building partition wall on laminate flooring

spender76

Hi All,
I am building a partition wall, at the moment I have a laminate floor, do I have to remove it first or can I just build it on the top?


Thanks in advance

MisterBaxter

I would personally say remove a section of the floor; at some point in the future you may want/need new flooring and it is going to be difficult to remove if it has a wall built on top of it, being laminate it is unlikely you will want to put a new floor over the top.

If you do put a stud wall on top of laminate you will have to cut it to lay new flooring.

jbainbridge

The correct way would be to remove the laminate and build the wall directly on the floor. Otherwise it will be very difficult to replace the flooring!

DaftyDuck

If you are sure you are not going to remove the wall and wish to retain the flooring at a later date (and I feel sure it will be marked/damaged in some way), you can cut the laminate under where the wall will cover it, preferably a centimetre covered by skirting. You can then remove or replace the flooring in either new room.

Done with old parquet that was near (but not at the end) of its life. It worked, but it would have been better to have removed it first... it just wasn't an option at the time.

Doozergirl

DaftyDuck wrote: »

If you are sure you are not going to remove the wall and wish to retain the flooring at a later date (and I feel sure it will be marked/damaged in some way), you can cut the laminate under where the wall will cover it, preferably a centimetre covered by skirting. You can then remove or replace the flooring in either new room.

Done with old parquet that was near (but not at the end) of its life. It worked, but it would have been better to have removed it first... it just wasn't an option at the time.

I'd do that. If the floor is good then you'll want to keep it for a while.

Dan-Dan

Surley there is a tool out there that can cut through laminate aloing the wall line , at some point in the future , remove skirting before hand , once skirting is back on , will look as good as new

MisterBaxter

Dan-Dan wrote: »

Surley there is a tool out there that can cut through laminate aloing the wall line , at some point in the future , remove skirting before hand , once skirting is back on , will look as good as new

A multi-tool will do exactly that; there are a range available in a range of prices. Seen one in Argos for under £30. I would still remove if possible beforehand but cutting at a later date is certainly possible.