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Typhoon2000

I am sure when laminate took off in the 90’s one of the main attractions was you could fit it yourself. You had to glue boards together then. An electric jigsaw takes care of the hard part.

TadleyBaggie

I put down laminate flooring in a dining room and a study, pretty straight forward. The first time I removed the old skirting boards, laid the flooring to the bare walls and then put new skirting boards on, made a neat job but getting the old ones off was hard. The second time I laid the flooring up to the existing skirting boards and then used a 1/4 beading along the edge, easier job but not so neat.

grumbler

Typhoon2000 wrote: »

An electric jigsaw takes care of the hard part.

With an ugly result. I much prefer undercutting the door frame with a 'multitool'.

Mnd

I've done it, and if I can anybody can!

Use proper underlay and don't butt right to the skirting. Leave expansion room.

RelievedSheff

We did our own in the last house.

It was an easy enough job. We put new skirting boards on as well which made the job easier.

Just remember to use a good underlay and leave an expansion gap around the edges. Also don't buy the cheapest laminate. Spend a bit extra on a good one. We laid a decent quality one and it still looked good as new when we left the house after 12 years. The cheap stuff the previous owner had put in the kitchen wasn't wearing anything like as well and was ready for ripping up and replacing really.

neilmcl

grumbler wrote: »

With an ugly result. I much prefer undercutting the door frame with a 'multitool'.

Totally agree. If you're fitting laminate or wood flooring the two best power tool purchases you can get are a multi-tool and a mini circular saw.

sol2017

What underlay did you use? And how did you prepare subfloor? Questions to those who already done the job.

savemoney

We laid it down this April in a new room and the kitchen we in new room made sure there was space for the skirting to be above the new laminate and around doors we used a multi tool like the Bosch one. We got a kit from Vonhaus https://www.vonhaus.com/vh_en/laminate-wood-flooring-installation-kit but you can buy in other places the spacers are handy as its the plastic thing and mallet to push joins close together.


I used a chop saw (mitre saw) to cut laminate but a small circular saw or even a saw could do the job just as well. I just happen to have these tools anyway

savemoney

This one we got https://www.diy.com/departments/diall-5mm-wood-fibre-laminate-solid-wood-flooring-underlay-panels-pack-of-15/1520621_BQ.prd


Its just mashed up paper compressed

sol2017 wrote: »

What underlay did you use? And how did you prepare subfloor? Questions to those who already done the job.

vansboy

savemoney wrote: »

This one we got https://www.diy.com/departments/diall-5mm-wood-fibre-laminate-solid-wood-flooring-underlay-panels-pack-of-15/1520621_BQ.prd


Its just mashed up paper compressed

I used that type of underlay on my first attempt, years ago and found it very dusty.





Now I use

https://www.screwfix.com/p/vitrex-premier-wood-laminate-underlay-boards-5mm-9-76m/68038#_=p
It is easier to cut, lay and no dust, plus sound and heat insulation properties.


Even using this, I usa a dusting off brush along the edges before each board is layed, so as to get tight joints as best I can.



Also this is £10 well spent
https://www.screwfix.com/p/unika-laminate-flooring-fitting-kit/64749#_=p


Agree with cutting bottom of door frames and spending a bit of time on, as you say, this awkard bit. You'll probably be able to caulk or fill if you do go wrong, but might surprise yourself that it isn't as hard as you thought.


VB