Hog Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 I have decided to lay my own laminate flooring for our hallway.Anyone else done this before? Tips/tricks?Yes, it's a "Hog uses Aberdeen-music to try and get laid" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qzdiablo Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 more like "trying to lay solid wood"hurr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootray Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 You need to leave an expansion gap all round the edge of the floor, think it's 10mm IIRC, to allow for the wood to expand (obv) and/or shrink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_inthehills Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Its surprisingly easy once you've got the first couple of rows done. Those ones are the worst 'cos they aren't heavy enough on their own and tend to pop up and displace. You might want to think about using some heavy books at first, but once your set, it clicks together really easy.Two of us did our living room which is huge. You just get in to a rhymn. When you cut the piece to fit at the end of the row, just use left over bit to start the next row unless its very short. I used an electric jig saw to cut the boardsThe hardest thing was fitting it in and around radiators.The expansion gap is really important, take off your skirting boards and once everything is down, put them back on above the laminate. That'll help hide the expansion gap. Don't put them right against the floor 'cos the laminate needs to move under the skirting.good luck.peteinthehills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 I could probably send you a couple of Polish workers to do it cheap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Stax Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Leave the skirting on if not planning on decorating and buy a matching moulding to hide the gap. Use the spacers or make your own and keep checking everything is even. Going off the square can be very problematic and what starts as a millimeter ends up a couple of centimeters over the length/width of a roomIf able glue the first couple of rows as it helps keep it all in place.Get a saw with a fine tooth.Nice staggered jointsSome beers in the fridge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundian Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 Doing a hallway, you either need to take of the door frames (and trim them) or get some of the flexible filler that's available. it's pretty impossible to fit otherwise using the normal method of just cutting a bit off the bottom of the doorframe if you have a lot and they go in different directions, I've tried. The mouldings are fine for everything else if you don't want to remove skirtings. Radiators are easy, drill a hole, cut a V shape up to the edge of the hole\( )/put the two pieces in and cover them with the wee round radiator things you can buy. Simples. Being a hallway, you might want to make sure you get some hard-wearing stuff as well. Oh yeah, also, glue the mouldings (if you use them) to the skirting board, NOT the laminate. The floor laying guide on the B&Q website was useful to me so check that out. The hardest bits are the last ones where you have to trim lengthwise as well, so lay off the beers until the last bits down. You also might want to consider getting some knee pads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 Have you tried talking to an expert at aberdeen-wood.com? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootray Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 Tam will fill you in on all your laminate laying needs.Over to you Tam... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milner Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 Tam will fill you in on all your laminate laying needs.Over to you Tam...bastard!!! you beat me too it.He is right tho drop phat tom a pm see what he has to say on the matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Chamber Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 bastard!!! you beat me too it.He is right tho drop phat tom a pm see what he has to say on the matter.This is definitely the theme of the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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