Would You Be Happy With This Flooring?

Blackpool_Saver

Bloody awful, I would have gone mental

pennypincher3562

Marktheshark wrote: »

Budget laminate is so 90's, it has to be done right, the clip together DIY versions make it near impossible to go under door frames as the whole plank section has to be dropped in as one.
The trim can be recessed, but you should have made this very clear at pricing and he could have allowed an extra day.

@MarktheShark. I'm not a joiner, but I was just looking for him to chip a bit off the bottom of the doorframe so the beading lies flush. In the past it took me 5-10 mins max. You can see in photos the beading lies at an angle.

pennypincher3562

I'd have chiseled or cut the area marked:

Marktheshark

You would trim the beading not the door frame.
Its very yesteryear now is laminate, last thing you want is the door frames butchered.
You should have been clear at pricing stage what level of finish to expect on the beading.
It can be done with a multi tool but it takes time and time is money.

BykerSands

pennypincher3562 wrote: »

I'd have chiseled or cut the area marked:

No, beading up to the architrave along the skirting. Undercut the architrave and laminate under. That way no need for filler or silicone.

pennypincher3562

BykerSands wrote: »

Undercut the architrave and laminate under. That way no need for filler or silicone.

Sorry you have to remember I'm not a joiner, so I don't understand words like architrave, etc.

Yes, in the early 2000's I did butcher the door frame to get the beading lying flush, but of course I am not a joiner.

The general consensus on the thread is the job is !!!!. What the heck do I do now?

I paid £100 for him to lay 19 metres squared (cheap.)

He was a joiner with lots of good ratings. I'm now thinking he was having a 'bad day' or was maybe more used to sheds or something? The attitude was terrible. Now I'm beginning to wonder why I keep reading about Polish joiners in the papers?

Imagine saying to me 'your laminate was cheap anyway.' Explains the mindset!?

BykerSands

He wasn't a joiner.

Marktheshark

At £100 for 19m you are not going to get an exact finish on trim, common sense should have told you that.
Most reputable laminate fitters start around £14m2, its not really a joiners job, it is its own trade, you paid a very budget rate and got a budget job.

pennypincher3562

Should I just swallow my pride, and fill the gap with sealant. I mean, it's a small detail, and won't knock £1000 of the price of my flat.

pennypincher3562

Marktheshark wrote: »

At £100 for 19m you are not going to get an exact finish on trim, common sense should have told you that.
Most reputable laminate fitters start around £14m2, its not really a joiners job, it is its own trade, you paid a very budget rate and got a budget job.

I don't know these things to be honest.

He originally quoted £120 (about £6 per meter squared.) Others in my area had quoted similar figures. A lot of the joiners/floor fitters seem to be struggling to find a lot of work, and I put the price down to that.