Your Dream Home laminate flooring must be unpackaged and put on a flat surface for a minimum of 48 hours in the room you’ll be installing them into. Acclimating your laminate flooring allows the planks to be incorporated into the temperature and humidity conditions of a room. When your laminate planks are acclimated before installation, they will be conditioned and the locking systems won’t be compromised. If you don’t acclimate your laminate planks, they may expand or compress after installation which can result in buckling or gaps at the joints of the boards.