plook Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Can anyone tell me of any good deals on oak laminate flooring around Sheffield at the moment? is there such a think as real oak as a thin laminate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frayava Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Try LM Hill carpets on middlewood road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 is there such a think as real oak as a thin laminate? Is 'Engineered Wood' floor what you're thinking of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsmith2009 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 hi engineered floor has 3mm to 5mm real oak on top of it ta jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icekhan Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Need an honest and reasonable Joiner to fix laminate floor in conservatory whicj is going down. it is to assess whether to lay another floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lotteblade Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Myself and my partner are going to attempt fitting our laminate after getting some quotes if goes wrong at start we will be getting someone to come and fit. I have read lots of things / watched youtube videos, and getting help off a family member who has fitted some before. However I am unsure about the expansion gap and putting in cork expansion strips or not. (Some places say yes some say no). We have no skirts on yet so will need skirts adding after floor laid. Should be lay the floor, add cork expansion and then put on the skirts? Any tips be great! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joiner andy Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 (edited) Lay the floor, leave a 10mm expansion gap then fit the skirting on top, forget about the cork strips Edited October 3, 2014 by joiner andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeDaMouse Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Fitting laminate is easy... Like a jigsaw for adults. As long as you leave a minimum 8mm expansion gap all the way around you should be fine. For a D.I.Yer I wouldn't bother taking the skirting board off and putting over the gap because this creates allot of work (if you haven't had much joinery experience you might struggle taking it off and getting it back on in one piece) Although any joiner would do it the skirting board way. If you don't do it like Andy said I would use the Scotia mouldings. The only other thing is to get it going under the Architrave properly, Simply lay a piece of laminate upside down on top of the underlay to use as a marker and cut with a saw. hope this helps, Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
top4718 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Its easier to lay and a better job if there are no skirts on, you said in your post that there isn't. Have you also got some of the foam underlay to put down as it will prevent the floor being "noisy" when walked on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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