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Laminate Flooring 14:36 - Jul 3 with 3278 viewsJack11

Going to be laying a hallway and a living room for my parents this weekend. Never done it before, but I’m fairly decent with DIY. Are there any tips or hacks? Schoolboy errors to avoid? Is it best to start in the hall or the living room? Any tips gratefully received from anyone who’s done it!
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Laminate Flooring on 15:46 - Jul 3 with 3226 viewsstevethejack

Start in the furthest corner and work your way back, finishing at the entrance to the room.

May be obvious but hey-ho 😁
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Laminate Flooring on 16:41 - Jul 3 with 3183 viewsraynor94

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Laminate Flooring on 17:11 - Jul 3 with 3167 viewsAlberto_Swinglehurst

Laminate Flooring on 15:46 - Jul 3 by stevethejack

Start in the furthest corner and work your way back, finishing at the entrance to the room.

May be obvious but hey-ho 😁
[Post edited 3 Jul 2019 15:46]


Wrong.

Find your longest length of flooring and work off that. Minimise the amount of cutting you'll need to do. If you end up finishing in the dorrway (which has the most traffic) you could end up with many smaller parts cut and it will look utterly shite.
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Laminate Flooring on 20:14 - Jul 3 with 3085 viewsJack11

Thanks - sounds much like floor tiling; measure and plan out first so you don’t end up with tiny little cuts around the edges.
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Laminate Flooring on 21:58 - Jul 3 with 3013 viewswaynekerr55

Top tip from me. Work from the side that has nothing covering the wall. I made the bright decision to go around a pillar and under the plinth of the kitchen units, big mistake!

If you have a Costco membership have a look at the laminate they do. I had it at 12.50 a m2 and it is 14mm thick with a foam underlay attached. Its great stuff

Edit- it's the Golden Select German Laminate floor.
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Laminate Flooring on 22:18 - Jul 3 with 2996 viewslifelong

On the subject of flooring, recently my daughter had her kitchen and hall covered with a modern vinyl material. I was a bit sceptical about it but it is very nice.
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Laminate Flooring on 22:28 - Jul 3 with 2982 viewswaynekerr55

Laminate Flooring on 22:18 - Jul 3 by lifelong

On the subject of flooring, recently my daughter had her kitchen and hall covered with a modern vinyl material. I was a bit sceptical about it but it is very nice.


Is it the karndene stuff?

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Laminate Flooring on 22:40 - Jul 3 with 2963 viewsWxmJax

Laminate Flooring on 22:28 - Jul 3 by waynekerr55

Is it the karndene stuff?


My apologies, wrong thread
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Laminate Flooring on 22:46 - Jul 3 with 2948 viewsWxmJax

Top tip, make sure you lay it wood side up. Agree with the longest side first.

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Laminate Flooring on 22:57 - Jul 3 with 2931 viewslifelong

Laminate Flooring on 22:28 - Jul 3 by waynekerr55

Is it the karndene stuff?


Not sure.
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Laminate Flooring on 22:58 - Jul 3 with 2924 viewsWxmJax

Laminate Flooring on 22:57 - Jul 3 by lifelong

Not sure.


If she's got lots of money it will be Amtico.

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Laminate Flooring on 02:31 - Jul 4 with 2865 viewsN_T_J

Don't go thinking a 14mm board is a better quality than a 8mm board. Its about the grading. Ie grade 1 would be light traffic, grade 5 is for heavy traffic.

So if you see a 8mm with a grade 4, I'd chose that over a 14mm with a grade 2.

Just check the grade its 1 to 5.
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Laminate Flooring on 07:31 - Jul 4 with 2800 viewswaynekerr55

Laminate Flooring on 02:31 - Jul 4 by N_T_J

Don't go thinking a 14mm board is a better quality than a 8mm board. Its about the grading. Ie grade 1 would be light traffic, grade 5 is for heavy traffic.

So if you see a 8mm with a grade 4, I'd chose that over a 14mm with a grade 2.

Just check the grade its 1 to 5.


The stuff is grade 5 - 35 year domestic guarantee

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Laminate Flooring on 08:09 - Jul 4 with 2781 viewsjacktar

Don't forget to leave a small gap to the skirtiing boards to allow for expansion.
Some useful tips on Youtube.

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Laminate Flooring on 09:36 - Jul 4 with 2748 viewsAlfieMooresSon

It's a bugger around the doorways, get a decent saw, measure twice cut once, and stop when you're tired, that's when you make all the mistakes!!!
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Laminate Flooring on 09:41 - Jul 4 with 2747 viewsProfessor

As indicated by others buy high quality laminate. We have Quickstep in our living and dining room which cost a fortune but looks pretty good after 14 years with two kids and a dog. My mother-in-law has replaced hers 3 times buying cheap stuff in the same period. We have Karndean in our hallway and that looks immaculate after the same period.

We have commercial-grade laminate upstairs (meant for shops) which is also excellent, but not as aesthetically pleasing as the Quickstep.


We had someone fit it as I am not great at DIY
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Laminate Flooring on 11:43 - Jul 4 with 2707 viewswaynekerr55

Laminate Flooring on 09:36 - Jul 4 by AlfieMooresSon

It's a bugger around the doorways, get a decent saw, measure twice cut once, and stop when you're tired, that's when you make all the mistakes!!!


A multi tool with good quality blades is a must

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Laminate Flooring on 13:19 - Jul 4 with 2667 viewsUxbridge

Laminate Flooring on 22:18 - Jul 3 by lifelong

On the subject of flooring, recently my daughter had her kitchen and hall covered with a modern vinyl material. I was a bit sceptical about it but it is very nice.


We did the same. I was similarly skeptical but it's surprisingly good.

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Laminate Flooring on 15:00 - Jul 4 with 2637 viewsJack11

Laminate Flooring on 09:41 - Jul 4 by Professor

As indicated by others buy high quality laminate. We have Quickstep in our living and dining room which cost a fortune but looks pretty good after 14 years with two kids and a dog. My mother-in-law has replaced hers 3 times buying cheap stuff in the same period. We have Karndean in our hallway and that looks immaculate after the same period.

We have commercial-grade laminate upstairs (meant for shops) which is also excellent, but not as aesthetically pleasing as the Quickstep.


We had someone fit it as I am not great at DIY


Sorry inadvertently downvoted this!

Thanks for all your tips guys, I’ll give it a blast and see how I get on!
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Laminate Flooring on 16:01 - Jul 4 with 2617 viewsHighjack

Have you suggested a carpet instead?

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Laminate Flooring on 16:43 - Jul 4 with 2594 viewsN_T_J

Laminate Flooring on 07:31 - Jul 4 by waynekerr55

The stuff is grade 5 - 35 year domestic guarantee


I was not suggesting otherwise, I was just stating a common mistake people will do is go for a thicker floor thinking its a better floor, instead of looking at the grade.

No offence intended 👍
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Laminate Flooring on 17:05 - Jul 4 with 2568 viewswaynekerr55

Laminate Flooring on 16:43 - Jul 4 by N_T_J

I was not suggesting otherwise, I was just stating a common mistake people will do is go for a thicker floor thinking its a better floor, instead of looking at the grade.

No offence intended 👍


None taken Sir!

Just clarifying which one it was incase it was an option 👍

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Laminate Flooring on 20:08 - Jul 4 with 2508 viewsmajorraglan

We looked at wood and engineered wood, but ended up going for the Quickstep Uniclic in a few of our rooms downstairs and it’s been excellent. It comes with a 25year guarantee and has stood up well in the 13 years it’s been down. It doesn’t need glue and just clicks together.
We also have a cheaper variety of laminate upstairs in some of the bedrooms, it came from Floors to go. It’s nice, but not as nice as the Quickstep.
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