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Fnaar said:Q: What does a Mexican carpet fitter say?
A: Underlay! underlay!
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Laminate Flooring
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col said:
I'm guessing that formaldehyde is used in the laminate, but not in solid wood. It's not good for you at all, so goggles and a mask are a must, plus cut outside if you can. Same applies to kitchen units - pelmets & cornices etc.
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yorkshiregoth
Master of all he surveys
- Location
- Heathrow
Cheers guys, the floor already has carpet, hence Mrs Goth being awkward and wanting it changing.
meenaghman
Guru
You can get the kit from B&Q and other DIY places to keep the boards wedged in tight. Also its NB not to start at the edge of the wall especially if an old house as its bound to be crooked.. mark a straight line a couple of inches out from the wall and use pieces of wood to keep your first laydown straight. Are you doing a major redecoration eg painting ? in which case may be advisable to remove skirting and skirt over the floor. The other option is some edging. Use an appropriate underlay material even downstairs as this helps floor float especially if the underlying floor is rough and uneven and also provides some thermal and sound insulation.
Top Tip from my teacher : To cut straight with a handsaw dont look at the saw.. look at where you're cutting to.. same as driving/cycling.. look ahead.
Finally lay the surround sound speaker cables before you lay the floor !
Top Tip from my teacher : To cut straight with a handsaw dont look at the saw.. look at where you're cutting to.. same as driving/cycling.. look ahead.
Finally lay the surround sound speaker cables before you lay the floor !
Joe24
More serious cyclist than Bonj
- Location
- Nottingham
All the downstairs of the house here has laminate floor, plus my bedroom. If your going to put it in a bedroom, dont. It gets really dusty.
Downstairs its good though. We had a friend who is a proper floor layer come and give us a hand doing it. We spent 2 days doing it, which was a bigish extension and the dining room.
The tip we got from him was to change the sizes of the bits of wood at the ends, so it looks like a proper wood floor. In the rooms downstairs there are no joints that line up.
We used a jigsaw and wore the blade out by the time we had done.
Downstairs its good though. We had a friend who is a proper floor layer come and give us a hand doing it. We spent 2 days doing it, which was a bigish extension and the dining room.
The tip we got from him was to change the sizes of the bits of wood at the ends, so it looks like a proper wood floor. In the rooms downstairs there are no joints that line up.
We used a jigsaw and wore the blade out by the time we had done.
Bigtallfatbloke
New Member
we had ours done by Ikea, best move we ever made on the flooring front
Fnaar
Smutmaster General
- Location
- Thumberland
I had someone lay flooring for me in my old house, and in my new house. Both of them were called Mick, but they don't know each other and aren't related. Spooky, hunh?
snorri
Legendary Member
- Location
- East coast, up a bit.
Have you considered going out and buying a house already fitted with laminated flooring?
mondobongo
Über Member
I am not what I consider a a handyman around the house but have done 2 rooms with laminate flooring over the last couple of months.
Its straightforward to do just take your time and as already mentioned offset your joins by varying your start and end sections.
Wickes are really good price wise and will also take back any excess underlay boards or laminate floor even a half used pack.
Its straightforward to do just take your time and as already mentioned offset your joins by varying your start and end sections.
Wickes are really good price wise and will also take back any excess underlay boards or laminate floor even a half used pack.
