Laying Laminate Flooring.............

boam

is it best to lay about 6mm of ply down before i lay it, then put the foamy stuff on top of the ply?

agent_orange_2

Are you laying the laminate on a solid floor (concrete), if so, you'll need a damp proof membrane laid down first?
To be honest, I haven't heard of putting ply down under laminate.
This "foamy stuff" - I assume you mean accoustic underlay. You would usually use that if you were laying onto floor boards. I personally use the underlay boards,
these offer better noise reduction, especially if you are laying the flooring upstairs.

boam

No it is on Floorboards, to be honest they are not the best floorboards, but at the moment we cannot go through the expense of replacing them...i will have a look at the underlay boards....

agent_orange_2

Boam, I think the underlay boards are about £20 for 10 a sq mtr.'
One thing to note, if you are using the boards, they are about 6mm thick.
You may have to make allowances for this.

boam

just found out we ordered the roll stuff, so i may have to go with the plywood option....i will check it all out.

wallbash

so i may have to go with the plywood option

Can I ask why you believe you require a plywood covering over floor boards before laying a laminate floor?

peediedj

just had laminate fitted in my new conservatory,original floor is caberfloor,then joiner put down foam underlay and laminate on top looks ace

mindyourlanguage

I've always used the 6mm foam unless the floor boards are all over the place then I'd use ply.

ninja.turtle007

Hi,

When laying laminate flooring onto floor boards the most important thing is how level the floor boards are. If you bridge over a dip in the floor you will have a very spongy feeling laminate.

First of all make sure all of the floor boards are fixed securely. You do not want to find you have any squeaky floorboards once your laminate is down. You can do this with 1"3/4 8 screws. Please check for pipes and cables before inserting the screws.

Ply wood may or may not be needed. In an ideal world you would use it. But if cost is an issue you can try putting down some underlay and then loose laying some of the laminate boards. Walk over them and see how they feel. If they give too much you will need the ply.

They best underlay to use that isn't expensive is the woodfibre boards. I sell them for £1.69 per m2. Basically you are aiming to use something ridged but at the same time will take out slight discrepancies in your subfloor.

One last thing do not cut your laminate around the architraves and door jambs. Cut the bottom of the out with a hand saw and chisel and slide the laminate under.

Hope this helps. Good luck.

brownbake

This should do the trick for levelling out an uneven floor for laminate

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PACK-OF-UNDERLAY-FOR-LAMINATE-FLOORING_W0QQitemZ200256453260QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item200256453260&_trkparms=72:1301|39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A12|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14

£17.50 for 10 metres squared - under half the price of equivalent in B and Q