Tapping Block with edges designed for tongue and groove and click-lock floors.

A pull bar like ROBERTS 10-18-8 Pro Pull Bar is great to pull the edges of wood, laminate, or vinyl planks tightly together. It allows you to eliminate visible gaps and lock seams securely in tight spaces where a standard tapping block won't fit. If you want to up your tool selection, ROBERTS 10-018 THE MAVERICK™ is ideal to close gaps and tighten seams in small spaces during laminate and wood flooring installation. Its 16" length gives access to spots where a tapping block does not fit, like under toe kicks, without exposing fingers to the hits of the mallet.

Floating floors naturally expand and contract as the heat and humidity changes in their environment. Spacers like ROBERTS 10-36 patented 4-in-1 Expansion Joint Spacers provide the necessary room, ensuring the floor doesn't buckle, cup, or squeak when it expands.

Wedges like ROBERTS 10-27 Expansion Joint Wedge Spacers are designed to lock the initial rows tightly in place, preventing the boards from shifting while you install subsequent rows.

Better yet, choose a flooring installation kit like ROBERTS 10-26 Kit for Laminate & Wood Flooring which includes the do-it-yourself tools needed for small jobs. This value kit includes the necessary wedges for proper spacing from walls to allow for laminate or wood floor expansion and contraction, a tapping block, and pull bar that makes joining planks easy. ROBERTS 10-43 Pro Flooring Installation Kit is a great choice for floating or glue-down installations. It includes a tapping block, pull bar, double faced mallet and (30) 4-in-1 expansion spacers, with the added benefit that all tools are reusable for your next install project.